Educators of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 15 people and 367 moments here, from 1685 to 1815.

Moments

1. 1711 Audience with Peter the Great at Torgau Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1712 Permanent settlement in England George Frideric Handel
3. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1712 Audience with Peter the Great at Carlsbad Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
5. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1713 Barn Elms residence George Frideric Handel
7. 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1715 Latin-school pupil in Basel Leonhard Euler
9. 1716 Meetings with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
11. 1717 Grammar-school attendance in Växjö Carl Linnaeus
12. 1717 Water Music river party George Frideric Handel
13. 1717 Resident composer at Cannons George Frideric Handel
14. 1717 Imprisoned in Weimar Johann Sebastian Bach
15. 1717 Inspected Leipzig university organ Johann Sebastian Bach
16. 1717 Started work at Köthen court Johann Sebastian Bach
17. 1718 Traveled to Berlin for a harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach
18. 1718 Accompanied Prince Leopold to Carlsbad Johann Sebastian Bach
19. 1719 Recruiting singers in Dresden George Frideric Handel
20. 1720 Auditioned in Hamburg Johann Sebastian Bach
21. 1720 Returned to Carlsbad with the court Johann Sebastian Bach
22. 1720 Enrollment at the University of Basel Leonhard Euler
23. 1721 Married Anna Magdalena at home Johann Sebastian Bach
24. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
25. 1723 Brook Street residence George Frideric Handel
26. 1723 Moved household to Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
27. 1723 Baptism at Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Adam Smith
28. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
29. 1724 Born in Königsberg Immanuel Kant
30. 1724 Returned to perform at Köthen Johann Sebastian Bach
31. 1727 Studies at Lund University Carl Linnaeus
32. 1727 Embarkation from Lübeck Leonhard Euler
33. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Giessen Leonhard Euler
34. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Kassel Leonhard Euler
35. 1727 Rhine voyage to Mainz Leonhard Euler
36. 1727 Departure from Basel for Russia Leonhard Euler
37. 1727 Departure from Frankfurt am Main Leonhard Euler
38. 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
39. 1728 Made another Köthen guest appearance Johann Sebastian Bach
40. 1728 Arrival at Madame de Warens's home Jean-Jacques Rousseau
41. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
42. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
43. 1728 Move to Uppsala University Carl Linnaeus
44. 1729 Burgh School education Adam Smith
45. 1729 Italian recruitment journey George Frideric Handel
46. 1729 Performed Prince Leopold’s memorial music Johann Sebastian Bach
47. 1729 Return to Annecy Jean-Jacques Rousseau
48. 1730 Attends the Hospitalschule Immanuel Kant
49. 1731 Christmas visit to Stenbrohult Carl Linnaeus
50. 1731 Life with de Warens at Chambéry Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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