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.
Moments
- 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1727 Lodges above the White Peruke Voltaire
- 1728 Made another Köthen guest appearance Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1728 Waits in Dieppe after exile Voltaire
- 1728 Arrival at Madame de Warens's home Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1728 Departure for Vienna Montesquieu
- 1728 Hungarian Diet at Pressburg Montesquieu
- 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
- 1728 First extended Markethill visit Jonathan Swift
- 1728 Move to Uppsala University Carl Linnaeus
- 1728 Letter from Venice Montesquieu
- 1728 Meeting Emperor Charles VI at Trieste Antonio Vivaldi
- 1728 Arrival in Milan Montesquieu
- 1728 Born at Marton James Cook
- 1728 Audience in Turin Montesquieu
- 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
- 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
- 1729 Burgh School education Adam Smith
- 1729 Pennsylvania Gazette publisher Benjamin Franklin
- 1729 Italian recruitment journey George Frideric Handel
- 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
- 1729 Performed Prince Leopold’s memorial music Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1729 Arrival in Naples Montesquieu
- 1729 Born at Szczecin Catherine II of Russia
- 1729 Born in Stettin Catherine II of Russia
- 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
- 1729 Second extended Markethill visit Jonathan Swift
- 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
- 1729 Arrival in Heidelberg Montesquieu
- 1729 Return to Annecy Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1729 Departure from The Hague for England Montesquieu
- 1729 Visit to Amsterdam Montesquieu
- 1729 Arrival in London Montesquieu
- 1730 Prague visit Antonio Vivaldi
- 1730 Attends the Hospitalschule Immanuel Kant
- 1730 Initiation at Horn Tavern Lodge Montesquieu
- 1730 Third extended Markethill visit Jonathan Swift
- 1731 Christmas visit to Stenbrohult Carl Linnaeus
- 1731 Burial at Bunhill Fields Daniel Defoe
- 1731 Life with de Warens at Chambéry Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1731 Death in Ropemakers Alley Daniel Defoe
- 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
- 1732 Return route through Turku Carl Linnaeus
- 1732 Begins at Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
- 1732 Born at Popes Creek George Washington
- 1732 Departure on the Lapland expedition Carl Linnaeus
- 1732 Examined the Kassel organ Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1732 Return from Lapland to Uppsala Carl Linnaeus