Philosophers in Oxford
The atlas holds 10 people and 14 moments here, from 1492 to 1931. The most recorded lives are John Locke, Rabindranath Tagore and Adam Smith.
Notable people
John Locke
from 1652 to 1681
3 moments here
English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1920 to 1930
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Adam Smith
in 1740
2 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Albert Einstein
in 1931
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Charles Darwin
in 1847
1 moment here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Jonathan Swift
in 1692
1 moment 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…
Thomas Hobbes
in 1603
1 moment here
English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1499
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Giordano Bruno
in 1583
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Thomas More
in 1492
1 moment here
English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…
Moments
- 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
- 1499 First English visit at Oxford Desiderius Erasmus
- 1583 First Oxford visit and public debate Giordano Bruno
- 1603 Student at Magdalen Hall Thomas Hobbes
- 1652 Christ Church residence and study John Locke
- 1674 Return to Oxford for medical degree John Locke
- 1681 Oxford Parliament activity John Locke
- 1692 Master's degree at Hart Hall Jonathan Swift
- 1740 Departure for Oxford Adam Smith
- 1740 Oxford study Adam Smith
- 1847 Attends British Association at Oxford Charles Darwin
- 1920 Lectures at Oxford University Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Delivers the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford Rabindranath Tagore
- 1931 First Christ Church residence Albert Einstein