Jurists of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 8 people and 134 moments here, from 1473 to 1647. The most recorded lives are Michel de Montaigne, Martin Luther and Thomas More.

Notable people

  1. Michel de Montaigne

    from 1533 to 1592

    31 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

  2. Martin Luther

    from 1483 to 1546

    29 moments here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

  3. Thomas More

    from 1478 to 1535

    22 moments here

    English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

  4. John Calvin

    from 1509 to 1564

    17 moments here

    French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

  5. Nicolaus Copernicus

    from 1473 to 1543

    15 moments here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

  6. Francis Bacon

    from 1561 to 1626

    13 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  7. Jean de La Fontaine

    from 1621 to 1647

    6 moments here

    French fabulist, poet, dramatist, and author whose Fables became foundational works of French literature.…

  8. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1646

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

Moments

  1. 1473 Birth in Toruń Nicolaus Copernicus
  2. 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More
  3. 1483 Born in Eisleben Martin Luther
  4. 1484 Family relocates to Mansfeld Martin Luther
  5. 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus
  6. 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
  7. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  8. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
  9. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  10. 1497 Attends school in Magdeburg Martin Luther
  11. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
  12. 1498 Moves to Eisenach for school Martin Luther
  13. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
  14. 1501 Medical studies in Padua Nicolaus Copernicus
  15. 1501 Matriculates at Erfurt Martin Luther
  16. 1503 Residence at Heilsberg Castle Nicolaus Copernicus
  17. 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
  18. 1503 Doctorate in canon law at Ferrara Nicolaus Copernicus
  19. 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
  20. 1505 Enters the Augustinian monastery Martin Luther
  21. 1507 Ordained in Erfurt Cathedral Martin Luther
  22. 1509 Birth in Noyon John Calvin
  23. 1509 Returns to lecture in Erfurt Martin Luther
  24. 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
  25. 1511 Returns to Wittenberg as professor Martin Luther
  26. 1512 Move to Frauenburg and chapter election Nicolaus Copernicus
  27. 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
  28. 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
  29. 1515 Visit to Mechelen during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  30. 1515 Visit to Tournai during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  31. 1515 Diplomatic mission at Bruges Thomas More
  32. 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
  33. 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
  34. 1518 Defends theses at Heidelberg Martin Luther
  35. 1518 Examined by Cajetan in Augsburg Martin Luther
  36. 1519 Debates Johann Eck in Leipzig Martin Luther
  37. 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
  38. 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
  39. 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More
  40. 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
  41. 1521 Arrives for the Diet of Worms Martin Luther
  42. 1521 Hidden at Wartburg Castle Martin Luther
  43. 1521 Intercepted near Altenstein Castle Martin Luther
  44. 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
  45. 1522 Returns to Wittenberg Martin Luther
  46. 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
  47. 1524 Makes the Black Monastery his family home Martin Luther
  48. 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
  49. 1529 Legal studies at Bourges John Calvin
  50. 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More

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