Historical figures of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 51 people and 1,112 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Verdi and Alexandre Dumas. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.

Notable people

  1. 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.…

  2. 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…

  3. Alexandre Dumas

    in 1802

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1709 Returned to Ireland after London mission Jonathan Swift
  2. 1709 Scholarly residence in Paris Montesquieu
  3. 1709 Lived in the Weldig house Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 1709 Battlefield headquarters at Poltava Peter the Great
  5. 1709 Relocates to Chelsea Isaac Newton
  6. 1710 First London visit George Frideric Handel
  7. 1710 Visit en route to London George Frideric Handel
  8. 1710 Political work in London Jonathan Swift
  9. 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
  10. 1710 Settles in St Martin's Street Isaac Newton
  11. 1711 Campaign near Iași Peter the Great
  12. 1711 Visit to Dresden Peter the Great
  13. 1711 Studies law in Caen Voltaire
  14. 1711 Religious-festival visit to Brescia Antonio Vivaldi
  15. 1711 Final Berlin sojourn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  16. 1711 Defensive position at Stănilești Peter the Great
  17. 1711 Audience with Peter the Great at Torgau Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  18. 1712 Later Scottish mission Daniel Defoe
  19. 1712 Permanent settlement in England George Frideric Handel
  20. 1712 Performance at the Basilica of Saint Anthony Antonio Vivaldi
  21. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  22. 1712 Audience with Peter the Great at Carlsbad Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  23. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  24. 1713 Barn Elms residence George Frideric Handel
  25. 1713 Siege of Tönning Peter the Great
  26. 1713 Travel to Hanover Peter the Great
  27. 1713 Visit to Hamburg Peter the Great
  28. 1713 Voyage to Helsingfors Peter the Great
  29. 1713 Voyage to Riga Peter the Great
  30. 1713 Voyage to Turku Peter the Great
  31. 1713 Serves at The Hague Voltaire
  32. 1714 Testifies on the longitude problem Isaac Newton
  33. 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
  34. 1714 Return to Ireland for the deanery Jonathan Swift
  35. 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  36. 1715 Latin-school pupil in Basel Leonhard Euler
  37. 1715 Death at Versailles Louis XIV
  38. 1716 Meetings with Peter the Great at Bad Pyrmont Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  39. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Danzig Peter the Great
  40. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Königsberg Peter the Great
  41. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Riga Peter the Great
  42. 1716 Command voyage to Copenhagen Peter the Great
  43. 1716 Meeting with Danish diplomats at Altona Peter the Great
  44. 1716 Meeting with Leibniz at Bad Pyrmont Peter the Great
  45. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  46. 1716 Second visit to Amsterdam Peter the Great
  47. 1717 Grammar-school attendance in Växjö Carl Linnaeus
  48. 1717 Diplomatic and scholarly visits in Paris Peter the Great
  49. 1717 First Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
  50. 1717 Water Music river party George Frideric Handel

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