Historical figures in Heidelberg
The atlas holds 24 people and 41 moments here, from 774 to 2003. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Friedrich Schiller. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1832
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…
Ayrton Senna
from 1989 to 1990
2 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1825
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Charlemagne
in 774
1 moment here
Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…
David Hilbert
in 1881
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…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1859
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Friedrich Schiller
in 1782
4 moments here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1867
1 moment here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
in 1816
1 moment here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Igor Stravinsky
in 1902
1 moment here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Jacques Derrida
in 2003
1 moment here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Johannes Brahms
in 1876
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,…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1775 to 1815
5 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
José Rizal
from 1886 to 1887
2 moments here
Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Mark Twain
in 1878
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Martin Luther
in 1518
1 moment here
German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…
Max Weber
from 1882 to 1914
3 moments here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
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.…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1907
1 moment here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1951
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1996
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Victor Hugo
in 1840
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Voltaire
from 1753 to 1758
3 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1763 to 1790
5 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
- 774 Received the abbot of Lorsch at Speyer Charlemagne
- 1518 Defends theses at Heidelberg Martin Luther
- 1729 Arrival in Heidelberg Montesquieu
- 1753 Passes through Mannheim Voltaire
- 1753 Stays at Schwetzingen Voltaire
- 1758 Arrives at Schwetzingen court Voltaire
- 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1777 Arrives in Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1778 Returns to Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1782 First performance of The Robbers Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Second unauthorized journey to Mannheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Arrival in Mannheim after flight Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Retreat to Oggersheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1790 Returns through Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1814 Returns to Heidelberg and views the Boisserée collection Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1815 Second autumn visit to Heidelberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1816 Moved to Heidelberg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1825 Journey through Mannheim Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1832 Move to Mannheim Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1840 Follows the Rhine to Heidelberg Victor Hugo
- 1859 Research period in Heidelberg Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1867 Stopped in Heidelberg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1876 Conducting First Symphony Johannes Brahms
- 1878 Tours continental Europe with his family Mark Twain
- 1881 Second-semester study David Hilbert
- 1882 Law student at Heidelberg University Max Weber
- 1886 Study at Heidelberg José Rizal
- 1887 Stay in Wilhelmsfeld José Rizal
- 1896 Economics and finance chair at Heidelberg Max Weber
- 1902 Summer journey to Heidelberg Igor Stravinsky
- 1907 Study in Heidelberg Muhammad Iqbal
- 1914 Organizing Heidelberg army hospitals Max Weber
- 1951 Visited Heidelberg scientists Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1989 German Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1990 German Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1996 BASF-Lynx Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 2003 Gadamer memorial lecture Jacques Derrida