Historical figures in Freiburg im Breisgau
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1529 to 1963. The most recorded lives are Desiderius Erasmus, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Maxim Gorky. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.
Notable people
Desiderius Erasmus
in 1529
2 moments here
Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1775
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1963
1 moment here
Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Maxim Gorky
in 1923
1 moment here
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Max Weber
in 1894
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Moments
- 1529 Whale House residence in Freiburg Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Relocation to Freiburg im Breisgau Desiderius Erasmus
- 1775 Visits his sister in Emmendingen Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1894 Move to Freiburg professorship Max Weber
- 1923 Residence in Günterstal Maxim Gorky
- 1963 Aschoff Lecture in Freiburg Macfarlane Burnet