Historical figures in Baden-Baden

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1770 to 1968. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Charles de Gaulle. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Industrial Revolution and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   from 1863 to 1867

   2 moments here

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

2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1770

   1 moment here

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

3. Charles de Gaulle

   in 1968

   1 moment here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

4. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1825

   1 moment here

   German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

5. Friedrich Engels

   in 1849

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…

Moments

1. 1770 Visits Sessenheim and meets Friederike Brion Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. 1825 Journey to Baden-Baden Carl Friedrich Gauss
3. 1849 Skirmish near Michelbach Friedrich Engels
4. 1863 Gambled in Baden-Baden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. 1867 Spent five weeks in Baden-Baden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. 1968 Visit to Baden-Baden during May 1968 Charles de Gaulle

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