Richmond in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1745 to 1811. The most recorded lives are Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington.

Edgar Allan Poe
in 1811
1 moment here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
George Washington
in 1791
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
James Madison
from 1785 to 1788
2 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
James Monroe
in 1780
1 moment here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
John Tyler
in 1809
1 moment here
John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1745 to 1781
2 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…