Milan in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 9 people and 19 moments here, from 1770 to 1838. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Notable people

  1. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1819 to 1822

    2 moments 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. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1834

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  3. Hans Christian Andersen

    in 1833

    1 moment here

    Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

  4. Honoré de Balzac

    from 1837 to 1838

    2 moments here

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

  5. Joséphine de Beauharnais

    from 1796 to 1812

    4 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…

  6. Napoleon Bonaparte

    from 1796 to 1805

    2 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  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. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1787

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1770 to 1772

    5 moments 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 Arrives at San Marco in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. 1770 Returns to Milan for Mitridate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 1770 Directs Mitridate premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 1771 Second Milan residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. 1772 Third stay in Milan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. 1787 Visited Milan during European tour Thomas Jefferson
  7. 1796 Enters Milan after Lodi Napoleon Bonaparte
  8. 1796 Arrival in Milan Joséphine de Beauharnais
  9. 1797 Residence at Château de Mombello Joséphine de Beauharnais
  10. 1805 Journey to Milan for the Italian coronation Joséphine de Beauharnais
  11. 1805 Crowned King of Italy in Milan Napoleon Bonaparte
  12. 1805 Witnesses Napoleon's Milan coronation Simón Bolívar
  13. 1812 Journey to Milan via Geneva Joséphine de Beauharnais
  14. 1819 Financial-crisis news in Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
  15. 1822 Second Italian journey via Milan Arthur Schopenhauer
  16. 1833 Reaches Milan Hans Christian Andersen
  17. 1834 Musical work in Milan Giuseppe Verdi
  18. 1837 Second Italian journey: Milan Honoré de Balzac
  19. 1838 Milan stay after Sardinia Honoré de Balzac

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