Strasbourg in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1753 to 1809. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Notable people
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,…
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…
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…
Voltaire
in 1753
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1778
1 moment 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
- 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