Writers in Dresden

The atlas holds 10 people and 19 moments here, from 1704 to 1910. The most recorded lives are Hans Christian Andersen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Arthur Schopenhauer.

Notable people

  1. Hans Christian Andersen

    from 1831 to 1846

    4 moments here

    Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

  2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1862 to 1869

    3 moments here

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

  3. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1800 to 1824

    3 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…

  4. Richard Wagner

    from 1814 to 1842

    2 moments here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  5. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    from 1820 to 1821

    2 moments here

    German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

  6. Karl Marx

    in 1874

    1 moment here

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

  7. Franz Kafka

    in 1903

    1 moment here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  8. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1704

    1 moment here

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

  9. Le Corbusier

    in 1910

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

  10. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1845

    1 moment here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

Moments

  1. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1800 Family journey to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
  3. 1814 Move to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
  4. 1814 Family move to Dresden Richard Wagner
  5. 1820 First Dresden journey Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  6. 1821 Second Dresden journey Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  7. 1824 Return to Dresden from Gastein Arthur Schopenhauer
  8. 1831 Arrives in Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
  9. 1842 Move to Dresden for Rienzi Richard Wagner
  10. 1844 Stays in Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
  11. 1844 Visits Maxen estate Hans Christian Andersen
  12. 1845 Arrival to join Hańska in Dresden Honoré de Balzac
  13. 1846 Travels to Dresden Hans Christian Andersen
  14. 1862 Visited Dresden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  15. 1867 Visited Dresden’s Old Masters Gallery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  16. 1869 Lived in Dresden when Lyubov was born Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  17. 1874 Stops in Dresden after Karlsbad Karl Marx
  18. 1903 Takes treatment at Weißer Hirsch Franz Kafka
  19. 1910 Hellerau visit with his brother Le Corbusier

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