Jurists of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 9 people and 224 moments here, from 1687 to 1815.

Moments

1. 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
2. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
3. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
4. 1729 Arrival in Naples Montesquieu
5. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
6. 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
7. 1729 Arrival in Heidelberg Montesquieu
8. 1729 Departure from The Hague for England Montesquieu
9. 1729 Visit to Amsterdam Montesquieu
10. 1729 Arrival in London Montesquieu
11. 1730 Initiation at Horn Tavern Lodge Montesquieu
12. 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
13. 1734 Residence in Paris while preparing later work Montesquieu
14. 1735 Birth on the Adams family farm John Adams
15. 1739 Letter from Paris to Niccolini Montesquieu
16. 1743 Birth at Shadwell Plantation Thomas Jefferson
17. 1745 Childhood at Tuckahoe Plantation Thomas Jefferson
18. 1749 Born at the Goethe family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
19. 1751 Entered Harvard College John Adams
20. 1751 Birth at Belle Grove James Madison
21. 1753 Return to Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
22. 1754 Final visit to Paris Montesquieu
23. 1755 Schoolteacher after Harvard graduation John Adams
24. 1755 Death in Paris Montesquieu
25. 1756 Read law under James Putnam John Adams
26. 1758 Study with James Maury Thomas Jefferson
27. 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
28. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
29. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
30. 1768 Boston residence on Brattle Street John Adams
31. 1768 Moved family to Boston John Adams
32. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
33. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
34. 1769 Enrollment at the College of New Jersey James Madison
35. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
36. 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
37. 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
38. 1771 Graduation from the College of New Jersey James Madison
39. 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
40. 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
41. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
42. 1772 Return to Montpelier James Madison
43. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
44. 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
45. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
46. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
47. 1774 Orange County Committee of Safety James Madison
48. 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
49. 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
50. 1775 Returned for Second Continental Congress John Adams

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