Historical figures in 1788
The atlas holds 15 people and 20 moments here, in 1788. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Schiller, John Adams and James Madison. Among them Writers, Educators and Philosophers.
Notable people
Alexander Hamilton
in 1788
1 moment here
American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…
Andrew Jackson
in 1788
1 moment here
Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) was a U.S. army general, Tennessee politician, and seventh president of the United States.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1788
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1788
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Catherine II of Russia
in 1788
1 moment here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Friedrich Schiller
in 1788
4 moments here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
in 1788
1 moment here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
James Madison
in 1788
2 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Jane Austen
in 1788
1 moment here
English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1788
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
John Adams
in 1788
2 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
John James Audubon
in 1788
1 moment here
French-American artist, naturalist, explorer, and ornithologist best known for The Birds of America.…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
in 1788
1 moment here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Lord Byron
in 1788
1 moment here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1788
1 moment 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
- 1788 Frontier legal career begins Andrew Jackson
- 1788 Gymnasium education Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1788 Kent and London family journey Jane Austen
- 1788 Formal leave at The Hague John Adams
- 1788 Childhood relocation to France John James Audubon
- 1788 Birth on Holles Street Lord Byron
- 1788 Moves to Alsergrund Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1788 Birth in Danzig Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1788 Attends consecration at Tsarskoye Selo Catherine II of Russia
- 1788 Residence at Volkstedt Friedrich Schiller
- 1788 New York ratifying convention Alexander Hamilton
- 1788 Virginia Ratifying Convention James Madison
- 1788 Observes light and shadow in Nuremberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1788 Returned to Massachusetts John Adams
- 1788 Return to Martinique with Hortense Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1788 Return to New York after Virginia ratification James Madison
- 1788 Residence in Rudolstadt Friedrich Schiller
- 1788 First meeting with Goethe Friedrich Schiller
- 1788 Entered the Tübinger Stift Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1788 Winter return to Weimar Friedrich Schiller