Historical figures of the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 91 people and 1,667 moments here, from 1760 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Joséphine de Beauharnais. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. James Monroe

   from 1774 to 1831

   46 moments here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

2. James Watt

   from 1763 to 1819

   12 moments here

   Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…

3. Jane Austen

   from 1775 to 1817

   48 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1762 to 1778

   20 moments here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

5. Johannes Brahms

   in 1833

   1 moment here

   German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…

6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1765 to 1832

   77 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

7. John Adams

   from 1768 to 1826

   30 moments here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

8. John James Audubon

   from 1788 to 1833

   21 moments here

   French-American artist, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist best known for The Birds of America.…

9. John Quincy Adams

   from 1767 to 1831

   21 moments here

   John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

10. John Tyler

    from 1790 to 1840

    8 moments here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

11. José de San Martín

    from 1783 to 1830

    6 moments here

    Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…

12. Joséphine de Beauharnais

    from 1779 to 1814

    60 moments here

    Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…

13. Jules Verne

    from 1828 to 1836

    3 moments here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

14. Karl Marx

    from 1818 to 1837

    6 moments here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

15. Leonhard Euler

    from 1766 to 1783

    3 moments here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

16. Leo Tolstoy

    from 1828 to 1836

    2 moments here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

17. Lord Byron

    from 1788 to 1823

    37 moments here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

18. Louis Pasteur

    from 1822 to 1839

    6 moments here

    French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

19. Ludwig van Beethoven

    from 1770 to 1827

    53 moments here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

20. Maria II of Portugal

    from 1828 to 1835

    7 moments here

    Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…

21. Mark Twain

    from 1835 to 1839

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

22. Martin Van Buren

    from 1782 to 1837

    11 moments here

    Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…

23. Michael Faraday

    from 1791 to 1831

    13 moments here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

24. Millard Fillmore

    from 1800 to 1837

    12 moments here

    Millard Fillmore was an American lawyer and politician from western New York who served in the New York Assembly, the U.S.…

Moments

1. 1767 Visits Rybinsk Catherine II of Russia
2. 1767 Under-secretary in London David Hume
3. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
4. 1767 Birth in the Waxhaws Andrew Jackson
5. 1767 Arrives in Tver for Volga journey Catherine II of Russia
6. 1767 Arrives in Yaroslavl by river Catherine II of Russia
7. 1767 Visits Uglich Catherine II of Russia
8. 1767 Banquet at Amiens after reentry to France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
9. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
10. 1767 Move to Trie-Château Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11. 1767 Birth at the Adams birthplace John Quincy Adams
12. 1767 Visit to Paris Benjamin Franklin
13. 1767 Leaves Salzburg for Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1767 Lives in Vienna during smallpox outbreak Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. 1767 Falls ill with smallpox in Olomouc Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. 1767 Flees Vienna for Brno Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
17. 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
18. 1768 Returns to the Vienna court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
20. 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
21. 1768 Marriage ceremony at Bourgoin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
22. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
23. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
24. 1769 Return to Edinburgh David Hume
25. 1769 Enrollment at the College of New Jersey James Madison
26. 1769 Steam-engine experiments at Kinneil James Watt
27. 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
28. 1769 Birth in Ottoman Albania Muhammad Ali of Egypt
29. 1769 Departure for Italy Francisco Goya
30. 1769 Born at Maison Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte
31. 1769 Crosses the Brenner Pass Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
32. 1769 Departs Salzburg for Italy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
33. 1769 Travels through Innsbruck Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
34. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
35. 1770 Arrives at San Marco in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
36. 1770 Concert in Verona Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
37. 1770 Performs at Mantua's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
38. 1770 Visits Pompeii Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
39. 1770 Visits Vesuvius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
40. 1770 Meets Padre Martini in Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
41. 1770 Meets the grand duke in Florence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
42. 1770 Stops in Lodi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
43. 1770 Visits Parma Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
44. 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
45. 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
46. 1770 Hears the Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
47. 1770 Reaches Rome Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
48. 1770 Arrives in Naples Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
49. 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
50. 1770 Returns to Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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