Historical figures of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 40 people and 545 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, John Milton and Galileo Galilei. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. Lope de Vega

   from 1562 to 1635

   23 moments here

   Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…

2. Louis XIV

   from 1638 to 1685

   12 moments here

   Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

3. Martin Luther

   from 1544 to 1546

   5 moments here

   German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

4. Michelangelo

   from 1547 to 1564

   4 moments here

   Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

5. Michel de Montaigne

   from 1557 to 1592

   29 moments here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

6. Miguel de Cervantes

   from 1547 to 1616

   22 moments here

   Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

7. Molière

   from 1622 to 1673

   24 moments here

   Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…

8. Nicolaus Copernicus

   in 1543

   1 moment here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

9. Peter Paul Rubens

   from 1577 to 1640

   25 moments here

   Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

10. Peter the Great

    from 1672 to 1682

    2 moments here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

11. Pope Paul III

    from 1543 to 1549

    3 moments here

    Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…

12. Rembrandt

    from 1606 to 1669

    18 moments here

    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.…

13. René Descartes

    from 1596 to 1650

    45 moments here

    French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…

14. Suleiman the Magnificent

    from 1543 to 1566

    2 moments here

    Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…

15. Thomas Hobbes

    from 1588 to 1679

    11 moments here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

16. William Shakespeare

    from 1564 to 1616

    15 moments here

    English playwright, poet, actor, and theatrical shareholder. Surviving records place Shakespeare principally in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, with…

Moments

1. 1564 Works on the Rondanini Pietà Michelangelo
2. 1564 Baptized at Holy Trinity Church William Shakespeare
3. 1564 Death in Geneva John Calvin
4. 1565 Entered San Domenico Maggiore Giordano Bruno
5. 1566 Moves with family to Madrid Miguel de Cervantes
6. 1566 Visit to Fotheringhay Castle Elizabeth I
7. 1566 Visit to Houghton Conquest Elizabeth I
8. 1566 Royal visit to Oxford Elizabeth I
9. 1566 Visit to Greyfriars, Stamford Elizabeth I
10. 1566 Dies during the Szigetvár siege Suleiman the Magnificent
11. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
12. 1570 Return to the family estate Michel de Montaigne
13. 1571 Retirement to the château tower Michel de Montaigne
14. 1571 Birth in Weil der Stadt Johannes Kepler
15. 1572 Royal progress at Warwick Elizabeth I
16. 1572 First Mass at Campagna Giordano Bruno
17. 1572 Studies at the Colegio Imperial Lope de Vega
18. 1572 Campaigns at Corfu Miguel de Cervantes
19. 1573 Stationed with his company in Naples Miguel de Cervantes
20. 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
21. 1573 Royal progress to Sandwich Elizabeth I
22. 1574 Royal progress to Bristol Elizabeth I
23. 1574 Visit to Sudeley Castle Elizabeth I
24. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
25. 1574 Royal progress at Havering Elizabeth I
26. 1575 Royal progress at Lichfield Elizabeth I
27. 1575 Royal progress at Shrewsbury Elizabeth I
28. 1575 Educated at Vallombrosa Abbey Galileo Galilei
29. 1575 Stay at Kenilworth Castle Elizabeth I
30. 1575 Royal progress at Worcester Elizabeth I
31. 1575 Embarks from Naples for Spain Miguel de Cervantes
32. 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
33. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
34. 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
35. 1576 Teaching at Noli Giordano Bruno
36. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
37. 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
38. 1577 Reported baptism in Cologne Peter Paul Rubens
39. 1577 Birth at Siegen Peter Paul Rubens
40. 1578 Royal progress at Bury St Edmunds Elizabeth I
41. 1578 Royal progress at Euston Hall Elizabeth I
42. 1578 Royal progress to Norwich Elizabeth I
43. 1578 Bergamo stop during northern journey Giordano Bruno
44. 1578 Stop at Chambéry Giordano Bruno
45. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
46. 1579 Philosophy teaching at Toulouse Giordano Bruno
47. 1579 University enrollment in Geneva Giordano Bruno
48. 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
49. 1580 Lodging at Baden’s baths Michel de Montaigne
50. 1580 Stay at Basel Michel de Montaigne

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