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. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

   in 1769

   1 moment here

   Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

2. Napoleon Bonaparte

   from 1769 to 1815

   56 moments here

   French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

3. Otto von Bismarck

   from 1815 to 1839

   6 moments here

   Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

4. Phillis Wheatley

   from 1761 to 1784

   15 moments here

   Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

5. Queen Victoria

   from 1819 to 1840

   9 moments here

   Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…

6. Ralph Waldo Emerson

   from 1803 to 1838

   26 moments here

   American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

7. Richard Wagner

   from 1813 to 1839

   7 moments here

   German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

8. Simón Bolívar

   from 1799 to 1810

   23 moments here

   Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

9. Søren Kierkegaard

   from 1813 to 1835

   4 moments here

   Danish philosopher, Christian theologian, poet, social critic, and religious author. This chronology records verified physical presences at…

10. Thomas Jefferson

    from 1761 to 1826

    25 moments here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

11. Ulysses S. Grant

    from 1822 to 1839

    4 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

12. Victor Hugo

    from 1802 to 1840

    16 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

13. Voltaire

    from 1761 to 1778

    5 moments here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

14. Walt Whitman

    from 1819 to 1839

    7 moments here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

15. William Blake

    from 1772 to 1827

    18 moments here

    English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake spent nearly all of his life in London, apart from his 1800–1803 residence at Felpham in Sussex.…

16. William Henry Harrison

    from 1773 to 1836

    19 moments here

    William Henry Harrison was an American army officer, territorial governor, diplomat, Whig politician, and the ninth president of the United States.…

17. William Makepeace Thackeray

    from 1817 to 1837

    14 moments here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1762 to 1791

    119 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

19. Zachary Taylor

    from 1784 to 1837

    15 moments here

    Zachary Taylor was a United States Army officer, Mexican–American War commander, and the 12th president of the United States.…

Moments

1. 1770 Visits the Santa Casa at Loreto Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
3. 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
4. 1770 Stays at Pallavicini's summer residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. 1770 Hosts Prince Heinrich at Tsarskoye Selo Catherine II of Russia
6. 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
7. 1770 Examined by Bologna's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. 1770 Returns to Milan for Mitridate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. 1770 Born at Bonngasse 20 Ludwig van Beethoven
10. 1770 Directs Mitridate premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11. 1771 Parliamentary visit in Dublin Benjamin Franklin
12. 1771 Stay in Edinburgh Benjamin Franklin
13. 1771 Stay in Leeds Benjamin Franklin
14. 1771 Stay in Lichfield Benjamin Franklin
15. 1771 Stay in Manchester Benjamin Franklin
16. 1771 Stay near Stirling Benjamin Franklin
17. 1771 Fresco work at the Basilica of El Pilar Francisco Goya
18. 1771 Study visit in Rome Francisco Goya
19. 1771 Graduation from the College of New Jersey James Madison
20. 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
21. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
22. 1771 Sojourns in Turin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
23. 1771 Stays in Venice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
24. 1771 Day in Padua Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25. 1771 Returns to Salzburg from Italy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
26. 1771 Letter from St Andrew Square David Hume
27. 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
28. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
29. 1771 Baptism at Old South Meeting House Phillis Wheatley
30. 1771 Second Milan residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
31. 1772 Study at Elizabethtown Academy Alexander Hamilton
32. 1772 Return to Montpelier James Madison
33. 1772 Authorship examination in Boston Phillis Wheatley
34. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
35. 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
36. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
37. 1772 Apprenticeship to James Basire William Blake
38. 1772 Arrival in Boston Alexander Hamilton
39. 1772 Boarding with Hercules Mulligan Alexander Hamilton
40. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
41. 1772 Third stay in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
42. 1773 King's College student Alexander Hamilton
43. 1773 Entry into the Karlsschule Friedrich Schiller
44. 1773 London publishing journey Phillis Wheatley
45. 1773 Visit to Greenwich Phillis Wheatley
46. 1773 Visit to the British Museum Phillis Wheatley
47. 1773 Visit to the Tower of London Phillis Wheatley
48. 1773 Visit to Westminster Abbey Phillis Wheatley
49. 1773 Moves to the Tanzmeisterhaus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
50. 1773 Birth at Berkeley Plantation William Henry Harrison

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