Scientists in Berlin

The atlas holds 8 people and 17 moments here, from 1698 to 2013. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Karl Marx and Mikhail Gorbachev.

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. Karl Marx

    from 1836 to 1874

    3 moments here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

  3. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1966 to 1989

    3 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  4. 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,…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. Friedrich Engels

    in 1841

    1 moment here

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

  8. Li Keqiang

    in 2013

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

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. 1741 Arrival in Berlin Leonhard Euler
  7. 1753 Family home in Charlottenburg Leonhard Euler
  8. 1828 Berlin scientific congress Carl Friedrich Gauss
  9. 1836 Begins studies in Berlin Karl Marx
  10. 1837 Convalesces and studies Hegel in Stralau Karl Marx
  11. 1841 Prussian artillery service Friedrich Engels
  12. 1874 Stops in Berlin after Karlsbad Karl Marx
  13. 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
  14. 1966 Delegation visit to East Germany Mikhail Gorbachev
  15. 1986 Socialist Unity Party congress Mikhail Gorbachev
  16. 1989 GDR fortieth-anniversary visit Mikhail Gorbachev
  17. 2013 Official visit to Germany Li Keqiang

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