Historical figures in Gotha

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1537 to 1825. The most recorded lives are Carl Friedrich Gauss, Martin Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   from 1803 to 1825

   3 moments here

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

2. Martin Luther

   in 1537

   1 moment here

   German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

3. Johann Sebastian Bach

   in 1696

   1 moment here

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

4. Voltaire

   in 1753

   1 moment here

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

5. Arthur Schopenhauer

   in 1807

   1 moment here

   German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

Moments

1. 1537 Departs through Tambach while gravely ill Martin Luther
2. 1696 Documented at Ohrdruf Lyceum Johann Sebastian Bach
3. 1753 Stays at Gotha Voltaire
4. 1803 Practical astronomy at Seeberg Observatory Carl Friedrich Gauss
5. 1807 Gymnasium studies in Gotha Arthur Schopenhauer
6. 1816 Instrument journey to Gotha Carl Friedrich Gauss
7. 1825 Return journey through Gotha Carl Friedrich Gauss

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