Scientists in Frankfurt am Main
The atlas holds 4 people and 10 moments here, from 1590 to 1775. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Giordano Bruno and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Notable people
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…
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,…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1667
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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,…
Moments
- 1590 Carmelite-convent lodging in Frankfurt Giordano Bruno
- 1591 Second Frankfurt stay Giordano Bruno
- 1667 Frankfurt visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1727 Departure from Frankfurt am Main Leonhard Euler
- 1749 Born at the Goethe family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1768 Convalesces in Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Returns to the Frankfurt family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1772 Hosts the Shakespeare Day gathering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Departs Frankfurt for Switzerland Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Returns from first Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe