Educators of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 15 people and 367 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1749 to 1815

    71 moments here

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

  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    from 1712 to 1778

    39 moments here

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

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1687 to 1716

    35 moments here

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

  4. Friedrich Schiller

    from 1759 to 1805

    30 moments here

    Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

  5. George Frideric Handel

    from 1685 to 1759

    26 moments here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

  6. Adam Smith

    from 1723 to 1790

    25 moments here

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

  7. Johann Sebastian Bach

    from 1685 to 1750

    24 moments here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  8. Carl Linnaeus

    from 1707 to 1778

    24 moments here

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

  9. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1788 to 1814

    19 moments here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  10. Leonhard Euler

    from 1707 to 1783

    18 moments here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

  11. Carl Friedrich Gauss

    from 1777 to 1810

    17 moments here

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

  12. Immanuel Kant

    from 1724 to 1804

    15 moments here

    German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…

  13. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    from 1770 to 1808

    11 moments here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

  14. Michael Faraday

    from 1791 to 1815

    11 moments here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

  15. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1810

    2 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

Moments

  1. 1685 Birth in Halle George Frideric Handel
  2. 1685 Born in Eisenach Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  9. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  10. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  11. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  12. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  13. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  14. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  15. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  16. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  17. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  18. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  19. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  20. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  21. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  22. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  23. 1696 Documented at Ohrdruf Lyceum Johann Sebastian Bach
  24. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  25. 1700 Moved to Lüneburg Johann Sebastian Bach
  26. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  27. 1702 University matriculation George Frideric Handel
  28. 1702 Domkirche organist appointment George Frideric Handel
  29. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  30. 1703 Opera orchestra post George Frideric Handel
  31. 1703 Examined Arnstadt’s new organ Johann Sebastian Bach
  32. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  33. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  34. 1706 Italian journey George Frideric Handel
  35. 1706 Returned from extended Lübeck study Johann Sebastian Bach
  36. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  37. 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
  38. 1707 Childhood in Riehen Leonhard Euler
  39. 1707 Baptism at St. Martin's Church Leonhard Euler
  40. 1707 Birth in Basel Leonhard Euler
  41. 1707 Birth at Råshult Carl Linnaeus
  42. 1707 Accepted Mühlhausen organist post Johann Sebastian Bach
  43. 1707 Married Maria Barbara in Dornheim Johann Sebastian Bach
  44. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  45. 1709 Short return to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  46. 1709 Lived in the Weldig house Johann Sebastian Bach
  47. 1710 First London visit George Frideric Handel
  48. 1710 Visit en route to London George Frideric Handel
  49. 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
  50. 1711 Final Berlin sojourn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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