Historical figures in Nuremberg

The atlas holds 7 people and 19 moments here, from 1471 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Albrecht Dürer, Adolf Hitler and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

  1. Adolf Hitler

    from 1927 to 1935

    4 moments here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  2. Albrecht Dürer

    from 1471 to 1528

    8 moments here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  3. Chinghiz Aitmatov

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

  4. George Eliot

    in 1858

    1 moment here

    Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…

  5. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1808

    1 moment here

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

  6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1666

    3 moments here

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

  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1788

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1471 Birth in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  2. 1486 Apprenticeship with Michael Wolgemut Albrecht Dürer
  3. 1494 Marriage to Agnes Frey Albrecht Dürer
  4. 1495 Workshop opened after return Albrecht Dürer
  5. 1507 Return from Venice to Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  6. 1520 Departure for the Netherlands Albrecht Dürer
  7. 1521 Return home to Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  8. 1528 Death in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  9. 1666 Secretary in Nuremberg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  10. 1666 Enrols at Altdorf Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  11. 1666 Defends legal doctorate thesis Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  12. 1788 Observes light and shadow in Nuremberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  13. 1808 Headmaster in Nuremberg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  14. 1858 Visit to Nürnberg George Eliot
  15. 1927 Addresses Nuremberg party rally Adolf Hitler
  16. 1929 Speaks at Nuremberg party rally Adolf Hitler
  17. 1933 At Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld Adolf Hitler
  18. 1935 Promulgates Nuremberg Laws in Nuremberg Adolf Hitler
  19. 2008 Hospitalization and death Chinghiz Aitmatov

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