Scientists in Lyon

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1579 to 1770. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke and Giordano Bruno.

Notable people

1. 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,…

2. 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,…

3. 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,…

Moments

1. 1579 Brief stay at Lyon Giordano Bruno
2. 1675 Arrival in Lyons John Locke
3. 1678 Second stay at Lyons John Locke
4. 1740 Tutor in Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1768 Passage through Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1770 Lyon residence and musical collaboration Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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