Berlin in the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 10 people and 18 moments here, from 1789 to 1837. The most recorded lives are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Arthur Schopenhauer and Karl Marx.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1811 to 1825
3 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1828
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1828 to 1829
2 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
from 1818 to 1831
3 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Heinrich Heine
from 1821 to 1829
2 moments here
German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…
John Quincy Adams
in 1797
1 moment here
John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…
Karl Marx
from 1836 to 1837
2 moments here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1796
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1833
1 moment here
Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1789
2 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…
Moments
- 1789 Arrives in Berlin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1789 Performs at the Prussian royal palace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1796 Improvised at the Berlin Singakademie Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1797 Arrival at Prussian post John Quincy Adams
- 1811 Enrollment at the University of Berlin Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1818 Moved to Berlin Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1820 Berlin test lecture and teaching appointment Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1821 Studies in Berlin Heinrich Heine
- 1825 Return to Berlin for a second academic attempt Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1828 Berlin scientific congress Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1828 First documented Berlin visit Frédéric Chopin
- 1829 Return visit to Berlin Frédéric Chopin
- 1829 Move to Berlin Heinrich Heine
- 1831 Lodgings in Kreuzberg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1831 Death in Berlin Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1833 Continued studies in Berlin Otto von Bismarck
- 1836 Begins studies in Berlin Karl Marx
- 1837 Convalesces and studies Hegel in Stralau Karl Marx