Philosophers in Turin

The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1506 to 1889. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Nietzsche, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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. 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…

3. 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,…

4. 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…

5. 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.…

6. 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…

Moments

1. 1506 Doctorate at Turin Desiderius Erasmus
2. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1728 Audience in Turin Montesquieu
4. 1787 Visited Turin during European tour Thomas Jefferson
5. 1862 Traveled through Turin Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. 1888 First major Turin residence Friedrich Nietzsche
7. 1888 Returns for final Turin stay Friedrich Nietzsche
8. 1889 Collapses at Piazza Carlo Alberto Friedrich Nietzsche

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