Historical figures in Karlovy Vary

The atlas holds 10 people and 15 moments here, from 1712 to 1929. The most recorded lives are Karl Marx, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Sebastian Bach. 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. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1835

    1 moment 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…

  3. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1829

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

  4. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1712

    1 moment here

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

  5. Johann Sebastian Bach

    from 1718 to 1720

    2 moments here

    German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

  6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1786 to 1823

    3 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  7. José Raúl Capablanca

    in 1929

    1 moment here

    Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

  8. Karl Marx

    from 1874 to 1876

    3 moments here

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

  9. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1812

    1 moment here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  10. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

Moments

  1. 1712 Audience with Peter the Great at Carlsbad Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1718 Accompanied Prince Leopold to Carlsbad Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 1720 Returned to Carlsbad with the court Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 1786 Secretly departs Carlsbad for Italy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. 1800 Family journey to Karlsbad Arthur Schopenhauer
  6. 1807 Conducts geological work in Carlsbad Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  7. 1812 Benefit concert in Karlsbad Ludwig van Beethoven
  8. 1823 Last meeting with Ulrike in Carlsbad Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1829 Met Schelling at Karlsbad Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  10. 1835 Final meeting with his parents at Carlsbad Frédéric Chopin
  11. 1874 Takes his first Karlsbad cure Karl Marx
  12. 1875 Returns to Karlsbad for treatment Karl Marx
  13. 1876 Undertakes a third Karlsbad cure Karl Marx
  14. 1918 Receives treatment in Karlsbad Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  15. 1929 Carlsbad tournament José Raúl Capablanca

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