Philosophers in Calais

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1517 to 1766. The most recorded lives are Thomas More, Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Notable people

1. Thomas More

   from 1517 to 1521

   3 moments here

   English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

2. Voltaire

   in 1726

   1 moment here

   François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   in 1766

   1 moment here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

4. Desiderius Erasmus

   in 1520

   1 moment here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

Moments

1. 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
2. 1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold Desiderius Erasmus
3. 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
4. 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More
5. 1726 Embarks from Calais for England Voltaire
6. 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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