Historical figures in Basel

The atlas holds 7 people and 16 moments here, from 1356 to 1889. The most recorded lives are Leonhard Euler, Desiderius Erasmus and Friedrich Nietzsche. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

  1. Leonhard Euler

    from 1707 to 1727

    6 moments here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

  2. Desiderius Erasmus

    from 1521 to 1536

    4 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  3. Friedrich Nietzsche

    from 1869 to 1889

    2 moments here

    German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…

  4. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1492

    1 moment here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  5. Petrarch

    in 1356

    1 moment here

    Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

  6. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1580

    1 moment here

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

  7. John Calvin

    in 1535

    1 moment here

    French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

Moments

  1. 1356 Diplomatic mission at Basel Petrarch
  2. 1492 Stay in Basel Albrecht Dürer
  3. 1521 Settlement in Basel Desiderius Erasmus
  4. 1529 Departure from Basel Desiderius Erasmus
  5. 1535 Return to the Froben compound Desiderius Erasmus
  6. 1535 Flight to Basel John Calvin
  7. 1536 Death in Basel Desiderius Erasmus
  8. 1580 Stay at Basel Michel de Montaigne
  9. 1707 Childhood in Riehen Leonhard Euler
  10. 1707 Baptism at St. Martin's Church Leonhard Euler
  11. 1707 Birth in Basel Leonhard Euler
  12. 1715 Latin-school pupil in Basel Leonhard Euler
  13. 1720 Enrollment at the University of Basel Leonhard Euler
  14. 1727 Departure from Basel for Russia Leonhard Euler
  15. 1869 Occupies the Baumannshöhle in Basel Friedrich Nietzsche
  16. 1889 Confined in a Basel psychiatric clinic Friedrich Nietzsche

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