Historical figures in Augsburg

The atlas holds 8 people and 9 moments here, from 787 to 1937. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adolf Hitler and Ludwig van Beethoven. Among them Musicians and Composers, Jurists and Writers, across the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment.

Notable people

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1763 to 1777

    2 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  2. Adolf Hitler

    in 1937

    1 moment here

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

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven

    in 1787

    1 moment here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  4. Martin Luther

    in 1518

    1 moment here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

  5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1688

    1 moment here

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

  6. Charlemagne

    in 787

    1 moment here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  7. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1580

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

  8. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1530

    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.…

Moments

  1. 787 Camped near Augsburg against Bavaria Charlemagne
  2. 1518 Examined by Cajetan in Augsburg Martin Luther
  3. 1530 Opening the Diet of Augsburg Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  4. 1580 Stay in Augsburg Michel de Montaigne
  5. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1763 Gives concerts in Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. 1777 Moves on to Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. 1787 Visited Stein’s workshop Ludwig van Beethoven
  9. 1937 Visits Messerschmitt factory Adolf Hitler

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