Philosophers in Venice
The atlas holds 13 people and 23 moments here, from 1321 to 1967. The most recorded lives are Petrarch, Friedrich Nietzsche and Giordano Bruno.
Notable people
Petrarch
from 1321 to 1372
4 moments here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Friedrich Nietzsche
from 1880 to 1887
3 moments here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Giordano Bruno
from 1591 to 1592
3 moments here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1786 to 1790
2 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1689 to 1690
2 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1818 to 1822
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Dante Alighieri
in 1321
1 moment here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
Galileo Galilei
in 1592
1 moment here
Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1743
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Niccolò Machiavelli
in 1525
1 moment here
Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1967
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
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.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Moments
- 1321 Journey through Venice Petrarch
- 1321 Undertook an embassy to Venice Dante Alighieri
- 1353 Peace embassy to Venice Petrarch
- 1362 Residence at Palazzo Molina Petrarch
- 1372 Final diplomatic speech in Venice Petrarch
- 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1580 Visit to Venice Michel de Montaigne
- 1591 Arrival in Venice Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Mocenigo residence in Venice Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Imprisonment at San Domenico di Castello Giordano Bruno
- 1592 Sought the Padua chair in Venice Galileo Galilei
- 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1728 Letter from Venice Montesquieu
- 1743 Embassy secretary in Venice Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1786 Takes lodgings in Venice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1790 Makes second Italian journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1818 First Italian journey through Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1822 Second Italian journey via Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1880 Travels to Venice Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1885 Third documented Venice stay Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1887 Final arrival in Venice Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1967 Photographed in Venice Jean-Paul Sartre