Paris in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 33 people and 104 moments here, from 1763 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Joséphine de Beauharnais, Honoré de Balzac and George Sand.

Notable people

1. Adam Smith

   from 1764 to 1766

   2 moments here

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

2. Alexandre Dumas

   from 1823 to 1830

   2 moments here

   French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…

3. Benjamin Franklin

   from 1767 to 1784

   6 moments here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

4. Charles Baudelaire

   from 1821 to 1839

   4 moments here

   French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…

5. Charles Darwin

   in 1827

   1 moment here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

6. David Hume

   from 1763 to 1765

   2 moments here

   Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

7. Émile Zola

   in 1840

   1 moment here

   French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…

8. Francisco Goya

   in 1824

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

9. Frédéric Chopin

   from 1831 to 1840

   5 moments here

   Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

10. George Sand

    from 1804 to 1839

    7 moments here

    French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…

11. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1827

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

12. 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…

13. Heinrich Heine

    from 1831 to 1835

    2 moments here

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

14. Honoré de Balzac

    from 1813 to 1840

    8 moments here

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

15. James Monroe

    from 1794 to 1803

    2 moments here

    James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

16. James Watt

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…

17. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    from 1765 to 1776

    3 moments here

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

18. John Adams

    in 1783

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

19. John Quincy Adams

    in 1815

    1 moment here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

20. José de San Martín

    in 1830

    1 moment here

    Argentine general and independence leader who helped secure the independence of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.…

21. Joséphine de Beauharnais

    from 1779 to 1814

    23 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…

22. Louis Pasteur

    in 1838

    1 moment here

    French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

23. Maria II of Portugal

    in 1831

    1 moment here

    Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…

24. Michael Faraday

    in 1813

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1763 Embassy service in Paris David Hume
2. 1763 Arrives in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. 1764 First arrival in Paris Adam Smith
4. 1765 Chargé d’affaires in Paris David Hume
5. 1765 Paris stay with the Prince of Conti Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1766 Second Paris residence and intellectual meetings Adam Smith
7. 1766 Returns to Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. 1767 Visit to Paris Benjamin Franklin
9. 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
10. 1776 Carriage accident in Paris Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11. 1776 American commissioner in Passy Benjamin Franklin
12. 1778 Lives at Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
14. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
15. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
16. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
17. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
18. 1779 Marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais Joséphine de Beauharnais
19. 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
20. 1783 Signed Treaty of Paris John Adams
21. 1783 Residence at Pentemont Abbey Joséphine de Beauharnais
22. 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
23. 1784 Meeting with Mirabeau Benjamin Franklin
24. 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
25. 1786 Chlorine experiment in Paris James Watt
26. 1787 Arrival in Paris after Fontainebleau Joséphine de Beauharnais
27. 1789 Present in Paris during Bastille storming Thomas Jefferson
28. 1791 Establishment in Paris Joséphine de Beauharnais
29. 1792 Stay at Croissy with Hortense Joséphine de Beauharnais
30. 1794 Imprisonment at the Carmes Joséphine de Beauharnais
31. 1794 Diplomatic mission in Paris James Monroe
32. 1796 Civil marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte Joséphine de Beauharnais
33. 1798 Return to Paris from Italy Joséphine de Beauharnais
34. 1799 Purchase and summer stay at Malmaison Joséphine de Beauharnais
35. 1799 Return to Paris after the Lyons journey Joséphine de Beauharnais
36. 1799 Move to the Petit-Luxembourg Joséphine de Beauharnais
37. 1799 Confronts legislators at Saint-Cloud Napoleon Bonaparte
38. 1800 Move into the Tuileries Palace Joséphine de Beauharnais
39. 1800 Marengo victory dinner at Malmaison Joséphine de Beauharnais
40. 1800 Rue Saint-Nicaise assassination attempt Joséphine de Beauharnais
41. 1802 Travels to Paris Simón Bolívar
42. 1802 Move to Château de Saint-Cloud Joséphine de Beauharnais
43. 1803 Louisiana Purchase negotiations James Monroe
44. 1804 Takes an apartment in Paris Simón Bolívar
45. 1804 Birth on rue Meslay George Sand
46. 1804 Coronation as Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais
47. 1804 Crowned at Notre-Dame Napoleon Bonaparte
48. 1806 Returns to Paris Simón Bolívar
49. 1809 Retreat to Malmaison after dissolution announcement Joséphine de Beauharnais
50. 1810 Temporary residence at the Élysée Palace Joséphine de Beauharnais

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