Historical figures in Vienna

The atlas holds 56 people and 141 moments here, from 180 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Adolf Hitler

    from 1908 to 1940

    3 moments here

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

  2. Alfredo Di Stéfano

    in 1964

    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…

  3. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1741

    2 moments here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  4. Arthur Conan Doyle

    in 1891

    1 moment here

    Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…

  5. Benito Mussolini

    in 1943

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  6. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    from 1964 to 1966

    2 moments here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  7. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1532

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

  8. Claude Simon

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

  9. Claudia Cardinale

    in 2009

    1 moment here

    Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…

  10. David Hume

    in 1747

    1 moment here

    Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

  11. Edgar de Wahl

    in 1927

    1 moment here

    Baltic German mathematician, physics teacher, naval officer, and creator of Occidental, later renamed Interlingue.…

  12. Erwin Schrödinger

    from 1887 to 1961

    5 moments here

    Austrian-Irish theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate whose work on wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation became foundational to quantum…

  13. Franz Kafka

    from 1913 to 1924

    6 moments here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  14. Franz Schubert

    from 1797 to 1828

    13 moments here

    Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Schubert was born and died in Vienna, received formative education there, taught in…

  15. Frédéric Chopin

    from 1829 to 1830

    2 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  16. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  17. George Michael

    in 2011

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

  18. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1824

    1 moment here

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

  19. Giuseppe Verdi

    from 1843 to 1875

    2 moments here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  20. Golda Meir

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  21. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1688 to 1712

    5 moments here

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

  22. Hans Christian Andersen

    from 1834 to 1841

    2 moments here

    Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

  23. Hideki Yukawa

    in 1958

    1 moment here

    Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate, awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics for predicting mesons.…

  24. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1835

    2 moments here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

Moments

  1. 180 Death in the Vindobona military quarters Marcus Aurelius
  2. 1529 Vienna campaign Mimar Sinan
  3. 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
  4. 1532 Campaign to reinforce Vienna Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  5. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  8. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  9. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  10. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
  11. 1741 Letter written in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
  12. 1741 Death in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
  13. 1747 Military embassy at Vienna David Hume
  14. 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  15. 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  16. 1767 Lives in Vienna during smallpox outbreak Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  17. 1768 Returns to the Vienna court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  18. 1773 Employment journey to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  19. 1781 Summoned to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  20. 1781 Competes before the emperor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  21. 1782 Marries at St Stephen's Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  22. 1784 Meets Haydn in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  23. 1787 First extended stay in Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
  24. 1788 Moves to Alsergrund Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  25. 1789 Returns home to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  26. 1791 Conducts The Magic Flute premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  27. 1791 Takes to his deathbed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  28. 1791 Dies at home in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  29. 1792 Relocated permanently to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
  30. 1795 Vienna public debut Ludwig van Beethoven
  31. 1797 Birth at Himmelpfortgrund Franz Schubert
  32. 1802 Pupil at his father's school Franz Schubert
  33. 1802 Heiligenstadt retreat Ludwig van Beethoven
  34. 1802 Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament Ludwig van Beethoven
  35. 1803 Composer-in-residence at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
  36. 1804 Residence at the Pasqualati House Ludwig van Beethoven
  37. 1808 Summer residence in Heiligenstadt Ludwig van Beethoven
  38. 1808 Entrance to the Stadtkonvikt Franz Schubert
  39. 1808 Premiere marathon at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
  40. 1809 Suffers reversal at Aspern-Essling Napoleon Bonaparte
  41. 1809 Wins at Wagram Napoleon Bonaparte
  42. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  43. 1813 Teacher training at St Anna Franz Schubert
  44. 1814 Teaching at his father's Lichtental school Franz Schubert
  45. 1816 Guest in Schober's lodgings Franz Schubert
  46. 1816 Visit to Spaun in Landstraße Franz Schubert
  47. 1817 Teaching in Rossau Franz Schubert
  48. 1817 Stayed at Pfarrplatz 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
  49. 1817 Summer residence in Nussdorf Ludwig van Beethoven
  50. 1817 Final day of Nussdorf residence Ludwig van Beethoven

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