Historians of the Scientific Revolution
The atlas holds 3 people and 44 moments here, from 1561 to 1687. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes.
Notable people
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1646 to 1687
20 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Francis Bacon
from 1561 to 1626
13 moments here
English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…
Thomas Hobbes
from 1588 to 1679
11 moments here
English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…
Moments
- 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
- 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
- 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
- 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
- 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
- 1588 Birth at Westport Thomas Hobbes
- 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon
- 1601 Counsel at the Essex treason trial Francis Bacon
- 1603 Student at Magdalen Hall Thomas Hobbes
- 1606 Marriage to Alice Barnham Francis Bacon
- 1608 Pondyards project at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
- 1610 European tour in Italy Thomas Hobbes
- 1621 Imprisonment in the Tower Francis Bacon
- 1621 Retirement at Gorhambury Francis Bacon
- 1626 Burial at St Michael's Church Francis Bacon
- 1626 Death at Arundel House Francis Bacon
- 1629 Tutor in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
- 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
- 1646 Birth in Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
- 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
- 1653 Nikolaischule pupil Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1660 Encounter with Charles II in the Strand Thomas Hobbes
- 1661 Begins university studies Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1663 Summer-semester enrolment at Jena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1663 Returns to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Secretary in Nuremberg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Leaves Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Enrols at Altdorf Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1666 Defends legal doctorate thesis Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1667 Frankfurt visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1667 Visit to Mainz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1675 Final residence at Chatsworth Thomas Hobbes
- 1676 Leaves Paris for Hanover service Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Second London visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Conversations with Spinoza at The Hague Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Arrives in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1679 Death at Hardwick Hall Thomas Hobbes
- 1680 Repeated Harz mining journeys Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz