Political Leaders in Zurich
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1775 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Winston Churchill.
Notable people
Friedrich Engels
in 1893
1 moment here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1775
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Vladimir Lenin
from 1895 to 1917
3 moments here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Winston Churchill
in 1946
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Moments
- 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1893 Second International congress address Friedrich Engels
- 1895 Met émigré Marxists in Zurich Vladimir Lenin
- 1916 Relocated to Zurich Vladimir Lenin
- 1917 Departed Zurich for Russia Vladimir Lenin
- 1946 Calls for European unity in Zurich Winston Churchill
- 2013 Official visit to Switzerland Li Keqiang