Historians in Paris

The atlas holds 11 people and 50 moments here, from 1576 to 1958. The most recorded lives are Victor Hugo, Voltaire and Montesquieu.

Notable people

1. Victor Hugo

   from 1827 to 1885

   10 moments here

   French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

2. Voltaire

   from 1694 to 1778

   10 moments here

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

3. Montesquieu

   from 1709 to 1755

   8 moments here

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

4. Karl Marx

   from 1843 to 1882

   7 moments here

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

5. Winston Churchill

   from 1883 to 1958

   3 moments here

   Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1672 to 1676

   3 moments here

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

7. Thomas Hobbes

   from 1629 to 1647

   3 moments here

   English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

8. Thomas Jefferson

   from 1784 to 1789

   2 moments here

   Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

9. Friedrich Engels

   from 1844 to 1846

   2 moments here

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

10. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1913

    1 moment here

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

11. Francis Bacon

    in 1576

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1576 Diplomatic journey to Paris Francis Bacon
2. 1629 Tutor in Paris Thomas Hobbes
3. 1640 Exile in Paris Thomas Hobbes
4. 1647 Mathematical instructor to the Prince of Wales Thomas Hobbes
5. 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1676 Leaves Paris for Hanover service Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1694 Born in Paris Voltaire
9. 1704 Studies at Louis-le-Grand Voltaire
10. 1709 Scholarly residence in Paris Montesquieu
11. 1717 First Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
12. 1726 Second Bastille imprisonment Voltaire
13. 1726 Move to Paris after sale of office Montesquieu
14. 1727 Letter from Paris Montesquieu
15. 1728 Departure for Vienna Montesquieu
16. 1734 Residence in Paris while preparing later work Montesquieu
17. 1739 Letter from Paris to Niccolini Montesquieu
18. 1744 Visits Paris and begins relationship with Denis Voltaire
19. 1749 Returns briefly to Paris after du Châtelet’s death Voltaire
20. 1754 Final visit to Paris Montesquieu
21. 1755 Death in Paris Montesquieu
22. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
23. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
24. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
25. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
26. 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
27. 1789 Present in Paris during Bastille storming Thomas Jefferson
28. 1827 Hosts the Romantic Cénacle Victor Hugo
29. 1830 Moves to rue Jean-Goujon Victor Hugo
30. 1832 Settles at Place Royale Victor Hugo
31. 1843 Establishes a Paris household Karl Marx
32. 1844 Second meeting with Marx Friedrich Engels
33. 1844 Meets Engels at Café de la Régence Karl Marx
34. 1846 Paris communist organizing Friedrich Engels
35. 1848 Arrives in revolutionary Paris Karl Marx
36. 1849 Chairs the Paris Peace Congress Victor Hugo
37. 1849 Returns to Paris after expulsion from Prussia Karl Marx
38. 1870 Returns triumphantly to Paris Victor Hugo
39. 1878 Settles on Avenue d'Eylau Victor Hugo
40. 1881 Receives Paris's public homage Victor Hugo
41. 1881 Visits Jenny Longuet in Argenteuil Karl Marx
42. 1882 Stays again in Argenteuil Karl Marx
43. 1882 Takes daily treatments at Enghien Karl Marx
44. 1883 Honored at the Hôtel Continental Victor Hugo
45. 1883 Visits Paris with his father Winston Churchill
46. 1885 Dies at Avenue Victor-Hugo Victor Hugo
47. 1885 Buried in the Panthéon Victor Hugo
48. 1913 Tutoring journey to Paris J. R. R. Tolkien
49. 1944 Armistice Day in liberated Paris Winston Churchill
50. 1958 Receives Order of Liberation in Paris Winston Churchill

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