Historical figures in Germany

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 804 to 1898. The most recorded lives are Otto von Bismarck, Johann Sebastian Bach and Carl Friedrich Gauss. Among them Educators, Writers and Scientists, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Otto von Bismarck

   from 1871 to 1898

   3 moments here

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

2. Johann Sebastian Bach

   in 1700

   1 moment here

   German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…

3. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1818

   1 moment here

   German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

4. Alfred Nobel

   in 1865

   1 moment here

   Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

5. Charlemagne

   in 804

   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…

Moments

1. 804 Led his final Saxon campaign beyond the Elbe Charlemagne
2. 1700 Moved to Lüneburg Johann Sebastian Bach
3. 1818 Geodetic journey to Lüneburg Carl Friedrich Gauss
4. 1865 Residence at Krümmel Alfred Nobel
5. 1871 Residence at Friedrichsruh Otto von Bismarck
6. 1890 Retirement at Friedrichsruh Otto von Bismarck
7. 1898 Death at Friedrichsruh Otto von Bismarck

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