31 moments

1. Birth in Erfurt

   1864-04-21 · Erfurt, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia

   Maximilian Carl Emil Weber was born in Erfurt, then in Prussia’s Province of Saxony. Coordinates represent central Erfurt; the exact birth address is not specified in the cited text.

2. Family relocation to Charlottenburg

   1869-01-01 · Charlottenburg, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

   

   Weber moved with his family to Charlottenburg, where he spent his school years in Berlin’s western district. Coordinates represent the Charlottenburg district rather than a documented home address.

3. Schooling in Charlottenburg

   1870-01-01 · Charlottenburg, Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia

   

   Weber began formal schooling at the Doebbelinsche Privatschule in Charlottenburg. Exact school-site coordinates are not supplied by the cited source; district coordinates are used.

4. Law student at Heidelberg University

   1882-01-01 · Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

   

   Weber enrolled as a law student at Heidelberg University, beginning his university education.

5. Military service and classes in Strasbourg

   1883-10-01 · University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire

   

   During his longest period of military service, Weber attended his uncle Hermann Baumgarten’s classes at the University of Strasbourg. The cited text dates the service from October 1883 to September 1884 but does not give an exact date for each class attendance.

6. Faculty appointment in Berlin

   1891-01-01 · Royal Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, Berlin, German Empire

   

   After completing his habilitation, Weber joined the faculty of Berlin’s Royal Friedrich Wilhelm University as a Privatdozent, lecturing and conducting research. The year follows the article’s statement that he began his habilitation in 1889 and completed it two years later.

7. Marriage to Marianne Schnitger

   1893-09-20 · Oerlinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, German Empire

   

   Weber married Marianne Schnitger in Oerlinghausen; the marriage gave him financial independence from his parents’ household. Coordinates represent Oerlinghausen; the marriage venue is not specified.

8. Move to Freiburg professorship

   1894-01-01 · University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

   

   Weber and Marianne moved to Freiburg after he received a professorship in economics at the University of Freiburg.

9. Economics and finance chair at Heidelberg

   1896-01-01 · Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

   

   Weber moved into Heidelberg’s economics and finance chair and, with Marianne, became central to the Weber Circle of scholars there.

10. Stay at Konstanzer Hof

    1898-01-01 · Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

    During his illness, Weber stayed at the Heilanstalt für Nervenkranke Konstanzer Hof. The cited text names the institution but does not supply a modern street address; coordinates represent Konstanz.

11. Sanatorium stay at Bad Urach

    1900-01-01 · Bad Urach, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire

    Weber continued recuperation in a sanatorium at Bad Urach. The particular sanatorium is not named.

12. American journey begins and ends in New York City

    1904-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    Weber and Marianne made a nearly three-month United States journey whose round trip both began and ended in New York City. The cited overview establishes New York City as the journey’s beginning and end but does not give separate arrival and departure dates.

13. Atlantic arrival south of Fire Island

    1904-08-29 · Atlantic Ocean, south of Fire Island, New York, United States

    En route to the United States aboard the Bremen, Weber was on the vessel when it was sighted south of Fire Island approaching New York’s Ellis Island. Coordinates are a representative offshore point south of Fire Island; the source does not provide an exact ship position.

14. Eight-day Chicago stay

    1904-09-01 · Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Weber spent eight days in Chicago, lodging in the Auditorium Building on Michigan Avenue and observing urban American life. The source supports an eight-day stay beginning 9 September but the schema permits only a single date value.

15. Departure from Niagara Falls for Chicago

    1904-09-09 · Niagara Falls, New York, United States

    Weber left Niagara Falls by train for Chicago during the American journey.

16. Congress of Arts and Science address

    1904-09-21 · Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition’s Congress of Arts and Science, Weber spoke on a social-science panel concerned with rural communities. Coordinates represent the exposition grounds in Forest Park.

17. Rail journey through Atlanta

    1904-10-01 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    After Tuskegee, Weber traveled through Atlanta on the south-to-north route that led to Washington. The source documents travel through Atlanta but not the exact day or stop duration.

18. Southern journey through New Orleans

    1904-10-01 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    Weber’s American travel continued south through Memphis to New Orleans before turning north toward Tuskegee and Atlanta. The cited route establishes presence in New Orleans but does not provide a specific day; the month is based on the documented sequence after the September St. Louis congress and before the 18 October arrival in Washington.

19. Visit to Tuskegee Institute

    1904-10-01 · Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

    Weber visited Tuskegee Institute during his south-to-north American journey, an important encounter during his study of American race relations and institutions. The passage proves that Weber had been at Tuskegee Institute before departing on the route to Washington; it does not give an exact day.

20. Arrival in Washington

    1904-10-18 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Weber and Marianne arrived in Washington, D.C., after traveling north through the South.

21. Trip to Venice with Marianne and Else von Richthofen

    1909-01-01 · Venice, Kingdom of Italy

    Weber traveled to Venice with Marianne Weber and Else von Richthofen.

22. Holiday at Monte Verità

    1913-01-01 · Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

    Weber holidayed in the Monte Verità community above Ascona, where he also involved himself in Frieda Gross’s custody dispute. The source specifies spring but not a particular month or day.

23. Organizing Heidelberg army hospitals

    1914-01-01 · Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire

    

    After the outbreak of the First World War, Weber volunteered and served as a reserve officer organizing the army hospitals in Heidelberg through the end of 1915. The role extended from 1914 until the end of 1915; the cited text does not specify individual hospital sites.

24. Second holiday in Ascona

    1914-01-01 · Ascona, Switzerland

    Weber returned to Ascona for another spring holiday shortly before the First World War transformed his public role. The source specifies spring but not a particular month or day.

25. Lauenstein Conferences

    1917-01-01 · Lauenstein Castle, Ludwigsstadt, Bavaria, German Empire

    

    Weber participated in the Lauenstein Conferences, where he argued against political romanticism and supported German democratisation.

26. Science as a Vocation lecture

    1917-01-01 · Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire

    

    Weber delivered the lecture later known as Science as a Vocation at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Scholarly dating has favored 1917; the source does not give a day.

27. Debate with Joseph Schumpeter at Café Landtmann

    1918-01-01 · Café Landtmann, Vienna, Austria

    

    While teaching in Vienna, Weber debated Joseph Schumpeter at Café Landtmann over using Soviet Russia as a case study for communism. The exact date of the debate is not specified; 1918 is supported by the surrounding Vienna appointment chronology.

28. Political-economy teaching in Vienna

    1918-01-01 · University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    

    Weber resumed teaching at the University of Vienna, filling a vacant political-economy chair and lecturing on socialism to Austro-Hungarian Army officers.

29. Politics as a Vocation lecture

    1919-01-28 · Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Weber gave Politics as a Vocation to Munich’s Free Students Union amid the German Revolution. The lecture is identified with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich by the related source discussion.

30. Munich town-hall debate on The Decline of the West

    1920-01-01 · Munich Town Hall, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Weber debated Oswald Spengler and other scholars for two days at Munich town hall after a seminar discussion of The Decline of the West. The cited text specifies early 1920 but not exact dates.

31. Death in Munich

    1920-06-14 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Weber died of pneumonia in Munich after an illness that had forced cancellation of his classes earlier that month. Coordinates represent central Munich; the cited text does not identify the precise deathbed address.