Historical figures in Frankfurt am Main

The atlas holds 17 people and 29 moments here, from 794 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Arthur Schopenhauer and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

  1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1749 to 1775

    6 moments here

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

  2. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1831 to 1860

    5 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…

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1763 to 1790

    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…

  4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1863 to 1867

    2 moments here

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

  5. Giordano Bruno

    from 1590 to 1591

    2 moments here

    Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

  6. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

  7. Voltaire

    in 1753

    1 moment here

    François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

  8. Hans Christian Andersen

    in 1843

    1 moment here

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

  9. Pope Francis

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  10. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1851

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

  11. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1667

    1 moment here

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

  12. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1797

    1 moment here

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

  13. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  14. Leonhard Euler

    in 1727

    1 moment here

    Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

  15. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  16. Charlemagne

    in 794

    1 moment here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

  17. Freddie Mercury

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

Moments

  1. 794 Convened the Council of Frankfurt Charlemagne
  2. 1520 Arrival in Frankfurt Albrecht Dürer
  3. 1590 Carmelite-convent lodging in Frankfurt Giordano Bruno
  4. 1591 Second Frankfurt stay Giordano Bruno
  5. 1667 Frankfurt visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1727 Departure from Frankfurt am Main Leonhard Euler
  7. 1749 Born at the Goethe family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. 1753 Arrives and is detained in Frankfurt Voltaire
  9. 1763 Appears in Frankfurt concerts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  12. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  13. 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  14. 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  15. 1790 Travels to Frankfurt for the coronation Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  16. 1797 Tutor position in Frankfurt Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  17. 1831 Flight from cholera to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
  18. 1833 Permanent move to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
  19. 1843 Residence at Schöne Aussicht 17 Arthur Schopenhauer
  20. 1843 Arrives in Frankfurt Hans Christian Andersen
  21. 1848 Witness to the Frankfurt uprising Arthur Schopenhauer
  22. 1851 Prussian envoy at the Federal Diet Otto von Bismarck
  23. 1860 Death at Schöne Aussicht 16 Arthur Schopenhauer
  24. 1863 Visited Homburg during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  25. 1867 Stopped in Frankfurt Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  26. 1917 Stopped overnight in Frankfurt Vladimir Lenin
  27. 1945 Military governor headquarters Dwight D. Eisenhower
  28. 1984 Performed in Frankfurt Freddie Mercury
  29. 1986 Research stay at Sankt Georgen Pope Francis

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