Historical figures in Würzburg
The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1833 to 1896. The most recorded lives are Wilhelm Röntgen, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Johannes Brahms
in 1872
1 moment here
German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
Richard Wagner
in 1833
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Wilhelm Röntgen
from 1870 to 1896
4 moments here
German experimental physicist who discovered X-rays in 1895 and received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.…
Moments
- 1833 Choirmaster appointment Richard Wagner
- 1870 Assistantship in Würzburg Wilhelm Röntgen
- 1872 Concert performance on a Bechstein Johannes Brahms
- 1888 Ordinariat in Würzburg Wilhelm Röntgen
- 1895 Discovery of X-rays Wilhelm Röntgen
- 1896 First public Würzburg lecture on X-rays Wilhelm Röntgen