Historical figures in Vassar College

The atlas holds 5 people and 10 moments here, from 1788 to 1946. The most recorded lives are Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Marie Curie. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Writers, across the Interwar Period and World War II.

Notable people

1. Alexander Hamilton

   in 1788

   1 moment here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

2. Eleanor Roosevelt

   from 1905 to 1946

   4 moments here

   American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   from 1882 to 1939

   3 moments here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

4. Gabriela Mistral

   in 1931

   1 moment here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

5. Marie Curie

   in 1921

   1 moment here

   Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

Moments

1. 1788 New York ratifying convention Alexander Hamilton
2. 1882 Born at Springwood Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3. 1905 Honeymoon at Hyde Park Eleanor Roosevelt
4. 1905 New York City and Hyde Park household Eleanor Roosevelt
5. 1905 Moves into Springwood after marriage Franklin Delano Roosevelt
6. 1921 Lectures at Vassar College Marie Curie
7. 1931 Teaching at Vassar College Gabriela Mistral
8. 1939 Speaks at presidential-library cornerstone Franklin Delano Roosevelt
9. 1945 Return to Val-Kill after FDR's death Eleanor Roosevelt
10. 1946 Dedication of the FDR Presidential Library Eleanor Roosevelt

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