Harz Mountains in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1777 to 1824. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Carl Friedrich Gauss and Heinrich Heine.

Notable people

1. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   from 1799 to 1803

   2 moments here

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

2. Heinrich Heine

   in 1824

   1 moment here

   German poet, essayist, journalist, and literary critic. Born in Düsseldorf, Heine studied in Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, traveled widely in Germany…

3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1777 to 1784

   2 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

Moments

1. 1777 Makes his winter Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. 1784 Undertakes third Harz journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1799 Meeting with Bolyai Carl Friedrich Gauss
4. 1803 Meeting Franz Xaver von Zach on the Brocken Carl Friedrich Gauss
5. 1824 Harz walking journey Heinrich Heine

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