Historical figures in Bayreuth

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1872 to 1984. The most recorded lives are Richard Wagner, Adolf Hitler and Friedrich Nietzsche. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Educators, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

1. Adolf Hitler

   in 1934

   1 moment here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

2. Friedrich Nietzsche

   in 1876

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

3. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

   in 1984

   1 moment here

   Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…

4. Richard Wagner

   from 1872 to 1882

   2 moments here

   German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

Moments

1. 1872 Move to Bayreuth Richard Wagner
2. 1876 Attends the Bayreuth Festival Friedrich Nietzsche
3. 1882 Conducting the final Parsifal performance Richard Wagner
4. 1934 Attends Bayreuth Festival Adolf Hitler
5. 1984 Guest professorship at Bayreuth Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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