Historical figures in Dresden
The atlas holds 20 people and 32 moments here, from 1704 to 1992. The most recorded lives are Hans Christian Andersen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Arthur Schopenhauer. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Educators, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1800 to 1824
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…
Elizabeth II
in 1992
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Franz Kafka
in 1903
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1835 to 1836
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…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
from 1862 to 1869
3 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
George Frideric Handel
in 1719
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
from 1820 to 1821
2 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1704
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Hans Christian Andersen
from 1831 to 1846
4 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Henrik Ibsen
in 1868
1 moment here
Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1845
1 moment here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
José Rizal
in 1887
1 moment here
Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Karl Marx
in 1874
1 moment here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Le Corbusier
in 1910
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1796
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1813
1 moment here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Peter the Great
in 1711
1 moment here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Richard Wagner
from 1814 to 1842
2 moments here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
from 1906 to 1922
2 moments here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
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
- 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1711 Visit to Dresden Peter the Great
- 1719 Recruiting singers in Dresden George Frideric Handel
- 1789 Arrives and lodges in Dresden Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1789 Visits Körner and is sketched Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1796 Played for the Saxon elector Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1800 Family journey to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1813 Wins at Dresden Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1814 Move to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1814 Family move to Dresden Richard Wagner
- 1820 First Dresden journey Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1821 Second Dresden journey Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1824 Return to Dresden from Gastein Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1831 Arrives in Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
- 1835 Two-week stay in Dresden Frédéric Chopin
- 1836 Dresden visit and proposal Frédéric Chopin
- 1842 Move to Dresden for Rienzi Richard Wagner
- 1844 Stays in Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
- 1844 Visits Maxen estate Hans Christian Andersen
- 1845 Arrival to join Hańska in Dresden Honoré de Balzac
- 1846 Travels to Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
- 1862 Visited Dresden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1867 Visited Dresden’s Old Masters Gallery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1868 Residence in Dresden Henrik Ibsen
- 1869 Lived in Dresden when Lyubov was born Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1874 Stops in Dresden after Karlsbad Karl Marx
- 1887 Visit to Dresden José Rizal
- 1903 Takes treatment at Weißer Hirsch Franz Kafka
- 1906 Relocation to Dresden Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1910 Hellerau visit with his brother Le Corbusier
- 1922 Family reunion in Dresden Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1992 Faced protesters in Dresden Elizabeth II