Historical figures in Stuttgart
The atlas holds 13 people and 21 moments here, from 1577 to 1993. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Schiller, Hermann Hesse and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Industrial Revolution and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1959
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1825
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Erwin Schrödinger
in 1920
1 moment here
Austrian-Irish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose work on wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation became foundational to quantum…
Friedrich Schiller
from 1759 to 1782
5 moments here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
George Orwell
in 1945
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
from 1770 to 1799
2 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Hermann Hesse
from 1892 to 1893
3 moments here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1974
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Johannes Kepler
from 1577 to 1620
2 moments here
German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
in 1797
1 moment here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1993
1 moment here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Rosa Luxemburg
in 1907
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalised-German Marxist theorist, socialist organiser, anti-war activist, and revolutionary.…
Thomas Mann
in 1955
1 moment here
German novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and 1929 Nobel laureate. Born in Lübeck, he lived principally in Munich before exile from Nazi…
Moments
- 1577 Family move to Leonberg Johannes Kepler
- 1620 Journey from Linz to Württemberg Johannes Kepler
- 1759 Birth in Marbach am Neckar Friedrich Schiller
- 1766 Family relocation to Ludwigsburg Friedrich Schiller
- 1770 Birth in Stuttgart Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1773 Entry into the Karlsschule Friedrich Schiller
- 1780 Regimental doctor in Stuttgart Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Flight from Stuttgart Friedrich Schiller
- 1797 Studies a specimen in Stuttgart Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1799 Visit to Stuttgart after his father's death Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1825 Return journey through Stuttgart Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1892 Institutional stay at Stetten im Remstal Hermann Hesse
- 1892 Schooling at Cannstatt Gymnasium Hermann Hesse
- 1893 Brief bookshop apprenticeship Hermann Hesse
- 1907 International Socialist Congress Rosa Luxemburg
- 1920 Associate professorship in Stuttgart Erwin Schrödinger
- 1945 War-correspondent visit to Stuttgart George Orwell
- 1955 Schiller address in Stuttgart Thomas Mann
- 1959 Fourth European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1974 Visit to Andreas Baader Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1993 Hospitalized in Stuttgart Juan Manuel Fangio