Mathematicians in London

The atlas holds 6 people and 19 moments here, from 1583 to 1933. The most recorded lives are Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

  1. Isaac Newton

    from 1687 to 1727

    10 moments here

    English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…

  2. Albert Einstein

    from 1921 to 1933

    2 moments here

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

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1673 to 1676

    2 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  4. Thomas Hobbes

    from 1651 to 1660

    2 moments here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

  5. Giordano Bruno

    from 1583 to 1584

    2 moments here

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

  6. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

Moments

  1. 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
  2. 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
  3. 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
  4. 1660 Encounter with Charles II in the Strand Thomas Hobbes
  5. 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1676 Second London visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1687 Faces the Ecclesiastical Commission Isaac Newton
  8. 1689 Attends Hampton Court meeting Isaac Newton
  9. 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
  10. 1697 Lives on Jermyn Street Isaac Newton
  11. 1709 Relocates to Chelsea Isaac Newton
  12. 1710 Settles in St Martin's Street Isaac Newton
  13. 1714 Testifies on the longitude problem Isaac Newton
  14. 1725 Moves to Kensington for his health Isaac Newton
  15. 1726 Recounts the falling-apple insight Isaac Newton
  16. 1727 Dies at Kensington Isaac Newton
  17. 1786 London meeting with George III Thomas Jefferson
  18. 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
  19. 1933 Addresses Royal Albert Hall Albert Einstein

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