Historical figures in 1777

The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, in 1777. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, James Monroe and James Cook. Among them Scientists, Writers and Educators.

Notable people

1. Adam Smith

   in 1777

   1 moment here

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

2. Alexander Hamilton

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

3. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

4. George Washington

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

5. James Cook

   in 1777

   2 moments here

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

6. James Monroe

   in 1777

   3 moments here

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

7. James Watt

   in 1777

   2 moments here

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

8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

9. Ludwig van Beethoven

   in 1777

   1 moment here

   German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1777

    3 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. 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
2. 1777 Battle of Princeton Alexander Hamilton
3. 1777 Anchors in Adventure Bay James Cook
4. 1777 Battle of Brandywine James Monroe
5. 1777 Recovery and recruiting in Virginia James Monroe
6. 1777 Winter encampment at Valley Forge James Monroe
7. 1777 First Cornwall engine-erection visit James Watt
8. 1777 Residence at Regent Place James Watt
9. 1777 Returns to Queen Charlotte Sound James Cook
10. 1777 Childhood home in Rheingasse Ludwig van Beethoven
11. 1777 Birth in Brunswick Carl Friedrich Gauss
12. 1777 Leaves Salzburg in search of work Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. 1777 Arrives in Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1777 Moves on to Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
16. 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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