Educators in Geneva

The atlas holds 8 people and 18 moments here, from 1579 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jorge Luis Borges and Raisa Gorbacheva.

Notable people

1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1712 to 1754

   6 moments here

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

2. Jorge Luis Borges

   from 1914 to 1986

   5 moments here

   Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

3. Raisa Gorbacheva

   in 1985

   2 moments here

   Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

4. Adam Smith

   in 1765

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

5. Louis Pasteur

   in 1882

   1 moment here

   French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…

6. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   in 1889

   1 moment here

   Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

7. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

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

8. Giordano Bruno

   in 1579

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

Moments

1. 1579 University enrollment in Geneva Giordano Bruno
2. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1737 Inheritance visit to Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7. 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
8. 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
9. 1814 Writing from Geneva Michael Faraday
10. 1882 Congress of Hygiene address Louis Pasteur
11. 1889 Second European tour: Geneva concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12. 1914 Geneva residence and education Jorge Luis Borges
13. 1914 Studies begin at the Collège de Genève Jorge Luis Borges
14. 1985 Final departure for Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
15. 1985 Geneva Summit tea Raisa Gorbacheva
16. 1985 International Red Cross event Raisa Gorbacheva
17. 1986 Marriage through Paraguayan consulate in Geneva Jorge Luis Borges
18. 1986 Death in Geneva Jorge Luis Borges

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