Historical figures in University of Virginia

The atlas holds 9 people and 19 moments here, from 1743 to 1992. The most recorded lives are Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allan Poe and James Monroe. Among them Writers, Jurists and Philosophers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Carl Sagan

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…

  2. Edgar Allan Poe

    in 1826

    2 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  3. James Madison

    in 1826

    1 moment here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  4. James Monroe

    from 1796 to 1808

    2 moments here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

  5. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  6. Lyndon B. Johnson

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  7. Thomas Jefferson

    from 1743 to 1826

    8 moments here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  8. William Faulkner

    from 1957 to 1958

    2 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…

  9. Woodrow Wilson

    in 1879

    1 moment here

    Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…

Moments

  1. 1743 Birth at Shadwell Plantation Thomas Jefferson
  2. 1753 Return to Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
  3. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
  4. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
  5. 1781 Assembly met at Monticello Thomas Jefferson
  6. 1794 Organized treaty opposition from Monticello Thomas Jefferson
  7. 1796 Return to Charlottesville after recall from France James Monroe
  8. 1808 Private life at his Charlottesville estate James Monroe
  9. 1824 University of Virginia tour and Lafayette banquet Thomas Jefferson
  10. 1826 Student at the University of Virginia Edgar Allan Poe
  11. 1826 University of Virginia Board meeting James Madison
  12. 1826 Thomas Jefferson funeral Edgar Allan Poe
  13. 1826 Death at Monticello Thomas Jefferson
  14. 1879 Law study at the University of Virginia Woodrow Wilson
  15. 1957 First University of Virginia residency William Faulkner
  16. 1958 Second University of Virginia residency William Faulkner
  17. 1967 Writer-in-residence presence at University of Virginia Jorge Luis Borges
  18. 1972 Heart attack while visiting daughter Lyndon B. Johnson
  19. 1992 Independence Day remarks at Monticello Carl Sagan

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