Geneva in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 6 people and 17 moments here, from 1712 to 1814. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and Joséphine de Beauharnais.

Notable people

  1. Adam Smith

    in 1765

    1 moment here

    Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    from 1712 to 1754

    6 moments here

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

  3. Joséphine de Beauharnais

    from 1810 to 1812

    3 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…

  4. Michael Faraday

    in 1814

    1 moment here

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

  5. Voltaire

    from 1754 to 1761

    5 moments here

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

  6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1766

    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. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  2. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  3. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  4. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  5. 1737 Inheritance visit to Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  6. 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. 1754 Arrives in Geneva Voltaire
  8. 1755 Establishes Les Délices Voltaire
  9. 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
  10. 1759 Divides his time among border residences Voltaire
  11. 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
  12. 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
  13. 1766 Arrives in Geneva Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1810 Stay at Sécheron near Geneva Joséphine de Beauharnais
  15. 1810 Return to Sécheron and acquisition at Pregny Joséphine de Beauharnais
  16. 1812 Stay at Château de Pregny-la-Tour Joséphine de Beauharnais
  17. 1814 Writing from Geneva Michael Faraday

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