Historical figures of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 77 people and 1,409 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Joséphine de Beauharnais. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Abraham Lincoln

   from 1809 to 1811

   2 moments here

   American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

2. Adam Smith

   from 1723 to 1790

   25 moments here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

3. Alexander Hamilton

   from 1772 to 1804

   26 moments here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

4. Alexander Pushkin

   from 1799 to 1815

   5 moments here

   Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

5. Alexandre Dumas

   in 1802

   1 moment here

   French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…

6. Andrew Jackson

   from 1767 to 1815

   16 moments here

   Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was a U.S. army general, Tennessee politician, and seventh president of the United States.…

7. Andrew Johnson

   in 1808

   1 moment here

   Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…

8. Antonio Vivaldi

   from 1703 to 1741

   12 moments here

   Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

9. Arthur Schopenhauer

   from 1788 to 1814

   19 moments here

   German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

10. Benjamin Franklin

    from 1706 to 1790

    28 moments here

    American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

11. Carl Friedrich Gauss

    from 1777 to 1810

    17 moments here

    German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

12. Carl Linnaeus

    from 1707 to 1778

    24 moments here

    Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…

13. Catherine II of Russia

    from 1729 to 1796

    46 moments here

    Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

14. Charles Darwin

    from 1809 to 1813

    2 moments here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

15. Charles Dickens

    from 1812 to 1815

    2 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

16. Daniel Defoe

    from 1685 to 1731

    16 moments here

    English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…

17. David Hume

    from 1711 to 1776

    28 moments here

    Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

18. Edgar Allan Poe

    from 1809 to 1815

    3 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

19. Francisco Goya

    from 1746 to 1808

    19 moments here

    Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

20. Franz Schubert

    from 1797 to 1814

    5 moments here

    Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Schubert was born and died in Vienna, received formative education there, taught in…

21. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1810

    2 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…

22. Friedrich Schiller

    from 1759 to 1805

    30 moments here

    Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

23. George Frideric Handel

    from 1685 to 1759

    26 moments here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

24. George Sand

    from 1804 to 1808

    2 moments here

    French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…

Moments

1. 1685 Monmouth Rebellion involvement Daniel Defoe
2. 1685 Birth in Halle George Frideric Handel
3. 1685 Born in Eisenach Johann Sebastian Bach
4. 1685 Reception of the Doge of Genoa Louis XIV
5. 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau Louis XIV
6. 1687 Faces the Ecclesiastical Commission Isaac Newton
7. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1688 William's army at Henley Daniel Defoe
9. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1688 Residence in Rotterdam John Locke
11. 1688 Secretary at Moor Park Jonathan Swift
12. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
13. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
14. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
15. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
16. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
17. 1689 Residence at Dorset Court John Locke
18. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
19. 1689 Refuge at Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Peter the Great
20. 1689 Return voyage with Princess Mary John Locke
21. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
22. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
23. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
24. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
25. 1689 Attends Hampton Court meeting Isaac Newton
26. 1689 Volunteer escort in the City Daniel Defoe
27. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
28. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
29. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
30. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
31. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
32. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
33. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
34. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
35. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
36. 1691 Settlement at Oates Manor John Locke
37. 1692 Master's degree at Hart Hall Jonathan Swift
38. 1692 Departure for the siege of Namur Louis XIV
39. 1692 Siege of Namur Louis XIV
40. 1693 Moved in with the d'Hervart family Jean de La Fontaine
41. 1694 Born in Paris Voltaire
42. 1695 Ordination at Christ Church Cathedral Jonathan Swift
43. 1695 Prebend at Kilroot Jonathan Swift
44. 1695 Death at the Hôtel d'Hervart Jean de La Fontaine
45. 1695 Return to Moscow after the first Azov campaign Peter the Great
46. 1696 Brickworks residence at Chadwell Daniel Defoe
47. 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
48. 1696 Returned to Moor Park Jonathan Swift
49. 1696 Documented at Ohrdruf Lyceum Johann Sebastian Bach
50. 1697 Lives on Jermyn Street Isaac Newton

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