Hamburg in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 6 people and 9 moments here, from 1703 to 1806. The most recorded lives are Arthur Schopenhauer, Peter the Great and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1793 to 1805
3 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…
Peter the Great
from 1713 to 1716
2 moments here
Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1720
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
Carl Linnaeus
in 1735
1 moment here
Swedish botanist, physician, and naturalist who formalized binomial nomenclature and devised an influential system for classifying organisms.…
Simón Bolívar
in 1806
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
George Frideric Handel
in 1703
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Moments
- 1703 Opera orchestra post George Frideric Handel
- 1713 Visit to Hamburg Peter the Great
- 1716 Meeting with Danish diplomats at Altona Peter the Great
- 1720 Auditioned in Hamburg Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1735 Stop in Hamburg en route to the Dutch Republic Carl Linnaeus
- 1793 Family relocation to Hamburg Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1799 Return to Hamburg and Runge school Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1805 Hamburg merchant apprenticeship Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1806 Embarks from Hamburg Simón Bolívar