Berlin in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 1698 to 1811. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach.

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. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1789

   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…

3. 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…

4. Voltaire

   from 1740 to 1750

   2 moments here

   François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

5. 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,…

6. Ludwig van Beethoven

   in 1796

   1 moment here

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

7. Arthur Schopenhauer

   in 1811

   1 moment here

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

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. 1740 Visits Frederick in Berlin Voltaire
8. 1741 Arrival in Berlin Leonhard Euler
9. 1741 Stayed at the Stahl residence in Berlin Johann Sebastian Bach
10. 1750 Occupies rooms at Charlottenburg Palace Voltaire
11. 1753 Family home in Charlottenburg Leonhard Euler
12. 1789 Arrives in Berlin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. 1789 Performs at the Prussian royal palace Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1796 Improvised at the Berlin Singakademie Ludwig van Beethoven
15. 1811 Enrollment at the University of Berlin Arthur Schopenhauer

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