Florence in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 6 people and 7 moments here, from 1689 to 1814. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Notable people

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   2 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

2. 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…

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1770

   1 moment here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

4. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

   English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

5. Simón Bolívar

   in 1805

   1 moment here

   Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

6. Montesquieu

   in 1728

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
4. 1770 Meets the grand duke in Florence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. 1805 Visits Florence Simón Bolívar
7. 1814 Diamond experiments in Florence Michael Faraday

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