Historical figures in Karlsruhe
The atlas holds 6 people and 10 moments here, from 1586 to 1892. The most recorded lives are Johannes Brahms, Friedrich Engels and Hermann Hesse. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists, across the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance.
Notable people
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1860
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Friedrich Engels
in 1849
2 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
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…
Hermann Hesse
from 1891 to 1892
2 moments here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Johannes Brahms
from 1866 to 1876
3 moments here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
Johannes Kepler
in 1586
1 moment here
German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…
Moments
- 1586 Seminary school at Maulbronn Johannes Kepler
- 1849 Baden-Palatinate campaign march Friedrich Engels
- 1849 Night with Palatinate battalion Friedrich Engels
- 1860 First International Congress of Chemistry Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1866 Three-month Karlsruhe stay Johannes Brahms
- 1867 Stopped in Karlsruhe Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1869 Conducting at the Museumsgesellschaft Johannes Brahms
- 1876 First Symphony premiere Johannes Brahms
- 1891 Entered Maulbronn Seminary Hermann Hesse
- 1892 Flight from Maulbronn Seminary Hermann Hesse