Historians in Florence

The atlas holds 5 people and 11 moments here, from 1469 to 1786. The most recorded lives are Niccolò Machiavelli, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. Niccolò Machiavelli

   from 1469 to 1527

   6 moments here

   Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   2 moments here

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

3. 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…

4. 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.…

5. Thomas Hobbes

   in 1636

   1 moment here

   English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

Moments

1. 1469 Birth in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
2. 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
3. 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
4. 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
5. 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
6. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
7. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
8. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
9. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
11. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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