Historical figures in Turin

The atlas holds 13 people and 15 moments here, from 218 BC to 1936. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Nietzsche, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Friedrich Nietzsche

   from 1888 to 1889

   3 moments here

   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1771

   1 moment here

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

3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1862

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   in 1728

   1 moment here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

5. Thomas Jefferson

   in 1787

   1 moment here

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

6. Le Corbusier

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

7. Giuseppe Verdi

   in 1859

   1 moment here

   Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

8. Honoré de Balzac

   in 1836

   1 moment here

   French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

9. Montesquieu

   in 1728

   1 moment here

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

10. Constantine the Great

    in 312

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…

11. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1506

    1 moment here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

12. Hannibal

    in 218 BC

    1 moment here

    Hannibal (Hannibal Barca) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, born at Carthage in 247 BC.…

13. François Rabelais

    in 1540

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, physician, humanist, and Catholic priest. His birth date is disputed, with scholarship placing it between 1483 and 1494;…

Moments

1. 218 BC Arrival in Piedmont Hannibal
2. 312 Enters Turin after victory Constantine the Great
3. 1506 Doctorate at Turin Desiderius Erasmus
4. 1540 Residence in Turin François Rabelais
5. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1728 Audience in Turin Montesquieu
7. 1771 Sojourns in Turin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. 1787 Visited Turin during European tour Thomas Jefferson
9. 1836 Italian mission to Turin Honoré de Balzac
10. 1859 Political delegation in Turin Giuseppe Verdi
11. 1862 Traveled through Turin Fyodor Dostoyevsky
12. 1888 First major Turin residence Friedrich Nietzsche
13. 1888 Returns for final Turin stay Friedrich Nietzsche
14. 1889 Collapses at Piazza Carlo Alberto Friedrich Nietzsche
15. 1936 Lingotto factory visit Le Corbusier

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