Historical figures in 1700

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, in 1700. The most recorded lives are Jonathan Swift, Johann Sebastian Bach and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Philosophers.

Notable people

  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1700

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  2. Johann Sebastian Bach

    in 1700

    1 moment here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  3. Jonathan Swift

    in 1700

    2 moments here

    Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

  4. Louis XIV

    in 1700

    1 moment here

    Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

  5. Montesquieu

    in 1700

    1 moment here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

  6. Peter the Great

    in 1700

    1 moment here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

Moments

  1. 1700 Permanent residence at Versailles Louis XIV
  2. 1700 Student at the College of Juilly Montesquieu
  3. 1700 Moved to Lüneburg Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 1700 Vicarage of Laracor Jonathan Swift
  5. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1700 Took possession of St Patrick's prebend Jonathan Swift
  7. 1700 Departure from Narva before battle Peter the Great

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