Historical figures in 1742
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, in 1742. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and George Frideric Handel. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Voltaire
in 1742
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1742
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
George Frideric Handel
in 1742
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Catherine II of Russia
in 1742
1 moment here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Moments
- 1742 Lives at Zerbst Castle Catherine II of Russia
- 1742 Performances at Neale's Musick Hall George Frideric Handel
- 1742 Presentation to the Académie des Sciences Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1742 Meets Frederick at Aachen Voltaire