Historical figures in 1911

The atlas holds 53 people and 95 moments here, in 1911. The most recorded lives are Hermann Hesse, Porfirio Díaz and Franz Kafka. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

  1. Albert Einstein

    in 1911

    2 moments here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  2. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  3. Chiang Kai-shek

    in 1911

    2 moments here

    Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…

  4. C. V. Raman

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  6. Emiliano Zapata

    in 1911

    3 moments here

    Mexican revolutionary and agrarian leader of the Liberation Army of the South during the Mexican Revolution.…

  7. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

  8. Frank Lloyd Wright

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…

  9. Franz Kafka

    in 1911

    5 moments here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  10. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1911

    1 moment here

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

  11. George Orwell

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  12. Grigori Rasputin

    in 1911

    2 moments here

    Russian mystic and faith healer whose rise from a Siberian peasant village to influence at the court of Nicholas II made him one of the most…

  13. Hermann Hesse

    in 1911

    8 moments here

    German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…

  14. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1911

    2 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  15. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  16. Jack London

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…

  17. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…

  18. John Maynard Keynes

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

  19. José Raúl Capablanca

    in 1911

    2 moments here

    Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

  20. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1911

    4 moments here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

  21. Juan Manuel Fangio

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  22. Juan Perón

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine army officer and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and again from 1973 until his…

  23. Kahlil Gibran

    in 1911

    4 moments here

    Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for The Prophet. Born in Bsharri, he emigrated to Boston as a child, studied in Beirut…

  24. Konstantin Chernenko

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…

Moments

  1. 1911 Revolutionary regiment commander Chiang Kai-shek
  2. 1911 Return posting to Calcutta C. V. Raman
  3. 1911 Appointment to West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower
  4. 1911 Posing in Cuernavaca Emiliano Zapata
  5. 1911 Development of Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright
  6. 1911 Travels on insurance work to Varnsdorf Franz Kafka
  7. 1911 Teaching at Liceo de Traiguén Gabriela Mistral
  8. 1911 In his Saint Petersburg apartment Grigori Rasputin
  9. 1911 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Grigori Rasputin
  10. 1911 Asian journey: Borneo Hermann Hesse
  11. 1911 Asian journey: Burma Hermann Hesse
  12. 1911 Asian journey: Penang Hermann Hesse
  13. 1911 Asian journey: Singapore Hermann Hesse
  14. 1911 Asian journey: Sumatra Hermann Hesse
  15. 1911 Visited Kandy in Ceylon Hermann Hesse
  16. 1911 Work on The Rite of Spring at Ustilug Igor Stravinsky
  17. 1911 Wagon journey to Oregon Jack London
  18. 1911 National Tournament José Raúl Capablanca
  19. 1911 San Sebastián tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
  20. 1911 Swiss walking tour: Interlaken J. R. R. Tolkien
  21. 1911 Swiss walking tour: Lauterbrunnen J. R. R. Tolkien
  22. 1911 Swiss walking tour: Mürren J. R. R. Tolkien
  23. 1911 Entered National Military College Juan Perón
  24. 1911 Residence at the Tenth Street Studio Building Kahlil Gibran
  25. 1911 9th Siberian Rifle Division posting Lavr Kornilov
  26. 1911 Constantinople on Voyage d'Orient Le Corbusier
  27. 1911 Logic discussions with Frege Ludwig Wittgenstein
  28. 1911 Tokyo journey to retrieve Zhou Zuoren Lu Xun
  29. 1911 Rebel army service Mao Zedong
  30. 1911 Secondary schooling and revolutionary enlistment Mao Zedong
  31. 1911 Attends the first Solvay Conference Marie Curie
  32. 1911 First Solvay Conference Max Planck
  33. 1911 Cubist summer in Céret Pablo Picasso
  34. 1911 Student at Randolph-Macon Woman's College Pearl S. Buck
  35. 1911 English professor at Langat Singh College Rajendra Prasad
  36. 1911 Joins Congress in Calcutta Rajendra Prasad
  37. 1911 Establishes Framheim Roald Amundsen
  38. 1911 Permanent conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Society Sergei Rachmaninoff
  39. 1911 Harvard Graduate School studies T. S. Eliot
  40. 1911 Family move to Kansas City Walt Disney
  41. 1911 Family ranch near Tonasket Walter Brattain
  42. 1911 Golden Links Society lectures Kahlil Gibran
  43. 1911 Born in Tampico Ronald Reagan
  44. 1911 First meeting with Madero Pancho Villa
  45. 1911 Takes professorship in Prague Albert Einstein
  46. 1911 Journey to Assisi Hermann Hesse
  47. 1911 First journey to England Jiddu Krishnamurti
  48. 1911 Stay at 164 Waverly Place Kahlil Gibran
  49. 1911 Arrival for the Battle of Cuautla Emiliano Zapata
  50. 1911 Move to 28 West 9th Street Kahlil Gibran

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