Historical figures in 1778

The atlas holds 13 people and 22 moments here, in 1778. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators.

Notable people

1. Adam Smith

   in 1778

   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. Benjamin Franklin

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

3. Carl Linnaeus

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

4. James Monroe

   in 1778

   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…

5. James Watt

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   in 1778

   2 moments here

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

7. John Adams

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

8. John Quincy Adams

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

9. José de San Martín

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

10. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1778

    1 moment here

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

11. Phillis Wheatley

    in 1778

    1 moment here

    Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

12. Voltaire

    in 1778

    4 moments here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

13. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1778

    5 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. 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
2. 1778 Death at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
3. 1778 Battle of Monmouth James Monroe
4. 1778 Departure for Europe with his father John Quincy Adams
5. 1778 Lives at Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
7. 1778 Birth at Yapeyú José de San Martín
8. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
9. 1778 Child-prodigy concert in Cologne Ludwig van Beethoven
10. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
11. 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
13. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
14. 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
15. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
16. 1778 Residence at Redruth during second Cornwall visit James Watt
17. 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18. 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. 1778 Marriage to John Peters Phillis Wheatley
20. 1778 Returns to Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. 1778 Residence with Joseph Jones after resignation James Monroe
22. 1778 Stays in Munich with the Webers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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