Writers in Frankfurt am Main
The atlas holds 13 people and 24 moments here, from 1590 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Arthur Schopenhauer and Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Voltaire
in 1753
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
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…
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…
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.…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1667
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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…
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…
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,…
Freddie Mercury
in 1984
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
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
- 1753 Arrives and is detained in Frankfurt Voltaire
- 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
- 1797 Tutor position in Frankfurt Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1831 Flight from cholera to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1833 Permanent move to Frankfurt Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1843 Residence at Schöne Aussicht 17 Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1843 Arrives in Frankfurt Hans Christian Andersen
- 1848 Witness to the Frankfurt uprising Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1851 Prussian envoy at the Federal Diet Otto von Bismarck
- 1860 Death at Schöne Aussicht 16 Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1863 Visited Homburg during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1867 Stopped in Frankfurt Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1945 Military governor headquarters Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1984 Performed in Frankfurt Freddie Mercury
- 1986 Research stay at Sankt Georgen Pope Francis