Philosophers in Florence

The atlas holds 12 people and 33 moments here, from 1265 to 1869. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli and Dante Alighieri.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1574 to 1642

    11 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  2. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1469 to 1527

    6 moments here

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

  3. Dante Alighieri

    from 1265 to 1300

    5 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1862 to 1869

    2 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1689

    2 moments here

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

  6. 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…

  7. Geoffrey Chaucer

    in 1373

    1 moment here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  8. 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…

  9. Petrarch

    in 1305

    1 moment here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  10. 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.…

  11. 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…

  12. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1581

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

  1. 1265 Born in Florence Dante Alighieri
  2. 1283 Exchanged greetings with Beatrice in Florence Dante Alighieri
  3. 1290 Studied at Santa Maria Novella Dante Alighieri
  4. 1294 Met Charles Martel in Florence Dante Alighieri
  5. 1300 Resided in the Palazzo della Signoria as prior Dante Alighieri
  6. 1305 Childhood at Incisa Petrarch
  7. 1373 Diplomatic visit to Florence Geoffrey Chaucer
  8. 1469 Birth in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  9. 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
  10. 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
  11. 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
  12. 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
  13. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  14. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  15. 1581 Visit to Florence Michel de Montaigne
  16. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
  17. 1610 Moved permanently to Florence Galileo Galilei
  18. 1611 Stayed at Villa Le Selve Galileo Galilei
  19. 1611 Visited Villa Marignolle Galileo Galilei
  20. 1617 Resided at Bellosguardo Galileo Galilei
  21. 1631 Moved to Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  22. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
  23. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  24. 1634 Lived under house arrest at Arcetri Galileo Galilei
  25. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
  26. 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  27. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  28. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  29. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
  30. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  31. 1822 Second Italian journey in Florence Arthur Schopenhauer
  32. 1862 Visited Florence on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  33. 1869 Completed The Idiot in Florence Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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