Philosophers in Vienna

The atlas holds 7 people and 11 moments here, from 180 to 1862. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Karl Marx and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1688 to 1712

    5 moments here

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

  4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1812

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  5. Karl Marx

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

  6. Marcus Aurelius

    in 180

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…

  7. Montesquieu

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

Moments

  1. 180 Death in the Vindobona military quarters Marcus Aurelius
  2. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
  8. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1824 Stay in Vienna Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  10. 1848 Addresses Vienna workers Karl Marx
  11. 1862 Visited Vienna on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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