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
- 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Carriage accident in Paris Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
- 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
- 1776 American commissioner in Passy Benjamin Franklin
- 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
- 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
- 1777 Birth in Brunswick Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
- 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
- 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
- 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
- 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
- 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
- 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
- 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
- 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1779 Forced landing at Ferrol John Adams
- 1779 Virginia governor at Governor's Palace Thomas Jefferson
- 1779 Departed France John Adams
- 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
- 1779 Begins second Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1779 Returns to Saint Gotthard Pass Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1779 Stays at Ford Mansion George Washington
- 1780 Took up residence in Amsterdam John Adams
- 1781 Assembly met at Monticello Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Escape to Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Evacuated Richmond with Virginia government Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Summer residence at Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Meets French commanders at Newport George Washington
- 1781 Presented credentials at The Hague John Adams
- 1781 Arrives in Williamsburg George Washington
- 1781 Leads army toward Yorktown George Washington
- 1781 Visits Mount Vernon en route to Yorktown George Washington
- 1782 Moves into the Frauenplan residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1783 Education in Oxford Jane Austen
- 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
- 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
- 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
- 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington
- 1784 Elementary schooling Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
- 1784 Moves into his own house Immanuel Kant
- 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
- 1784 Meeting with Mirabeau Benjamin Franklin