Philosophers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 16 people and 413 moments here, from 1687 to 1815.

Moments

1. 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4. 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
5. 1765 Paris stay with the Prince of Conti Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1766 Return to Kirkcaldy to write Adam Smith
7. 1766 Family relocation to Ludwigsburg Friedrich Schiller
8. 1766 Lives and lectures in Kanter's house Immanuel Kant
9. 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
10. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11. 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau
12. 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
13. 1766 Second Paris residence and intellectual meetings Adam Smith
14. 1766 Residence at Wootton Hall Jean-Jacques Rousseau
15. 1766 Return to London from France Adam Smith
16. 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
17. 1767 Banquet at Amiens after reentry to France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
19. 1767 Move to Trie-Château Jean-Jacques Rousseau
20. 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
21. 1768 Marriage ceremony at Bourgoin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
22. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
23. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
24. 1769 Enrollment at the College of New Jersey James Madison
25. 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
26. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
27. 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
28. 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
29. 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
30. 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
31. 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
32. 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
33. 1771 Graduation from the College of New Jersey James Madison
34. 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
35. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
36. 1772 Return to Montpelier James Madison
37. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
38. 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
39. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
40. 1773 Entry into the Karlsschule Friedrich Schiller
41. 1773 London research and writing Adam Smith
42. 1774 Orange County Committee of Safety James Madison
43. 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
44. 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
45. 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
46. 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
47. 1775 Visits his sister in Emmendingen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
48. 1775 Reaches the Saint Gotthard region Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
49. 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
50. 1775 Views the Rhine Falls Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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