Geneva in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 5 people and 14 moments here, from 1712 to 1814. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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. Voltaire

   from 1754 to 1761

   5 moments here

   François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1766

   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. 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. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1737 Inheritance visit to Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7. 1754 Arrives in Geneva Voltaire
8. 1755 Establishes Les Délices Voltaire
9. 1758 Makes his first visit to Ferney Voltaire
10. 1759 Divides his time among border residences Voltaire
11. 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
12. 1765 Departure from Geneva for Paris Adam Smith
13. 1766 Arrives in Geneva Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1814 Writing from Geneva Michael Faraday

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