Historians of the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 8 people and 251 moments here, from 1687 to 1815.
Moments
- 1753 Arrives and is detained in Frankfurt Voltaire
- 1754 Final visit to Paris Montesquieu
- 1754 Works at Senones Abbey Voltaire
- 1754 Takes the waters at Plombières Voltaire
- 1754 Meets Richelieu in Lyon Voltaire
- 1754 Arrives in Geneva Voltaire
- 1755 Establishes Les Délices Voltaire
- 1755 Winters at Château de Prangins Voltaire
- 1755 Death in Paris Montesquieu
- 1757 Stages plays at Mon-Repos Voltaire
- 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
- 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
- 1758 Arrives at Schwetzingen court Voltaire
- 1758 Returns to Lausanne from Schwetzingen Voltaire
- 1759 Divides his time among border residences Voltaire
- 1759 Birth in Marbach am Neckar Friedrich Schiller
- 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
- 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
- 1763 Childhood and primary schooling in Lorch Friedrich Schiller
- 1763 Family move to Schwäbisch Gmünd Friedrich Schiller
- 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1766 Family relocation to Ludwigsburg Friedrich Schiller
- 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
- 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
- 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
- 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1773 Entry into the Karlsschule Friedrich Schiller
- 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Visits his sister in Emmendingen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Reaches the Saint Gotthard region Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Views the Rhine Falls Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Walks to Einsiedeln Abbey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Arrives in Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
- 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire