Scientists in Geneva

The atlas holds 9 people and 18 moments here, from 1579 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Kofi Annan 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. Kofi Annan

   from 1961 to 2007

   4 moments here

   Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

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. Mikhail Gorbachev

   in 1985

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

7. Stephen Hawking

   in 1985

   1 moment here

   English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

8. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

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

9. 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. 1961 International-relations study in Geneva Kofi Annan
12. 1962 Budget officer at WHO Kofi Annan
13. 1980 UNHCR personnel chief in Geneva Kofi Annan
14. 1985 Medical emergency during CERN trip Stephen Hawking
15. 1985 Geneva Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
16. 1985 Geneva Summit tea Raisa Gorbacheva
17. 1985 International Red Cross event Raisa Gorbacheva
18. 2007 Residence in Geneva after UN service Kofi Annan

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