Historical figures in Hanover

The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 1676 to 1869. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Karl Marx and Peter the Great. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

  1. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1800

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  2. George Frideric Handel

    in 1710

    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.…

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1676 to 1716

    4 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  4. Heinrich Heine

    in 1843

    1 moment here

    German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…

  5. Johannes Brahms

    in 1853

    1 moment here

    German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…

  6. Karl Marx

    from 1867 to 1869

    2 moments here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

  7. Peter the Great

    in 1713

    1 moment here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

Moments

  1. 1676 Arrives in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
  4. 1713 Travel to Hanover Peter the Great
  5. 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1800 Family journey to Hannover Arthur Schopenhauer
  8. 1843 Return route through Hanover Heinrich Heine
  9. 1853 Meeting Joseph Joachim Johannes Brahms
  10. 1867 Stays with Ludwig Kugelmann Karl Marx
  11. 1869 Revisits the Kugelmann family Karl Marx

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