Writers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 36 people and 671 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Alexander Pushkin, Victor Hugo and Edgar Allan Poe.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Pushkin

    from 1799 to 1815

    5 moments here

    Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

  2. Victor Hugo

    from 1802 to 1811

    3 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

  3. Edgar Allan Poe

    from 1809 to 1815

    3 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  4. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1809 to 1811

    2 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  5. 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…

  6. Charles Dickens

    from 1812 to 1815

    2 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  7. Hans Christian Andersen

    from 1805 to 1807

    2 moments here

    Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

  8. Richard Wagner

    from 1813 to 1814

    2 moments here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  9. Jean de La Fontaine

    from 1693 to 1695

    2 moments here

    French fabulist, poet, dramatist, and author whose Fables became foundational works of French literature.…

  10. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1815

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  11. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  12. Alexandre Dumas

    in 1802

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…

Moments

  1. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1717 First Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
  3. 1720 Enrollment at the University of Basel Leonhard Euler
  4. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  5. 1722 Arranges clandestine publication in Rouen Voltaire
  6. 1722 Finds a publisher at The Hague Voltaire
  7. 1722 Meets Rousseau in Brussels Voltaire
  8. 1723 Move to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
  9. 1723 Baptism at Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Adam Smith
  10. 1724 Journeyman printer in London Benjamin Franklin
  11. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  12. 1724 Born in Königsberg Immanuel Kant
  13. 1726 Lives with Fawkener in Wandsworth Voltaire
  14. 1726 Takes rooms at Durham Court Voltaire
  15. 1726 Second Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
  16. 1726 Embarks from Calais for England Voltaire
  17. 1727 Junto founded Benjamin Franklin
  18. 1727 Embarkation from Lübeck Leonhard Euler
  19. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Giessen Leonhard Euler
  20. 1727 Post-wagon journey through Kassel Leonhard Euler
  21. 1727 Rhine voyage to Mainz Leonhard Euler
  22. 1727 Departure from Basel for Russia Leonhard Euler
  23. 1727 Departure from Frankfurt am Main Leonhard Euler
  24. 1727 Arrival at Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
  25. 1727 Lodges above the White Peruke Voltaire
  26. 1728 Waits in Dieppe after exile Voltaire
  27. 1728 Arrival at Madame de Warens's home Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  28. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  29. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  30. 1729 Burgh School education Adam Smith
  31. 1729 Pennsylvania Gazette publisher Benjamin Franklin
  32. 1729 Return to Annecy Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  33. 1730 Attends the Hospitalschule Immanuel Kant
  34. 1731 Life with de Warens at Chambéry Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  35. 1732 Begins at Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
  36. 1732 Born at Popes Creek George Washington
  37. 1734 Takes refuge at Cirey Voltaire
  38. 1735 Lives at Little Hunting Creek George Washington
  39. 1735 Residence at Les Charmettes Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  40. 1735 Birth on the Adams family farm John Adams
  41. 1737 Student at Glasgow Adam Smith
  42. 1737 Inheritance visit to Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  43. 1738 Moves to Ferry Farm George Washington
  44. 1739 Lives largely in Brussels Voltaire
  45. 1740 Departure for Oxford Adam Smith
  46. 1740 Oxford study Adam Smith
  47. 1740 Enters the University of Königsberg Immanuel Kant
  48. 1740 Graduates from Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
  49. 1740 Tutor in Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  50. 1740 Negotiates with a Hague publisher Voltaire

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