Scientists in Kent

The atlas holds 5 people and 11 moments here, from 1766 to 1933. The most recorded lives are Karl Marx, Charles Dickens and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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. Charles Dickens

   from 1837 to 1855

   3 moments here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

3. 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,…

4. 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…

5. Michael Faraday

   in 1860

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1837 Holidays at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
4. 1840 Resides for a summer at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
5. 1855 Reads at Folkestone Charles Dickens
6. 1860 Trinity House lighthouse report Michael Faraday
7. 1866 Recuperates in Margate Karl Marx
8. 1866 Walks from Margate to Canterbury Karl Marx
9. 1872 Visits Ramsgate with Engels Karl Marx
10. 1879 Returns to Ramsgate with Jenny Karl Marx
11. 1933 Arrives at Dover en route to Oxford Albert Einstein

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