Historical figures in Strasbourg
The atlas holds 25 people and 31 moments here, from 451 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Johannes Gutenberg, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Louis Pasteur. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Adolf Hitler
in 1940
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Alberto Fujimori
in 1961
1 moment here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Albrecht Dürer
in 1493
1 moment here
German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
in 1921
1 moment here
French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
in 2007
1 moment here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Attila
in 451
1 moment here
Attila, ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453, jointly ruled with his brother Bleda before becoming sole ruler.…
Bảo Đại
in 1957
1 moment here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1959
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Howard Florey
in 1931
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
Jacques Chirac
in 2000
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1765
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Johannes Gutenberg
from 1434 to 1444
4 moments here
German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1770 to 1771
2 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
John Calvin
in 1538
1 moment here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
from 1805 to 1809
2 moments here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Louis Pasteur
from 1848 to 1849
2 moments here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Max Weber
in 1883
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2016
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Pope John Paul II
in 1988
1 moment here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Victor Hugo
in 1839
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
in 1994
1 moment here
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) was a Russian politician, founder and long-time leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.…
Voltaire
in 1753
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Willy Brandt
in 1973
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Moments
- 451 Capture of Strasbourg Attila
- 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
- 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
- 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
- 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
- 1493 Visit to Strasbourg Albrecht Dürer
- 1538 Minister to French refugees in Strasbourg John Calvin
- 1753 Lives on Strasbourg’s Île Jars Voltaire
- 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1805 Stay in Strasbourg during the 1805 campaign Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1809 Second stay at the Palais de Strasbourg Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1839 Tours Alsace and the Rhineland Victor Hugo
- 1848 Chemistry professor at Strasbourg Louis Pasteur
- 1849 Marriage in Strasbourg Louis Pasteur
- 1883 Military service and classes in Strasbourg Max Weber
- 1921 Military service at Neuhof Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- 1931 Summer research at Strasbourg Howard Florey
- 1940 Visits Strasbourg Cathedral Adolf Hitler
- 1957 Meeting Christiane Bloch-Carcenac Bảo Đại
- 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
- 1961 Study in Strasbourg Alberto Fujimori
- 1973 Visit to Strasbourg Willy Brandt
- 1985 Addresses European Parliament Ronald Reagan
- 1988 Address to the European Parliament Pope John Paul II
- 1994 Council of Europe visit Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 2000 European Parliament appearance Jacques Chirac
- 2007 Addressed European Parliament A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2016 European Parliament address Muhammadu Buhari