Historical figures in 1766

The atlas holds 9 people and 29 moments here, in 1766. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith. Among them Educators, Scientists and Writers.

Notable people

  1. Adam Smith

    in 1766

    3 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. Carl Linnaeus

    in 1766

    1 moment here

    Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…

  3. David Hume

    in 1766

    2 moments here

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

  4. Friedrich Schiller

    in 1766

    1 moment here

    Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

  5. Immanuel Kant

    in 1766

    1 moment here

    German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…

  6. James Cook

    in 1766

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1766

    5 moments here

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

  8. Leonhard Euler

    in 1766

    1 moment here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1766

    14 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. 1766 Return to Kirkcaldy to write Adam Smith
  2. 1766 Museum construction at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
  3. 1766 Family relocation to Ludwigsburg Friedrich Schiller
  4. 1766 Lives and lectures in Kanter's house Immanuel Kant
  5. 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  6. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  8. 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  9. 1766 Concert at the Oude Doelen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1766 Concerts in Zurich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1766 Concert stop in Lausanne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1766 Performs in Lyon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  13. 1766 Stays in Amsterdam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1766 Second Paris residence and intellectual meetings Adam Smith
  15. 1766 Letter from London David Hume
  16. 1766 Residence at Wootton Hall Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  17. 1766 Plays the organ at St Bavo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  18. 1766 Returns to The Hague for court celebrations Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  19. 1766 Performs in Utrecht Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  20. 1766 Returns to Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  21. 1766 Observes eclipse off Newfoundland James Cook
  22. 1766 Return to Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  23. 1766 Concert in Dijon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  24. 1766 Arrives in Geneva Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  25. 1766 Arrives at Donaueschingen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  26. 1766 Return to London from France Adam Smith
  27. 1766 Letter from Edinburgh David Hume
  28. 1766 Performs again in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  29. 1766 Returns home from the grand tour Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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