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
- 1753 Stays at Gotha Voltaire
- 1753 Stays at Schwetzingen Voltaire
- 1753 Stays in Kassel Voltaire
- 1753 Stops in Leipzig after leaving Prussia Voltaire
- 1753 Withdraws to Luttenbach Voltaire
- 1753 Arrives and is detained in Frankfurt Voltaire
- 1753 College planning meeting Benjamin Franklin
- 1753 Reaches Fort Le Boeuf George Washington
- 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1754 Final visit to Paris Montesquieu
- 1754 Albany Congress opening Benjamin Franklin
- 1754 Works at Senones Abbey Voltaire
- 1754 Takes the waters at Plombières Voltaire
- 1754 Returns to Königsberg Immanuel Kant
- 1754 Meets Richelieu in Lyon Voltaire
- 1754 Arrives in Geneva Voltaire
- 1755 Begins lecturing at the Albertina Immanuel Kant
- 1755 Instrument-making training in London James Watt
- 1755 Schoolteacher after Harvard graduation John Adams
- 1755 Establishes Les Délices Voltaire
- 1755 Winters at Château de Prangins Voltaire
- 1755 Death in Paris Montesquieu
- 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
- 1756 Settlement in Glasgow James Watt
- 1756 Residence at the Hermitage Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1756 Read law under James Putnam John Adams
- 1756 Baptized in Salzburg Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1756 Born at Getreidegasse 9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1756 Travels to Oranienbaum Catherine II of Russia
- 1757 London colonial agency Benjamin Franklin
- 1757 University of Glasgow workshop James Watt
- 1757 Stages plays at Mon-Repos Voltaire
- 1757 Birth at Broad Street William Blake
- 1757 Baptism at St James's Church William Blake
- 1758 Summer residence at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
- 1758 Receives Poniatowski at Oranienbaum Catherine II of Russia
- 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
- 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
- 1758 Birth at the Monroe family home James Monroe
- 1758 Present at surrender of Louisbourg James Cook
- 1758 Arrives at Schwetzingen court Voltaire
- 1758 Returns to Lausanne from Schwetzingen Voltaire
- 1759 Visit to Edinburgh Benjamin Franklin
- 1759 Establishes household at Mount Vernon George Washington
- 1759 Surveys the St Lawrence approaches to Quebec James Cook
- 1759 Residence at Château de Montmorency Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1759 Divides his time among border residences Voltaire
- 1759 Burial at Westminster Abbey George Frideric Handel
- 1759 Death at Brook Street George Frideric Handel
- 1759 Birth in Marbach am Neckar Friedrich Schiller