Philosophers in Frankfurt am Main

The atlas holds 8 people and 19 moments here, from 1590 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Arthur Schopenhauer and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

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. 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…

  4. 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,…

  5. Voltaire

    in 1753

    1 moment here

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

  6. 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…

  7. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1667

    1 moment here

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

  8. 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…

Moments

  1. 1590 Carmelite-convent lodging in Frankfurt Giordano Bruno
  2. 1591 Second Frankfurt stay Giordano Bruno
  3. 1667 Frankfurt visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1749 Born at the Goethe family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. 1753 Arrives and is detained in Frankfurt Voltaire
  6. 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  7. 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  8. 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  10. 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  11. 1797 Tutor position in Frankfurt Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  12. 1831 Flight from cholera to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
  13. 1833 Permanent move to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
  14. 1843 Residence at Schöne Aussicht 17 Arthur Schopenhauer
  15. 1848 Witness to the Frankfurt uprising Arthur Schopenhauer
  16. 1860 Death at Schöne Aussicht 16 Arthur Schopenhauer
  17. 1863 Visited Homburg during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  18. 1867 Stopped in Frankfurt Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  19. 1986 Research stay at Sankt Georgen Pope Francis

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