Scientists in Oxford

The atlas holds 10 people and 23 moments here, from 1583 to 1972. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, John Locke and Adam Smith.

Notable people

1. J. R. R. Tolkien

   from 1911 to 1972

   10 moments here

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

2. 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,…

3. 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…

4. Stephen Hawking

   from 1942 to 1959

   2 moments here

   English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

5. 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…

6. 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…

7. Margaret Thatcher

   in 1943

   1 moment here

   British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

8. Theodore Roosevelt

   in 1910

   1 moment here

   Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

9. 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…

10. 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,…

Moments

1. 1583 First Oxford visit and public debate Giordano Bruno
2. 1603 Student at Magdalen Hall Thomas Hobbes
3. 1652 Christ Church residence and study John Locke
4. 1674 Return to Oxford for medical degree John Locke
5. 1681 Oxford Parliament activity John Locke
6. 1740 Departure for Oxford Adam Smith
7. 1740 Oxford study Adam Smith
8. 1847 Attends British Association at Oxford Charles Darwin
9. 1910 Romanes Lecture at Oxford Theodore Roosevelt
10. 1911 Begins at Exeter College J. R. R. Tolkien
11. 1918 Returns to Oxford for dictionary work J. R. R. Tolkien
12. 1925 Returns to Oxford as professor J. R. R. Tolkien
13. 1930 Move to 20 Northmoor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
14. 1931 First Christ Church residence Albert Einstein
15. 1942 Birth in Oxford Stephen Hawking
16. 1943 Chemistry student at Somerville Margaret Thatcher
17. 1945 Merton Professor at Oxford J. R. R. Tolkien
18. 1947 Move to Manor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
19. 1950 Move to Holywell Street J. R. R. Tolkien
20. 1953 Move to Sandfield Road J. R. R. Tolkien
21. 1955 First O'Donnell Lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
22. 1959 Undergraduate study at University College Stephen Hawking
23. 1972 Return to central Oxford J. R. R. Tolkien

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