Amsterdam in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 6 people and 9 moments here, from 1697 to 1780. The most recorded lives are Peter the Great, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Carl Linnaeus.
Notable people
Peter the Great
from 1697 to 1716
3 moments here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1766
2 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Carl Linnaeus
in 1737
1 moment here
Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…
John Adams
in 1780
1 moment here
American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…
Montesquieu
in 1729
1 moment here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
George Frideric Handel
in 1750
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
- 1697 Arrival at Zaandam Peter the Great
- 1697 Shipbuilding study in Amsterdam Peter the Great
- 1716 Second visit to Amsterdam Peter the Great
- 1729 Visit to Amsterdam Montesquieu
- 1737 Residence at Hartekamp Carl Linnaeus
- 1750 Carriage accident in the Netherlands George Frideric Handel
- 1766 Stays in Amsterdam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1766 Plays the organ at St Bavo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1780 Took up residence in Amsterdam John Adams