Philosophers of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 15 people and 259 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Galileo Galilei and Giordano Bruno.

Notable people

  1. René Descartes

    from 1596 to 1650

    45 moments here

    French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…

  2. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1642

    35 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  3. Giordano Bruno

    from 1548 to 1600

    31 moments here

    Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

  4. Michel de Montaigne

    from 1557 to 1592

    29 moments here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

  5. John Locke

    from 1632 to 1683

    22 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

  6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1646 to 1687

    20 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  7. Johannes Kepler

    from 1571 to 1630

    16 moments here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  8. Francis Bacon

    from 1561 to 1626

    13 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  9. Blaise Pascal

    from 1623 to 1662

    11 moments here

    French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…

  10. 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…

  11. Baruch Spinoza

    from 1632 to 1677

    10 moments here

    Dutch philosopher Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza lived entirely in the Dutch Republic. His securely documented locations trace a life centered on…

  12. Isaac Newton

    from 1643 to 1687

    7 moments here

    English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…

  13. Martin Luther

    from 1544 to 1546

    5 moments here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

  14. Jonathan Swift

    from 1667 to 1682

    3 moments here

    Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

  15. Nicolaus Copernicus

    in 1543

    1 moment here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

Moments

  1. 1543 Death at Frauenburg Nicolaus Copernicus
  2. 1544 Dedicates the Torgau Castle Chapel Martin Luther
  3. 1545 Inaugurates Leipzig's university church Martin Luther
  4. 1545 Preaches in Halle's Market Church Martin Luther
  5. 1546 Delayed in Halle on his final journey Martin Luther
  6. 1546 Dies during his last Eisleben visit Martin Luther
  7. 1548 Birth at Nola Giordano Bruno
  8. 1557 Councillor of the Bordeaux Parlement Michel de Montaigne
  9. 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
  10. 1562 Studies in Naples Giordano Bruno
  11. 1562 With Charles IX at the siege of Rouen Michel de Montaigne
  12. 1564 Baptized at Pisa Cathedral Galileo Galilei
  13. 1564 Born in Pisa Galileo Galilei
  14. 1565 Entered San Domenico Maggiore Giordano Bruno
  15. 1570 Return to the family estate Michel de Montaigne
  16. 1571 Retirement to the château tower Michel de Montaigne
  17. 1571 Birth in Weil der Stadt Johannes Kepler
  18. 1572 First Mass at Campagna Giordano Bruno
  19. 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
  20. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  21. 1575 Educated at Vallombrosa Abbey Galileo Galilei
  22. 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
  23. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
  24. 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
  25. 1576 Teaching at Noli Giordano Bruno
  26. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
  27. 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
  28. 1578 Bergamo stop during northern journey Giordano Bruno
  29. 1578 Stop at Chambéry Giordano Bruno
  30. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
  31. 1579 Philosophy teaching at Toulouse Giordano Bruno
  32. 1579 University enrollment in Geneva Giordano Bruno
  33. 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
  34. 1580 Lodging at Baden’s baths Michel de Montaigne
  35. 1580 Stay at Basel Michel de Montaigne
  36. 1580 Departure on the European journey Michel de Montaigne
  37. 1580 Arrival at Meaux Michel de Montaigne
  38. 1580 Visit to Remiremont Abbey Michel de Montaigne
  39. 1580 Arrival at Munich Michel de Montaigne
  40. 1580 Return to Innsbruck Michel de Montaigne
  41. 1580 Stay in Augsburg Michel de Montaigne
  42. 1580 Arrival at Verona Michel de Montaigne
  43. 1580 Arrival in Rome at Porta del Popolo Michel de Montaigne
  44. 1580 Visit to Venice Michel de Montaigne
  45. 1580 Audience with Pope Gregory XIII Michel de Montaigne
  46. 1580 Roman lodging near Santa Lucia della Tinta Michel de Montaigne
  47. 1581 Thirty lectures in Paris Giordano Bruno
  48. 1581 Arrival at Ancona Michel de Montaigne
  49. 1581 Mayor of Bordeaux Michel de Montaigne
  50. 1581 Visit to Florence Michel de Montaigne

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