Philosophers in London

The atlas holds 24 people and 100 moments here, from 1374 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Isaac Newton, Thomas More and Karl Marx.

Notable people

  1. Isaac Newton

    from 1687 to 1727

    10 moments here

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

  2. Thomas More

    from 1478 to 1535

    10 moments here

    English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

  3. Karl Marx

    from 1845 to 1883

    9 moments here

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

  4. Charles Darwin

    from 1829 to 1882

    8 moments here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  5. Friedrich Engels

    from 1843 to 1895

    8 moments here

    German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

  6. Francis Bacon

    from 1561 to 1626

    8 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  7. John Locke

    from 1647 to 1702

    6 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

  8. Geoffrey Chaucer

    from 1374 to 1400

    6 moments here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  9. Adam Smith

    from 1764 to 1777

    5 moments here

    Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

  10. Mahatma Gandhi

    from 1888 to 1931

    4 moments here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  11. Voltaire

    from 1726 to 1727

    3 moments here

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

  12. Jonathan Swift

    from 1707 to 1726

    3 moments here

    Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

  13. 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…

  14. Rabindranath Tagore

    from 1879 to 1912

    2 moments here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  15. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1766

    2 moments here

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

  16. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1673 to 1676

    2 moments here

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

  17. Montesquieu

    from 1729 to 1730

    2 moments here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

  18. 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…

  19. Desiderius Erasmus

    from 1505 to 1510

    2 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  20. 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,…

  21. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  22. 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…

  23. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1803

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  24. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

  1. 1374 Residence above Aldgate Geoffrey Chaucer
  2. 1386 Member of the Wonderful Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer
  3. 1390 Robbed at Hatcham Geoffrey Chaucer
  4. 1390 Robbed at Westminster Geoffrey Chaucer
  5. 1399 Residence in the Westminster Abbey close Geoffrey Chaucer
  6. 1400 Death in London Geoffrey Chaucer
  7. 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More
  8. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  9. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  10. 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
  11. 1505 Second stay in England Desiderius Erasmus
  12. 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
  13. 1510 Arrival at Thomas More's house Desiderius Erasmus
  14. 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
  15. 1534 Appearance before the succession-oath commission Thomas More
  16. 1534 Imprisonment in the Bell Tower Thomas More
  17. 1535 Execution at Tower Hill Thomas More
  18. 1535 Treason trial at Westminster Hall Thomas More
  19. 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
  20. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
  21. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
  22. 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
  23. 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
  24. 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon
  25. 1601 Counsel at the Essex treason trial Francis Bacon
  26. 1606 Marriage to Alice Barnham Francis Bacon
  27. 1621 Imprisonment in the Tower Francis Bacon
  28. 1626 Death at Arundel House Francis Bacon
  29. 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
  30. 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
  31. 1660 Encounter with Charles II in the Strand Thomas Hobbes
  32. 1667 Residence at Exeter House John Locke
  33. 1673 First London visit and Royal Society demonstration Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  34. 1676 Second London visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  35. 1679 Arrival in London after French travels John Locke
  36. 1687 Faces the Ecclesiastical Commission Isaac Newton
  37. 1689 Residence at Dorset Court John Locke
  38. 1689 Return voyage with Princess Mary John Locke
  39. 1689 Attends Hampton Court meeting Isaac Newton
  40. 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
  41. 1697 Lives on Jermyn Street Isaac Newton
  42. 1702 Final visit to London John Locke
  43. 1707 First-Fruits mission in London Jonathan Swift
  44. 1709 Relocates to Chelsea Isaac Newton
  45. 1710 Political work in London Jonathan Swift
  46. 1710 Settles in St Martin's Street Isaac Newton
  47. 1714 Testifies on the longitude problem Isaac Newton
  48. 1725 Moves to Kensington for his health Isaac Newton
  49. 1726 Stayed with Pope at Twickenham Jonathan Swift
  50. 1726 Lives with Fawkener in Wandsworth Voltaire

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