Physicians of the Scientific Revolution
The atlas holds 3 people and 25 moments here, from 1543 to 1683. The most recorded lives are John Locke, François Rabelais and Nicolaus Copernicus.
Notable people
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,…
François Rabelais
from 1545 to 1553
2 moments here
French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…
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
- 1543 Death at Frauenburg Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1545 Exile in Metz François Rabelais
- 1553 Death in Paris François Rabelais
- 1632 Childhood at Belluton John Locke
- 1632 Birth at Wrington John Locke
- 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
- 1652 Christ Church residence and study John Locke
- 1665 Diplomatic mission at Cleves John Locke
- 1667 Residence at Exeter House John Locke
- 1674 Return to Oxford for medical degree John Locke
- 1675 Arrival in Paris on French journey John Locke
- 1675 Arrival and residence at Montpellier John Locke
- 1675 Arrival in Lyons John Locke
- 1676 Spring excursion to Avignon John Locke
- 1676 Spring excursion to Marseille John Locke
- 1676 Spring excursion to Toulon John Locke
- 1677 Arrival in Paris as tutor John Locke
- 1678 Second stay at Lyons John Locke
- 1678 Departure from Paris toward Rome John Locke
- 1678 Return to Montpellier John Locke
- 1678 Return to Paris after abandoned Rome journey John Locke
- 1679 Arrival in London after French travels John Locke
- 1681 Oxford Parliament activity John Locke
- 1683 Attendance at Shaftesbury funeral John Locke
- 1683 Exile begins in Amsterdam John Locke