Historical figures in Victoria

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1895 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Alice Munro, Mark Twain and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Alice Munro

   from 1963 to 2014

   3 moments here

   Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1937

   1 moment here

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

3. Mark Twain

   in 1895

   1 moment here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

4. Prajadhipok

   in 1931

   1 moment here

   Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…

5. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1929

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

Moments

1. 1895 Lectures in Victoria Mark Twain
2. 1929 Canadian education conference in Victoria Rabindranath Tagore
3. 1931 Visit to Mayor’s Grove Prajadhipok
4. 1937 Meets British Columbia lieutenant governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt
5. 1963 Bookstore life in Victoria Alice Munro
6. 2013 Interview in Victoria Alice Munro
7. 2014 Royal Canadian Mint ceremony Alice Munro

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