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
- 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
- 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
- 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Parliamentary visit in Dublin Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Stay in Edinburgh Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Stay in Leeds Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Stay in Lichfield Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Stay in Manchester Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Stay near Stirling Benjamin Franklin
- 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
- 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
- 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
- 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
- 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1773 London research and writing Adam Smith
- 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
- 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
- 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
- 1775 Returned for Second Continental Congress John Adams
- 1775 Return from Britain Benjamin Franklin
- 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
- 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Visits his sister in Emmendingen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Reaches the Saint Gotthard region Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Views the Rhine Falls Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Walks to Einsiedeln Abbey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
- 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Arrives in Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Birth at Steventon Jane Austen
- 1776 Kirkcaldy after publication Adam Smith
- 1776 Declaration committee Benjamin Franklin
- 1776 Advocated independence in Congress John Adams
- 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference John Adams