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

  1. 1760 Training with José Luzán Francisco Goya
  2. 1761 Residence in the Wheatley household Phillis Wheatley
  3. 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
  4. 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
  5. 1761 Arrival in Boston Harbor Phillis Wheatley
  6. 1762 Return to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
  7. 1762 Move to James Court David Hume
  8. 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  9. 1762 Child prodigy appears in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1762 Reaches Peterhof with the guards Catherine II of Russia
  13. 1762 Sleeps at Peterhof before the coup Catherine II of Russia
  14. 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia
  15. 1762 Secretly visits Ivan VI at Shlisselburg Catherine II of Russia
  16. 1762 Crowned at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
  17. 1762 Crowned in the Assumption Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
  18. 1762 Enters Moscow for coronation Catherine II of Russia
  19. 1762 Returns to England and marries in London James Cook
  20. 1763 Embassy service in Paris David Hume
  21. 1763 Childhood and primary schooling in Lorch Friedrich Schiller
  22. 1763 Family move to Schwäbisch Gmünd Friedrich Schiller
  23. 1763 Surveys Saint-Pierre and Miquelon James Cook
  24. 1763 Initiation at Glasgow Royal Arch Lodge James Watt
  25. 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  26. 1763 Appears in Frankfurt concerts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  27. 1763 Gives concerts in Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  28. 1763 Grand-tour performances in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  29. 1763 Passes through Bonn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  30. 1763 Performs for a Prussian princess Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  31. 1763 Performs in Mainz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  32. 1763 Plays the organ at Wasserburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  33. 1763 Stops in Cologne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  34. 1763 Travels down the Rhine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  35. 1763 Visits Yaroslavl Catherine II of Russia
  36. 1763 Letter from Fontainebleau David Hume
  37. 1763 Arrives in Brussels Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  38. 1763 Arrives in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  39. 1763 Performs before Charles of Lorraine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  40. 1763 Moves to Versailles Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  41. 1764 Departure from Glasgow for London Adam Smith
  42. 1764 Visit to Montpellier Adam Smith
  43. 1764 Second London mission Benjamin Franklin
  44. 1764 Plays for the French royal family Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  45. 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  46. 1764 First arrival in Paris Adam Smith
  47. 1764 Residence in Toulouse Adam Smith
  48. 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  49. 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  50. 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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