Historical figures in 1740
The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, in 1740. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, Immanuel Kant and Adam Smith. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators.
Notable people
Voltaire
in 1740
3 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Immanuel Kant
in 1740
2 moments here
German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…
Adam Smith
in 1740
2 moments here
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1740
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Moments
- 1740 Departure for Oxford Adam Smith
- 1740 Oxford study Adam Smith
- 1740 Enters the University of Königsberg Immanuel Kant
- 1740 Graduates from Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
- 1740 Tutor in Lyon Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1740 Negotiates with a Hague publisher Voltaire
- 1740 First meets Frederick at Moyland Voltaire
- 1740 Visits Frederick in Berlin Voltaire