Historical figures in Trieste

The atlas holds 6 people and 18 moments here, from 1728 to 1991. The most recorded lives are James Joyce, Abdus Salam and Sigmund Freud. Among them Writers, Jurists and Musicians and Composers, across World War I and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Abdus Salam

    from 1960 to 1991

    4 moments here

    Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…

  2. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  3. Erwin Schrödinger

    in 1915

    1 moment here

    Austrian-Irish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose work on wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation became foundational to quantum…

  4. Franz Kafka

    in 1913

    1 moment here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  5. James Joyce

    from 1904 to 1920

    10 moments here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

  6. Sigmund Freud

    in 1876

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

Moments

  1. 1728 Meeting Emperor Charles VI at Trieste Antonio Vivaldi
  2. 1876 Conducts zoological research in Trieste Sigmund Freud
  3. 1904 First arrival in Trieste James Joyce
  4. 1905 Residence at Piazza Ponterosso James Joyce
  5. 1905 Returns to Trieste from Pola James Joyce
  6. 1907 Returns to Trieste from Rome James Joyce
  7. 1910 Return to Trieste after Volta venture James Joyce
  8. 1912 Via Bramante residence James Joyce
  9. 1913 Stops overnight in Trieste Franz Kafka
  10. 1913 Begins teaching at Revoltella James Joyce
  11. 1915 Observation post near Prosecco Erwin Schrödinger
  12. 1915 Departure from wartime Trieste James Joyce
  13. 1919 Return to Trieste after the war James Joyce
  14. 1920 Departure from Trieste for Paris James Joyce
  15. 1960 First visit to Trieste Abdus Salam
  16. 1964 Director at ICTP Abdus Salam
  17. 1983 TWAS inauguration speech Abdus Salam
  18. 1991 Sixty-fifth birthday address Abdus Salam

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