Philosophers in Kent

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1766 to 1982. The most recorded lives are Karl Marx, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Albert Einstein.

Notable people

1. Karl Marx

   from 1866 to 1879

   4 moments here

   German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1766 to 1767

   2 moments here

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

3. Albert Einstein

   in 1933

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

4. Pope John Paul II

   in 1982

   1 moment here

   Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

Moments

1. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1866 Recuperates in Margate Karl Marx
4. 1866 Walks from Margate to Canterbury Karl Marx
5. 1872 Visits Ramsgate with Engels Karl Marx
6. 1879 Returns to Ramsgate with Jenny Karl Marx
7. 1933 Arrives at Dover en route to Oxford Albert Einstein
8. 1982 Prayer at Canterbury Cathedral Pope John Paul II

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