Historical figures in Lyon
The atlas holds 14 people and 19 moments here, from 14 BC to 1940. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke and François Rabelais. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
Albert Camus
in 1940
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
in 1900
1 moment here
French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…
Augustus
in 14 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Charles Baudelaire
in 1831
1 moment here
French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…
Constantine the Great
in 310
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
François Rabelais
from 1532 to 1537
2 moments here
French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…
Giordano Bruno
in 1579
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
from 1740 to 1770
3 moments here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
John Locke
from 1675 to 1678
2 moments here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
from 1799 to 1802
2 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…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1581
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Molière
in 1652
1 moment here
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…
Voltaire
in 1754
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
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
- 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
- 310 Disembarks at Lugdunum Constantine the Great
- 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1537 Anatomy lesson at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
- 1581 Overnight stay at Lyon Michel de Montaigne
- 1652 Touring presence at Lyon Molière
- 1675 Arrival in Lyons John Locke
- 1678 Second stay at Lyons John Locke
- 1740 Tutor in Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1754 Meets Richelieu in Lyon Voltaire
- 1766 Performs in Lyon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1799 Journey to Lyons to meet Napoleon Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1802 Journey to Lyons for Italian Republic ceremonies Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1831 Schooling and residence in Lyon Charles Baudelaire
- 1900 Birth in Lyon Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- 1940 Wartime stay in Lyon Albert Camus