Historical figures in Bologna

The atlas holds 16 people and 22 moments here, from 43 BC to 1994. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michelangelo and Nicolaus Copernicus. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance.

Notable people

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1770

   4 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…

2. Michelangelo

   from 1494 to 1506

   2 moments here

   Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.…

3. Nicolaus Copernicus

   from 1496 to 1497

   2 moments here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

4. Petrarch

   from 1320 to 1322

   2 moments here

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

5. Leonardo da Vinci

   in 1500

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1786

   1 moment here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

7. Dante Alighieri

   in 1287

   1 moment here

   Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

8. Augustus

   in 43 BC

   1 moment here

   Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…

9. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1689

   1 moment here

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

10. Diego Velázquez

    in 1630

    1 moment here

    Spanish Baroque painter and court artist to Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville, he trained there before establishing his long-term home and career…

11. Montesquieu

    in 1729

    1 moment here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

12. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1506

    1 moment here

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

13. John Milton

    in 1639

    1 moment here

    English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

14. Francis of Assisi

    in 1222

    1 moment here

    Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, and founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone at Assisi, he renounced his…

15. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1530

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

16. Ayrton Senna

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

Moments

1. 43 BC Forms the Second Triumvirate near Bononia Augustus
2. 1222 Preaching in Bologna Francis of Assisi
3. 1287 Probable stay in Bologna Dante Alighieri
4. 1320 Arrival for studies at Bologna Petrarch
5. 1322 Return to Bologna Petrarch
6. 1494 Takes refuge in Bologna Michelangelo
7. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
8. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
9. 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
10. 1506 Tutoring residence in Bologna Desiderius Erasmus
11. 1506 Reconciles with Julius II in Bologna Michelangelo
12. 1530 Imperial coronation by Clement VII Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
13. 1630 First Italian journey: Bologna Diego Velázquez
14. 1639 Journey through Bologna John Milton
15. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
16. 1729 Arrival in Bologna Montesquieu
17. 1770 Meets Padre Martini in Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. 1770 Returns to Bologna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. 1770 Stays at Pallavicini's summer residence Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20. 1770 Examined by Bologna's academy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. 1786 Reaches Bologna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
22. 1994 Death pronounced at Maggiore Hospital Ayrton Senna

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