Writers of the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 36 people and 671 moments here, from 1685 to 1815.
Moments
- 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
- 1776 Carriage accident in Paris Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
- 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
- 1776 American commissioner in Passy Benjamin Franklin
- 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
- 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
- 1777 Birth in Brunswick Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
- 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
- 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
- 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
- 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
- 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
- 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
- 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
- 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1779 Forced landing at Ferrol John Adams
- 1779 Virginia governor at Governor's Palace Thomas Jefferson
- 1779 Departed France John Adams
- 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
- 1779 Begins second Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1779 Returns to Saint Gotthard Pass Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1779 Stays at Ford Mansion George Washington
- 1780 Took up residence in Amsterdam John Adams
- 1781 Assembly met at Monticello Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Escape to Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Evacuated Richmond with Virginia government Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Summer residence at Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson
- 1781 Meets French commanders at Newport George Washington
- 1781 Presented credentials at The Hague John Adams
- 1781 Arrives in Williamsburg George Washington
- 1781 Leads army toward Yorktown George Washington
- 1781 Visits Mount Vernon en route to Yorktown George Washington
- 1782 Moves into the Frauenplan residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1783 Education in Oxford Jane Austen
- 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
- 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Death in Saint Petersburg Leonhard Euler
- 1783 Manned balloon launch Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
- 1783 Resigns command in Annapolis George Washington
- 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington
- 1784 Elementary schooling Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
- 1784 Moves into his own house Immanuel Kant
- 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
- 1784 Meeting with Mirabeau Benjamin Franklin