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
- 1780 Stays in Pskov Catherine II of Russia
- 1780 Overnights in Velikiye Luki Catherine II of Russia
- 1780 Visits Smolensk with Joseph II Catherine II of Russia
- 1780 Continental Congress service in Philadelphia James Madison
- 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 Summoned to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 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
- 1781 Competes before the emperor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1782 First performance of The Robbers Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Moves into the Frauenplan residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1782 Second unauthorized journey to Mannheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Marries at St Stephen's Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1782 Arrival in Mannheim after flight Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Flight from Stuttgart Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Retreat to Oggersheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Refuge at Bauerbach Friedrich Schiller
- 1783 Literary residence at Bauerbach Friedrich Schiller
- 1783 Education in Oxford Jane Austen
- 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
- 1783 Performed for the stadtholder Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1783 Visits family in Salzburg with Constanze Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1783 Hydrogen-balloon flight witness Benjamin Franklin
- 1783 Stay at the Palace of Arenas de San Pedro Francisco Goya
- 1783 Signed Treaty of Paris John Adams
- 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 Meets Haydn in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1784 Moves into his own house Immanuel Kant
- 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
- 1784 Meeting with Mirabeau Benjamin Franklin
- 1784 Undertakes third Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
- 1785 Visits Staraya Russa Catherine II of Russia
- 1785 Virginia Assembly session James Madison
- 1785 Boarding school at Reading Abbey Jane Austen
- 1785 Return from Richmond to Orange James Madison
- 1785 Invitation and move to Leipzig Friedrich Schiller