Philosophers of the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 15 people and 320 moments here, from 1761 to 1839. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Arthur Schopenhauer and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
Notable people
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
from 1762 to 1778
20 moments here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Adam Smith
from 1764 to 1790
16 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Karl Marx
from 1818 to 1837
6 moments here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
from 1821 to 1839
6 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Immanuel Kant
from 1765 to 1804
6 moments here
German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…
Voltaire
from 1761 to 1778
5 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Friedrich Engels
from 1820 to 1838
3 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Leo Tolstoy
from 1828 to 1836
2 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Moments
- 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
- 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
- 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1763 Childhood and primary schooling in Lorch Friedrich Schiller
- 1763 Family move to Schwäbisch Gmünd Friedrich Schiller
- 1764 Departure from Glasgow for London Adam Smith
- 1764 Visit to Montpellier Adam Smith
- 1764 First arrival in Paris Adam Smith
- 1764 Residence in Toulouse Adam Smith
- 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith
- 1764 Excursion to Bagnères-de-Bigorre Adam Smith
- 1765 Serves in the castle library Immanuel Kant
- 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
- 1765 Paris stay with the Prince of Conti Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Return to Kirkcaldy to write Adam Smith
- 1766 Family relocation to Ludwigsburg Friedrich Schiller
- 1766 Lives and lectures in Kanter's house Immanuel Kant
- 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Second Paris residence and intellectual meetings Adam Smith
- 1766 Residence at Wootton Hall Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1766 Return to London from France Adam Smith
- 1767 Lawyer living at Shadwell Thomas Jefferson
- 1767 Banquet at Amiens after reentry to France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1767 Move to Trie-Château Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1768 Marriage ceremony at Bourgoin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1769 Enrollment at the College of New Jersey James Madison
- 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Moved into Monticello South Pavilion Thomas Jefferson
- 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1770 Final Paris residence on Rue Platrière Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
- 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Graduation from the College of New Jersey James Madison
- 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Return to Montpelier James Madison
- 1772 Marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton Thomas Jefferson
- 1772 Practices law in Wetzlar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe