Historical figures in 1797
The atlas holds 15 people and 20 moments here, in 1797. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, John Quincy Adams and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1797
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…
Francisco Goya
in 1797
1 moment here
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…
Franz Schubert
in 1797
1 moment here
Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Schubert was born and died in Vienna, received formative education there, taught in…
Friedrich Schiller
in 1797
1 moment here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
George Washington
in 1797
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
in 1797
1 moment here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Ghalib
in 1797
1 moment here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Heinrich Heine
in 1797
1 moment here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
James Madison
in 1797
1 moment here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Jane Austen
in 1797
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 1797
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 1797
1 moment here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
John Quincy Adams
in 1797
2 moments here
John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
in 1797
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…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1797
5 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Moments
- 1797 Return to Madrid from Andalusia Francisco Goya
- 1797 Birth at Himmelpfortgrund Franz Schubert
- 1797 Tutor position in Frankfurt Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1797 Return to Montpelier with Dolley James Madison
- 1797 Residence at Château de Mombello Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1797 Reaches Rivoli before dawn Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1797 Resides at Villa Manin Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1797 Retires to Mount Vernon George Washington
- 1797 Occupied President's House John Adams
- 1797 Makes headquarters at Klagenfurt Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1797 Signs preliminary peace at Leoben Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1797 Move into the Jena garden house Friedrich Schiller
- 1797 Two-year stay in Le Havre Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1797 Marriage to Louisa Catherine Johnson John Quincy Adams
- 1797 Studies a specimen in Stuttgart Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1797 Signs Treaty of Campo Formio Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1797 Visit to Bath Jane Austen
- 1797 Arrival at Prussian post John Quincy Adams
- 1797 Birth at Kala Mahal Ghalib
- 1797 Birth in Düsseldorf Heinrich Heine