Scientists of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 16 people and 374 moments here, from 1687 to 1815.

Moments

  1. 1715 Latin-school pupil in Basel Leonhard Euler
  2. 1716 Meetings with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1717 Grammar-school attendance in Växjö Carl Linnaeus
  5. 1720 Enrollment at the University of Basel Leonhard Euler
  6. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  7. 1723 Move to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
  8. 1723 Baptism at Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Adam Smith
  9. 1724 Journeyman printer in London Benjamin Franklin
  10. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  11. 1724 Born in Königsberg Immanuel Kant
  12. 1726 Move to Paris after sale of office Montesquieu
  13. 1727 Junto founded Benjamin Franklin
  14. 1727 Studies at Lund University Carl Linnaeus
  15. 1727 Embarkation from Lübeck Leonhard Euler
  16. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Giessen Leonhard Euler
  17. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Kassel Leonhard Euler
  18. 1727 Rhine voyage to Mainz Leonhard Euler
  19. 1727 Letter from Paris Montesquieu
  20. 1727 Departure from Basel for Russia Leonhard Euler
  21. 1727 Departure from Frankfurt am Main Leonhard Euler
  22. 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  23. 1728 Arrival at Madame de Warens's home Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  24. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  25. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  26. 1728 Departure for Vienna Montesquieu
  27. 1728 Hungarian Diet at Pressburg Montesquieu
  28. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
  29. 1728 Move to Uppsala University Carl Linnaeus
  30. 1728 Letter from Venice Montesquieu
  31. 1728 Arrival in Milan Montesquieu
  32. 1728 Born at Marton James Cook
  33. 1728 Audience in Turin Montesquieu
  34. 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
  35. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
  36. 1729 Burgh School education Adam Smith
  37. 1729 Pennsylvania Gazette publisher Benjamin Franklin
  38. 1729 First Roman stay begins Montesquieu
  39. 1729 Arrival in Naples Montesquieu
  40. 1729 Return to Rome from Naples Montesquieu
  41. 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
  42. 1729 Arrival in Heidelberg Montesquieu
  43. 1729 Return to Annecy Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  44. 1729 Departure from The Hague for England Montesquieu
  45. 1729 Visit to Amsterdam Montesquieu
  46. 1729 Arrival in London Montesquieu
  47. 1730 Attends the Hospitalschule Immanuel Kant
  48. 1730 Initiation at Horn Tavern Lodge Montesquieu
  49. 1731 Christmas visit to Stenbrohult Carl Linnaeus
  50. 1731 Life with de Warens at Chambéry Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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