Florence in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1770 to 1837. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Michael Faraday.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. 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…

3. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

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

4. Arthur Schopenhauer

   in 1822

   1 moment here

   German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

5. Honoré de Balzac

   in 1837

   1 moment here

   French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

6. 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…

Moments

1. 1770 Meets the grand duke in Florence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1805 Visits Florence Simón Bolívar
4. 1814 Diamond experiments in Florence Michael Faraday
5. 1822 Second Italian journey in Florence Arthur Schopenhauer
6. 1837 Second Italian journey: Florence Honoré de Balzac

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