Dresden in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 1704 to 1814. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arthur Schopenhauer and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Notable people
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…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1800 to 1814
2 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…
Napoleon Bonaparte
in 1813
1 moment here
French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1796
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1704
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Richard Wagner
in 1814
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Peter the Great
in 1711
1 moment here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
George Frideric Handel
in 1719
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Moments
- 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1711 Visit to Dresden Peter the Great
- 1719 Recruiting singers in Dresden George Frideric Handel
- 1789 Arrives and lodges in Dresden Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1789 Visits Körner and is sketched Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1796 Played for the Saxon elector Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1800 Family journey to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1813 Wins at Dresden Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1814 Move to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1814 Family move to Dresden Richard Wagner