Hanover in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1690 to 1800. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Peter the Great and Arthur Schopenhauer.
Notable people
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1690 to 1716
3 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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.…
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…
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
- 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1710 Kapellmeister appointment George Frideric Handel
- 1713 Travel to Hanover Peter the Great
- 1714 Returns to Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1716 Death in Hanover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1800 Family journey to Hannover Arthur Schopenhauer