Writers of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 36 people and 671 moments here, from 1685 to 1815.

Moments

1. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
5. 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
7. 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
8. 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
9. 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
10. 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
11. 1771 Parliamentary visit in Dublin Benjamin Franklin
12. 1771 Stay in Edinburgh Benjamin Franklin
13. 1771 Stay in Leeds Benjamin Franklin
14. 1771 Stay in Lichfield Benjamin Franklin
15. 1771 Stay in Manchester Benjamin Franklin
16. 1771 Stay near Stirling Benjamin Franklin
17. 1771 Moved family back to Braintree John Adams
18. 1771 Home destroyed by fire Leonhard Euler
19. 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
20. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
21. 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
22. 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
23. 1772 Returned household to Boston John Adams
24. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
25. 1773 London research and writing Adam Smith
26. 1774 First Continental Congress John Adams
27. 1774 Returned to the Braintree farm John Adams
28. 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
29. 1775 Returned for Second Continental Congress John Adams
30. 1775 Return from Britain Benjamin Franklin
31. 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
32. 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
33. 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
34. 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
35. 1775 Visits his sister in Emmendingen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
36. 1775 Reaches the Saint Gotthard region Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
37. 1775 Stays in Zürich Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
38. 1775 Views the Rhine Falls Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
39. 1775 Walks to Einsiedeln Abbey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
40. 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
41. 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
42. 1775 Arrives in Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
43. 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
44. 1775 Birth at Steventon Jane Austen
45. 1776 Kirkcaldy after publication Adam Smith
46. 1776 Declaration committee Benjamin Franklin
47. 1776 Advocated independence in Congress John Adams
48. 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
49. 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
50. 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference John Adams

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