Hamburg in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 6 people and 9 moments here, from 1703 to 1806. The most recorded lives are Arthur Schopenhauer, Peter the Great and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1793 to 1805
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 Linnaeus
in 1735
1 moment here
Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…
George Frideric Handel
in 1703
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.…
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1720
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
Peter the Great
from 1713 to 1716
2 moments here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Simón Bolívar
in 1806
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1703 Opera orchestra post George Frideric Handel
- 1713 Visit to Hamburg Peter the Great
- 1716 Meeting with Danish diplomats at Altona Peter the Great
- 1720 Auditioned in Hamburg Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1735 Stop in Hamburg en route to the Dutch Republic Carl Linnaeus
- 1793 Family relocation to Hamburg Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1799 Return to Hamburg and Runge school Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1805 Hamburg merchant apprenticeship Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1806 Embarks from Hamburg Simón Bolívar