Educators in Berlin

The atlas holds 10 people and 21 moments here, from 1698 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Arthur Schopenhauer.

Notable people

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1698 to 1711

   5 moments here

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

2. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   from 1818 to 1831

   3 moments here

   German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

3. Arthur Schopenhauer

   from 1811 to 1825

   3 moments here

   German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

4. Johann Sebastian Bach

   from 1718 to 1741

   2 moments here

   German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

5. Frédéric Chopin

   from 1828 to 1829

   2 moments here

   Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

6. Leonhard Euler

   from 1741 to 1753

   2 moments here

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

7. Albert Einstein

   in 1914

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

8. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1828

   1 moment here

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

9. Pope Benedict XVI

   in 2011

   1 moment here

   Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

10. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

Moments

1. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
4. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
5. 1711 Final Berlin sojourn Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1718 Traveled to Berlin for a harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach
7. 1741 Arrival in Berlin Leonhard Euler
8. 1741 Stayed at the Stahl residence in Berlin Johann Sebastian Bach
9. 1753 Family home in Charlottenburg Leonhard Euler
10. 1811 Enrollment at the University of Berlin Arthur Schopenhauer
11. 1818 Moved to Berlin Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
12. 1820 Berlin test lecture and teaching appointment Arthur Schopenhauer
13. 1825 Return to Berlin for a second academic attempt Arthur Schopenhauer
14. 1828 Berlin scientific congress Carl Friedrich Gauss
15. 1828 First documented Berlin visit Frédéric Chopin
16. 1829 Return visit to Berlin Frédéric Chopin
17. 1831 Lodgings in Kreuzberg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
18. 1831 Death in Berlin Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
19. 1861 First foreign journey: Berlin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
20. 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
21. 2011 State visit to Berlin Pope Benedict XVI

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