Historical figures in 1728

The atlas holds 8 people and 17 moments here, in 1728. The most recorded lives are Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Johann Sebastian Bach. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.

Notable people

  1. Montesquieu

    in 1728

    8 moments here

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

  2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1728

    3 moments here

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

  3. Johann Sebastian Bach

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  4. Voltaire

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

  5. Carl Linnaeus

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…

  6. James Cook

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  7. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  8. Jonathan Swift

    in 1728

    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…

Moments

  1. 1728 Made another Köthen guest appearance Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. 1728 Waits in Dieppe after exile Voltaire
  3. 1728 Arrival at Madame de Warens's home Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  4. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  5. 1728 Catholic baptism in Turin Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  6. 1728 Departure for Vienna Montesquieu
  7. 1728 Hungarian Diet at Pressburg Montesquieu
  8. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
  9. 1728 First extended Markethill visit Jonathan Swift
  10. 1728 Move to Uppsala University Carl Linnaeus
  11. 1728 Letter from Venice Montesquieu
  12. 1728 Meeting Emperor Charles VI at Trieste Antonio Vivaldi
  13. 1728 Arrival in Milan Montesquieu
  14. 1728 Born at Marton James Cook
  15. 1728 Audience in Turin Montesquieu
  16. 1728 Stay in Genoa Montesquieu
  17. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu

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