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.

Moments

  1. 1776 Advocated independence in Congress John Adams
  2. 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
  3. 1776 Return from Bath to Edinburgh David Hume
  4. 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
  5. 1776 Death at St Andrew Square David Hume
  6. 1776 Final letter from Edinburgh David Hume
  7. 1776 Battle of Harlem Heights Alexander Hamilton
  8. 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference John Adams
  9. 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
  10. 1776 Battle of White Plains Alexander Hamilton
  11. 1776 Carriage accident in Paris Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  12. 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
  13. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
  14. 1776 Artillery command at Trenton Alexander Hamilton
  15. 1776 American commissioner in Passy Benjamin Franklin
  16. 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
  17. 1776 Battle of Trenton James Monroe
  18. 1776 Retreat across the Delaware James Monroe
  19. 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
  20. 1777 Battle of Princeton Alexander Hamilton
  21. 1777 Battle of Brandywine James Monroe
  22. 1777 Recovery and recruiting in Virginia James Monroe
  23. 1777 Winter encampment at Valley Forge James Monroe
  24. 1777 First Cornwall engine-erection visit James Watt
  25. 1777 Residence at Regent Place James Watt
  26. 1777 Childhood home in Rheingasse Ludwig van Beethoven
  27. 1777 Birth in Brunswick Carl Friedrich Gauss
  28. 1777 Leaves Salzburg in search of work Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  29. 1777 Arrives in Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  30. 1777 Moves on to Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  31. 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
  32. 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  33. 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
  34. 1778 Death at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
  35. 1778 Battle of Monmouth James Monroe
  36. 1778 Departure for Europe with his father John Quincy Adams
  37. 1778 Lives at Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  38. 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
  39. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
  40. 1778 Child-prodigy concert in Cologne Ludwig van Beethoven
  41. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
  42. 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  43. 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
  44. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
  45. 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  46. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
  47. 1778 Residence at Redruth during second Cornwall visit James Watt
  48. 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  49. 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  50. 1778 Marriage to John Peters Phillis Wheatley

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