Bologna in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 1689 to 1786. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Notable people
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1770
4 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…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1786
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1689
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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.…
Moments
- 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
- 1770 Meets Padre Martini in Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Returns to Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Stays at Pallavicini's summer residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Examined by Bologna's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1786 Reaches Bologna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe