Timeline of Authors

It's been a while since I've done one of these, but I think this will be useful.  At least I've been wanting this as I figure out how to proceed.  This timeline will cover the authors that I'm looking at for the remainder of the year.

Hobbes 1588-1679
Milton 1608-1674
Pascal 1623-1662
Spinoza 1632-1677
Locke 1632-1704
Montesquieu 1689-1755
Rousseau 1712-1778
Mill 1806-1873

Cervantes 1547(?)-1616
Fielding 1707-1754
Sterne 1713-1768
Boswell 1740-1795
Goethe 1749-1832
Tolstoy 1828-1910