Historical figures of the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 48 people and 1,118 moments here, from 1760 to 1840. Among them Writers, Scientists and Political Leaders.

Moments

  1. 1775 Visits Polotnyany Zavod Catherine II of Russia
  2. 1775 Birth at Steventon Jane Austen
  3. 1776 Kirkcaldy after publication Adam Smith
  4. 1776 Delegate at the Fifth Virginia Convention James Madison
  5. 1776 Declaration committee Benjamin Franklin
  6. 1776 Anchors in Plymouth Sound before third voyage James Cook
  7. 1776 Advocated independence in Congress John Adams
  8. 1776 Drafted Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
  9. 1776 Continental Congress delegate in Philadelphia Thomas Jefferson
  10. 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference John Adams
  11. 1776 Returned to Virginia legislature Thomas Jefferson
  12. 1776 Carriage accident in Paris Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  13. 1776 Returned home after peace conference John Adams
  14. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
  15. 1776 American commissioner in Passy Benjamin Franklin
  16. 1776 Attacks the Trenton garrison George Washington
  17. 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
  18. 1777 Childhood home in Rheingasse Ludwig van Beethoven
  19. 1777 Birth in Brunswick Carl Friedrich Gauss
  20. 1777 Leaves Salzburg in search of work Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  21. 1777 Arrives in Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  22. 1777 Moves on to Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  23. 1777 Enters winter quarters at Valley Forge George Washington
  24. 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  25. 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
  26. 1778 Death at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
  27. 1778 Lives at Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  28. 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
  29. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
  30. 1778 Child-prodigy concert in Cologne Ludwig van Beethoven
  31. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
  32. 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  33. 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
  34. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
  35. 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  36. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
  37. 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  38. 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  39. 1778 Returns to Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  40. 1778 Stays in Munich with the Webers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  41. 1779 Forced landing at Ferrol John Adams
  42. 1779 Enrolls at school in Autun Napoleon Bonaparte
  43. 1779 Virginia governor at Governor's Palace Thomas Jefferson
  44. 1779 Returns to Salzburg employment Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  45. 1779 Departed France John Adams
  46. 1779 Returned from first French mission John Adams
  47. 1779 Begins second Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  48. 1779 Returns to Saint Gotthard Pass Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  49. 1779 Stays at Ford Mansion George Washington
  50. 1780 Regimental doctor in Stuttgart Friedrich Schiller

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