Strasbourg in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1765 to 1839. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Notable people

1. 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,…

2. 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…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. 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

1. 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4. 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. 1805 Stay in Strasbourg during the 1805 campaign Joséphine de Beauharnais
6. 1809 Second stay at the Palais de Strasbourg Joséphine de Beauharnais
7. 1839 Tours Alsace and the Rhineland Victor Hugo

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