Philosophers in Cologne

The atlas holds 6 people and 10 moments here, from 1248 to 2005. The most recorded lives are Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Notable people

  1. Karl Marx

    from 1842 to 1849

    3 moments here

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

  2. Friedrich Engels

    from 1842 to 1849

    3 moments here

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

  3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  4. Thomas Aquinas

    in 1248

    1 moment here

    Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher. His documented movements connected family residences in southern Italy, Dominican and…

  5. Pope Benedict XVI

    in 2005

    1 moment here

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

  6. Petrarch

    in 1333

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1248 Study and teaching with Albertus Magnus in Cologne Thomas Aquinas
  2. 1333 Visit to Cologne Petrarch
  3. 1842 Moves to Cologne for journalism Karl Marx
  4. 1842 First meeting with Marx Friedrich Engels
  5. 1848 Neue Rheinische Zeitung editor Friedrich Engels
  6. 1848 Returns to Cologne during the revolution Karl Marx
  7. 1849 Return to Cologne Friedrich Engels
  8. 1849 Stands trial in Cologne Karl Marx
  9. 1862 Visited Cologne on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  10. 2005 World Youth Day visit Pope Benedict XVI

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