Writers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 36 people and 671 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Voltaire and Jane Austen.

Moments

  1. 1755 Winters at Château de Prangins Voltaire
  2. 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
  3. 1756 Residence at the Hermitage Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  4. 1756 Read law under James Putnam John Adams
  5. 1757 London colonial agency Benjamin Franklin
  6. 1757 Stages plays at Mon-Repos Voltaire
  7. 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
  8. 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
  9. 1758 Arrives at Schwetzingen court Voltaire
  10. 1758 Returns to Lausanne from Schwetzingen Voltaire
  11. 1759 Visit to Edinburgh Benjamin Franklin
  12. 1759 Establishes household at Mount Vernon George Washington
  13. 1759 Residence at Château de Montmorency Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  14. 1759 Divides his time among border residences Voltaire
  15. 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
  16. 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
  17. 1762 Return to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
  18. 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  19. 1764 Departure from Glasgow for London Adam Smith
  20. 1764 Visit to Montpellier Adam Smith
  21. 1764 Second London mission Benjamin Franklin
  22. 1764 First arrival in Paris Adam Smith
  23. 1764 Residence in Toulouse Adam Smith
  24. 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith
  25. 1764 Excursion to Bagnères-de-Bigorre Adam Smith
  26. 1765 Serves in the castle library Immanuel Kant
  27. 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  28. 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  29. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  30. 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
  31. 1765 Paris stay with the Prince of Conti Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  32. 1766 Return to Kirkcaldy to write Adam Smith
  33. 1766 Lives and lectures in Kanter's house Immanuel Kant
  34. 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  35. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  36. 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  37. 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  38. 1766 Second Paris residence and intellectual meetings Adam Smith
  39. 1766 Residence at Wootton Hall Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  40. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  41. 1766 Return to London from France Adam Smith
  42. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
  43. 1767 Banquet at Amiens after reentry to France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  44. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  45. 1767 Move to Trie-Château Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  46. 1767 Visit to Paris Benjamin Franklin
  47. 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
  48. 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
  49. 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  50. 1768 Marriage ceremony at Bourgoin Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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