Florence in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 8 people and 8 moments here, from 1770 to 1837. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Michael Faraday.

Notable people

  1. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1822

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  2. Florence Nightingale

    in 1820

    1 moment here

    English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…

  3. Heinrich Heine

    in 1828

    1 moment here

    German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…

  4. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1837

    1 moment here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

  5. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1786

    1 moment here

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

  6. Michael Faraday

    in 1814

    1 moment here

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

  7. Simón Bolívar

    in 1805

    1 moment here

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

  8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1770

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1770 Meets the grand duke in Florence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  3. 1805 Visits Florence Simón Bolívar
  4. 1814 Diamond experiments in Florence Michael Faraday
  5. 1820 Birth at Villa Colombaia Florence Nightingale
  6. 1822 Second Italian journey in Florence Arthur Schopenhauer
  7. 1828 Italian journey at Florence Heinrich Heine
  8. 1837 Second Italian journey: Florence Honoré de Balzac

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