Writers in Basel
The atlas holds 6 people and 15 moments here, from 1356 to 1889. The most recorded lives are Leonhard Euler, Desiderius Erasmus and Friedrich Nietzsche.
Notable people
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,…
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…
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,…
Petrarch
in 1356
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
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
- 1356 Diplomatic mission at Basel Petrarch
- 1521 Settlement in Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Departure from Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1535 Return to the Froben compound Desiderius Erasmus
- 1535 Flight to Basel John Calvin
- 1536 Death in Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1580 Stay at Basel Michel de Montaigne
- 1707 Childhood in Riehen Leonhard Euler
- 1707 Baptism at St. Martin's Church Leonhard Euler
- 1707 Birth in Basel Leonhard Euler
- 1715 Latin-school pupil in Basel Leonhard Euler
- 1720 Enrollment at the University of Basel Leonhard Euler
- 1727 Departure from Basel for Russia Leonhard Euler
- 1869 Occupies the Baumannshöhle in Basel Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1889 Confined in a Basel psychiatric clinic Friedrich Nietzsche