Historical figures in 1778

The atlas holds 8 people and 16 moments here, in 1778. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Among them Writers, Scientists and Educators.

Notable people

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1778

   5 moments here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

2. Voltaire

   in 1778

   4 moments here

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

3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   in 1778

   2 moments here

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

4. Ludwig van Beethoven

   in 1778

   1 moment here

   German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

5. Adam Smith

   in 1778

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

6. Benjamin Franklin

   in 1778

   1 moment here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

7. Carl Linnaeus

   in 1778

   1 moment here

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

8. John Adams

   in 1778

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

Moments

1. 1778 Move to Panmure House as Customs Commissioner Adam Smith
2. 1778 Death at Hammarby Carl Linnaeus
3. 1778 Lives at Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. 1778 Treaties with France Benjamin Franklin
5. 1778 Returns to Paris after twenty-five years Voltaire
6. 1778 Child-prodigy concert in Cologne Ludwig van Beethoven
7. 1778 Attends a performance of Irène Voltaire
8. 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. 1778 Arrived in France as commissioner John Adams
10. 1778 Initiated at Les Neuf Sœurs Voltaire
11. 1778 Move to Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
12. 1778 Dies in Paris Voltaire
13. 1778 Death at Ermenonville Jean-Jacques Rousseau
14. 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. 1778 Returns to Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. 1778 Stays in Munich with the Webers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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