Historical figures in 1754
The atlas holds 5 people and 8 moments here, in 1754. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.
Notable people
Voltaire
in 1754
4 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Immanuel Kant
in 1754
1 moment here
German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1754
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Benjamin Franklin
in 1754
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Montesquieu
in 1754
1 moment here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
Moments
- 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1754 Final visit to Paris Montesquieu
- 1754 Albany Congress opening Benjamin Franklin
- 1754 Works at Senones Abbey Voltaire
- 1754 Takes the waters at Plombières Voltaire
- 1754 Returns to Königsberg Immanuel Kant
- 1754 Meets Richelieu in Lyon Voltaire
- 1754 Arrives in Geneva Voltaire