Historians of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 8 people and 251 moments here, from 1687 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Voltaire 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. Voltaire

    from 1694 to 1778

    51 moments here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

  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. Montesquieu

    from 1689 to 1755

    29 moments here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

  6. Thomas Jefferson

    from 1743 to 1801

    27 moments here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  7. Alexander Pushkin

    from 1799 to 1815

    5 moments here

    Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

  8. Victor Hugo

    from 1802 to 1811

    3 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

Moments

  1. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
  9. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  10. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  11. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  12. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  13. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  14. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  15. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  16. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  17. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  18. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  19. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  20. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  21. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  22. 1694 Born in Paris Voltaire
  23. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  24. 1700 Student at the College of Juilly Montesquieu
  25. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  26. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  27. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  28. 1704 Studies at Louis-le-Grand Voltaire
  29. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  30. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
  31. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  32. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  33. 1709 Short return to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  34. 1709 Scholarly residence in Paris Montesquieu
  35. 1711 Studies law in Caen Voltaire
  36. 1711 Final Berlin sojourn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  37. 1711 Audience with Peter the Great at Torgau Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  38. 1712 Audience with Peter the Great at Carlsbad Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  39. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  40. 1713 Serves at The Hague Voltaire
  41. 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
  42. 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  43. 1716 Meetings with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  44. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  45. 1717 First Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
  46. 1722 Arranges clandestine publication in Rouen Voltaire
  47. 1722 Finds a publisher at The Hague Voltaire
  48. 1722 Meets Rousseau in Brussels Voltaire
  49. 1726 Lives with Fawkener in Wandsworth Voltaire
  50. 1726 Takes rooms at Durham Court Voltaire

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