Historical figures in Hanover

The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, from 1676 to 1869. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Karl Marx and Peter the Great. Among them Educators, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1676 to 1716

   4 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

2. Karl Marx

   from 1867 to 1869

   2 moments here

   German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

3. Peter the Great

   in 1713

   1 moment here

   Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

4. Arthur Schopenhauer

   in 1800

   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…

5. George Frideric Handel

   in 1710

   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

1. 1676 Arrives in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
4. 1713 Travel to Hanover Peter the Great
5. 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1800 Family journey to Hannover Arthur Schopenhauer
8. 1867 Stays with Ludwig Kugelmann Karl Marx
9. 1869 Revisits the Kugelmann family Karl Marx

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