Historical figures in Lyon
The atlas holds 12 people and 16 moments here, from 14 BC to 1940. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke and François Rabelais. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
from 1740 to 1770
3 moments here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
John Locke
from 1675 to 1678
2 moments here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
François Rabelais
from 1532 to 1537
2 moments here
French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1766
1 moment here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Voltaire
in 1754
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Augustus
in 14 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Molière
in 1652
1 moment here
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and theatrical manager.…
Albert Camus
in 1940
1 moment here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Charles Baudelaire
in 1831
1 moment here
French poet, essayist, translator, and art critic, best known for Les Fleurs du mal. Baudelaire lived chiefly in Paris, spent formative school years…
Constantine the Great
in 310
1 moment here
Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…
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,…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1581
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Moments
- 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
- 310 Disembarks at Lugdunum Constantine the Great
- 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1537 Anatomy lesson at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
- 1581 Overnight stay at Lyon Michel de Montaigne
- 1652 Touring presence at Lyon Molière
- 1675 Arrival in Lyons John Locke
- 1678 Second stay at Lyons John Locke
- 1740 Tutor in Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1754 Meets Richelieu in Lyon Voltaire
- 1766 Performs in Lyon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1831 Schooling and residence in Lyon Charles Baudelaire
- 1940 Wartime stay in Lyon Albert Camus