Historical figures in Bologna
The atlas holds 20 people and 29 moments here, from 43 BC to 1994. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pope Paul III and Michelangelo. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance.
Notable people
Augustus
in 43 BC
1 moment here
Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…
Ayrton Senna
in 1994
1 moment here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
in 1530
1 moment here
Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…
Claude Simon
in 1989
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Dante Alighieri
in 1287
1 moment here
Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…
David Hilbert
in 1928
1 moment here
German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics whose career began in Königsberg and was centered at the University of Göttingen from 1895 until…
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1506
1 moment here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Diego Velázquez
in 1630
1 moment here
Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…
Francis of Assisi
in 1222
1 moment here
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1689
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Hermann Hesse
in 1901
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1786
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
John Milton
in 1639
1 moment here
English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1500
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Michelangelo
from 1494 to 1506
2 moments here
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…
Montesquieu
in 1729
1 moment here
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…
Nicolaus Copernicus
from 1496 to 1497
2 moments here
Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…
Petrarch
from 1320 to 1322
2 moments here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Pope Paul III
from 1529 to 1532
4 moments here
Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1770
4 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
- 43 BC Forms the Second Triumvirate near Bononia Augustus
- 1222 Preaching in Bologna Francis of Assisi
- 1287 Probable stay in Bologna Dante Alighieri
- 1320 Arrival for studies at Bologna Petrarch
- 1322 Return to Bologna Petrarch
- 1494 Takes refuge in Bologna Michelangelo
- 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
- 1506 Tutoring residence in Bologna Desiderius Erasmus
- 1506 Reconciles with Julius II in Bologna Michelangelo
- 1529 Imperial entry into Bologna Pope Paul III
- 1529 Welcome for Charles V at Borgo Panigale Pope Paul III
- 1530 Solemn Mass at San Petronio Pope Paul III
- 1530 Imperial coronation by Clement VII Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1532 Arrival with Charles V in Bologna Pope Paul III
- 1630 First Italian journey: Bologna Diego Velázquez
- 1639 Journey through Bologna John Milton
- 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
- 1770 Meets Padre Martini in Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Returns to Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Stays at Pallavicini's summer residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Examined by Bologna's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1786 Reaches Bologna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1901 First Italian journey: Bologna Hermann Hesse
- 1928 International Congress address David Hilbert
- 1989 Honorary doctorate at Bologna Claude Simon
- 1994 Death pronounced at Maggiore Hospital Ayrton Senna