Scientists in Bordeaux

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1689 to 1914. The most recorded lives are Montesquieu, Marie Curie and Adam Smith.

Notable people

1. Montesquieu

   from 1689 to 1731

   4 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

2. Marie Curie

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

3. Adam Smith

   in 1764

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

Moments

1. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
2. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
3. 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
4. 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
5. 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith
6. 1914 Carries France's radium to Bordeaux Marie Curie

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