Educators in Warsaw
The atlas holds 4 people and 10 moments here, from 1810 to 1925. The most recorded lives are Frédéric Chopin, Marie Curie and Leo Tolstoy.
Notable people
Frédéric Chopin
from 1810 to 1830
5 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1857
1 moment here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Marie Curie
from 1867 to 1925
3 moments here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1892
1 moment here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Moments
- 1810 Family move to Saxon Palace Frédéric Chopin
- 1817 Residence beside Kazimierz Palace Frédéric Chopin
- 1827 Residence at Czapski Palace annex Frédéric Chopin
- 1830 Premiere of Piano Concerto No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
- 1830 Departure from Warsaw Frédéric Chopin
- 1857 Arrives in Warsaw Leo Tolstoy
- 1867 Born in Warsaw Marie Curie
- 1889 Returns to Warsaw Marie Curie
- 1892 All-Tchaikovsky concert in Warsaw Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1925 Lays foundations for Warsaw Radium Institute Marie Curie