Rome in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 8 people and 15 moments here, from 1769 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hans Christian Andersen and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Notable people

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1786 to 1787

   3 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

2. Hans Christian Andersen

   from 1833 to 1840

   3 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1770

   2 moments here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

4. Francisco Goya

   from 1769 to 1771

   2 moments here

   Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

5. Simón Bolívar

   in 1805

   2 moments here

   Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

6. Lord Byron

   in 1817

   1 moment here

   George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

7. Michael Faraday

   in 1814

   1 moment here

   English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

8. Arthur Schopenhauer

   in 1819

   1 moment here

   German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

Moments

1. 1769 Departure for Italy Francisco Goya
2. 1770 Hears the Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3. 1770 Reaches Rome Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. 1771 Study visit in Rome Francisco Goya
5. 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
7. 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8. 1805 Reaches Rome Simón Bolívar
9. 1805 Swears the Monte Sacro oath Simón Bolívar
10. 1814 Writing from Rome Michael Faraday
11. 1817 Journey to Rome Lord Byron
12. 1819 Winter stay in Rome Arthur Schopenhauer
13. 1833 Arrives in Rome Hans Christian Andersen
14. 1834 Returns to Rome for Easter Hans Christian Andersen
15. 1840 Begins winter residence in Rome Hans Christian Andersen

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