Leipzig in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, from 1709 to 1813. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Notable people

  1. Friedrich Schiller

    in 1785

    1 moment here

    Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

  2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1709

    1 moment here

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

  3. Johann Sebastian Bach

    from 1717 to 1750

    3 moments here

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

  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1765 to 1768

    2 moments here

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

  5. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1796

    1 moment here

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

  6. Napoleon Bonaparte

    in 1813

    2 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  7. Richard Wagner

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  8. Voltaire

    in 1753

    1 moment here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1789

    3 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

  1. 1709 Short return to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1717 Inspected Leipzig university organ Johann Sebastian Bach
  3. 1723 Moved household to Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 1750 Died in Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. 1753 Stops in Leipzig after leaving Prussia Voltaire
  6. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  7. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. 1785 Invitation and move to Leipzig Friedrich Schiller
  9. 1789 Visits Leipzig's Thomaskirche Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1789 Concert at the Gewandhaus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1789 Returns to Leipzig Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1796 Tour stop in Leipzig Ludwig van Beethoven
  13. 1813 Reaches the Lützen battlefield Napoleon Bonaparte
  14. 1813 Birth at the Brühl Richard Wagner
  15. 1813 Defeated at Leipzig Napoleon Bonaparte

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