Historical figures of the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 38 people and 540 moments here, from 1543 to 1687. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther, Michelangelo and Jonathan Swift. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Martin Luther

    from 1544 to 1546

    5 moments here

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

  2. Michelangelo

    from 1547 to 1564

    4 moments here

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

  3. 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…

  4. Daniel Defoe

    from 1660 to 1685

    3 moments here

    English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…

  5. Peter the Great

    from 1672 to 1682

    2 moments here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

  6. Suleiman the Magnificent

    from 1543 to 1566

    2 moments here

    Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…

  7. John Calvin

    in 1564

    2 moments here

    French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

  8. 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;…

  9. Johann Sebastian Bach

    in 1685

    1 moment here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  10. 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…

  11. Hernán Cortés

    in 1547

    1 moment here

    Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…

  12. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1678

    1 moment here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  13. Jacques Cartier

    in 1557

    1 moment here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

  14. George Frideric Handel

    in 1685

    1 moment here

    German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…

Moments

  1. 1566 Visit to Fotheringhay Castle Elizabeth I
  2. 1566 Visit to Houghton Conquest Elizabeth I
  3. 1566 Royal visit to Oxford Elizabeth I
  4. 1566 Visit to Greyfriars, Stamford Elizabeth I
  5. 1566 Dies during the Szigetvár siege Suleiman the Magnificent
  6. 1569 Serves Cardinal Acquaviva in Rome Miguel de Cervantes
  7. 1570 Return to the family estate Michel de Montaigne
  8. 1571 Retirement to the château tower Michel de Montaigne
  9. 1571 Birth in Weil der Stadt Johannes Kepler
  10. 1572 Royal progress at Warwick Elizabeth I
  11. 1572 First Mass at Campagna Giordano Bruno
  12. 1572 Studies at the Colegio Imperial Lope de Vega
  13. 1572 Campaigns at Corfu Miguel de Cervantes
  14. 1573 Stationed with his company in Naples Miguel de Cervantes
  15. 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
  16. 1573 Royal progress to Sandwich Elizabeth I
  17. 1574 Royal progress to Bristol Elizabeth I
  18. 1574 Visit to Sudeley Castle Elizabeth I
  19. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  20. 1574 Royal progress at Havering Elizabeth I
  21. 1575 Royal progress at Lichfield Elizabeth I
  22. 1575 Royal progress at Shrewsbury Elizabeth I
  23. 1575 Educated at Vallombrosa Abbey Galileo Galilei
  24. 1575 Stay at Kenilworth Castle Elizabeth I
  25. 1575 Royal progress at Worcester Elizabeth I
  26. 1575 Embarks from Naples for Spain Miguel de Cervantes
  27. 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
  28. 1576 Lodging at Santa Maria sopra Minerva Giordano Bruno
  29. 1576 Arrival at Genoa Giordano Bruno
  30. 1576 Teaching at Noli Giordano Bruno
  31. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
  32. 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
  33. 1577 Reported baptism in Cologne Peter Paul Rubens
  34. 1577 Birth at Siegen Peter Paul Rubens
  35. 1578 Royal progress at Bury St Edmunds Elizabeth I
  36. 1578 Royal progress at Euston Hall Elizabeth I
  37. 1578 Royal progress to Norwich Elizabeth I
  38. 1578 Bergamo stop during northern journey Giordano Bruno
  39. 1578 Stop at Chambéry Giordano Bruno
  40. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
  41. 1579 Philosophy teaching at Toulouse Giordano Bruno
  42. 1579 University enrollment in Geneva Giordano Bruno
  43. 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
  44. 1580 Lodging at Baden’s baths Michel de Montaigne
  45. 1580 Stay at Basel Michel de Montaigne
  46. 1580 Departure on the European journey Michel de Montaigne
  47. 1580 Arrival at Meaux Michel de Montaigne
  48. 1580 Visit to Remiremont Abbey Michel de Montaigne
  49. 1580 Arrival at Munich Michel de Montaigne
  50. 1580 Return to Innsbruck Michel de Montaigne

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