Historical figures of the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 48 people and 1,118 moments here, from 1760 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Napoleon Bonaparte. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1762 to 1791
119 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1765 to 1832
77 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Napoleon Bonaparte
from 1769 to 1815
56 moments here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Ludwig van Beethoven
from 1770 to 1827
53 moments here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Jane Austen
from 1775 to 1817
48 moments here
English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…
Alexander Pushkin
from 1799 to 1837
39 moments here
Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…
George Washington
from 1775 to 1799
37 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Lord Byron
from 1788 to 1823
37 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Honoré de Balzac
from 1799 to 1840
36 moments here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1788 to 1833
35 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Catherine II of Russia
from 1762 to 1796
35 moments here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
from 1777 to 1833
34 moments here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
from 1770 to 1831
32 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Hans Christian Andersen
from 1805 to 1840
31 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Charles Darwin
from 1809 to 1839
30 moments here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1810 to 1840
30 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
John Adams
from 1768 to 1826
30 moments here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
Friedrich Schiller
from 1763 to 1805
29 moments here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
James Madison
from 1769 to 1836
28 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
Francisco Goya
from 1760 to 1828
26 moments here
Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…
Abraham Lincoln
from 1809 to 1838
25 moments here
American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1761 to 1826
25 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Simón Bolívar
from 1799 to 1810
23 moments here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Edgar Allan Poe
from 1809 to 1838
22 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
Moments
- 1760 Training with José Luzán Francisco Goya
- 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
- 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
- 1762 Return to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
- 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1762 Child prodigy appears in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Reaches Peterhof with the guards Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Sleeps at Peterhof before the coup Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Emperor of all the Russias Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Secretly visits Ivan VI at Shlisselburg Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Crowned at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Crowned in the Assumption Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Enters Moscow for coronation Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Returns to England and marries in London James Cook
- 1763 Childhood and primary schooling in Lorch Friedrich Schiller
- 1763 Family move to Schwäbisch Gmünd Friedrich Schiller
- 1763 Surveys Saint-Pierre and Miquelon James Cook
- 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Appears in Frankfurt concerts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Gives concerts in Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Grand-tour performances in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Passes through Bonn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs for a Prussian princess Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs in Mainz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Plays the organ at Wasserburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Stops in Cologne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Travels down the Rhine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Visits Yaroslavl Catherine II of Russia
- 1763 Arrives in Brussels Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Arrives in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs before Charles of Lorraine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Moves to Versailles Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Departure from Glasgow for London Adam Smith
- 1764 Visit to Montpellier Adam Smith
- 1764 Second London mission Benjamin Franklin
- 1764 Plays for the French royal family Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 First arrival in Paris Adam Smith
- 1764 Residence in Toulouse Adam Smith
- 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Second London royal engagement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Appears at Ranelagh Gardens Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs in Grosvenor Square Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith
- 1764 Excursion to Bagnères-de-Bigorre Adam Smith
- 1764 Moves to Frith Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart