Historical figures in 1688

The atlas holds 5 people and 14 moments here, in 1688. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Matsuo Bashō and John Locke. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1688

   6 moments here

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

2. Matsuo Bashō

   in 1688

   5 moments here

   Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…

3. John Locke

   in 1688

   1 moment here

   English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

4. Jonathan Swift

   in 1688

   1 moment here

   Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…

5. Daniel Defoe

   in 1688

   1 moment here

   English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…

Moments

1. 1688 William's army at Henley Daniel Defoe
2. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1688 Residence in Rotterdam John Locke
4. 1688 Secretary at Moor Park Jonathan Swift
5. 1688 Travel through Osaka, Suma, and Akashi Matsuo Bashō
6. 1688 Pilgrimage to Ise Shrine Matsuo Bashō
7. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
9. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1688 Departure for Yoshino Matsuo Bashō
11. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
12. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
13. 1688 Departure from Nagoya for Sarashina Matsuo Bashō
14. 1688 Return to Edo after Sarashina journey Matsuo Bashō

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