Philosophers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 16 people and 413 moments here, from 1687 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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. 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,…

4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1687 to 1716

   35 moments here

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

5. 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.…

6. 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.…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. James Madison

   from 1751 to 1814

   25 moments here

   James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

10. 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…

11. Jonathan Swift

    from 1688 to 1745

    18 moments here

    Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

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. Isaac Newton

    from 1687 to 1727

    10 moments here

    English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…

15. John Locke

    from 1688 to 1704

    6 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

16. Charles Darwin

    from 1809 to 1813

    2 moments here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

Moments

1. 1687 Faces the Ecclesiastical Commission Isaac Newton
2. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
4. 1688 Residence in Rotterdam John Locke
5. 1688 Secretary at Moor Park Jonathan Swift
6. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
9. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
11. 1689 Residence at Dorset Court John Locke
12. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
13. 1689 Return voyage with Princess Mary John Locke
14. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
15. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
16. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
17. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
18. 1689 Attends Hampton Court meeting Isaac Newton
19. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
20. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
21. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
22. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
23. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
24. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
25. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
26. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
27. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
28. 1691 Settlement at Oates Manor John Locke
29. 1692 Master's degree at Hart Hall Jonathan Swift
30. 1694 Born in Paris Voltaire
31. 1695 Ordination at Christ Church Cathedral Jonathan Swift
32. 1695 Prebend at Kilroot Jonathan Swift
33. 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
34. 1696 Returned to Moor Park Jonathan Swift
35. 1697 Lives on Jermyn Street Isaac Newton
36. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
37. 1699 Accompanied Berkeley to Dublin Jonathan Swift
38. 1700 Student at the College of Juilly Montesquieu
39. 1700 Vicarage of Laracor Jonathan Swift
40. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
41. 1700 Took possession of St Patrick's prebend Jonathan Swift
42. 1702 Final visit to London John Locke
43. 1702 Doctor of Divinity at Trinity College Jonathan Swift
44. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
45. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
46. 1704 Studies at Louis-le-Grand Voltaire
47. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
48. 1704 Death at Oates Manor John Locke
49. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
50. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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