Historical figures in 1761

The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, in 1761. The most recorded lives are Phillis Wheatley, Voltaire and Thomas Jefferson. Among them Historians, Writers and Philosophers.

Notable people

  1. Phillis Wheatley

    in 1761

    2 moments here

    Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

  2. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1761

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  3. Voltaire

    in 1761

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1761 Residence in the Wheatley household Phillis Wheatley
  2. 1761 College of William & Mary student Thomas Jefferson
  3. 1761 Settles at Château de Voltaire Voltaire
  4. 1761 Arrival in Boston Harbor Phillis Wheatley

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