Historical figures in Wiltshire
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1822 to 1919. The most recorded lives are Charles Darwin, J. R. R. Tolkien and Arthur Conan Doyle. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1912
1 moment here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Charles Darwin
in 1822
1 moment here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1919
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Moments
- 1822 Visits Downton Charles Darwin
- 1912 Architectural work at Lyndhurst Grand Hotel Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1919 Taken off active service at Fovant J. R. R. Tolkien