Heidelberg in the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 7 people and 18 moments here, from 1763 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Friedrich Schiller.
Notable people
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1775 to 1815
5 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
from 1763 to 1790
5 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Friedrich Schiller
in 1782
4 moments here
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…
Victor Hugo
in 1840
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Carl Friedrich Gauss
in 1825
1 moment here
German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
in 1816
1 moment here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1832
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
- 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1777 Arrives in Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1778 Leaves Mannheim for Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1778 Returns to Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1782 First performance of The Robbers Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Second unauthorized journey to Mannheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Arrival in Mannheim after flight Friedrich Schiller
- 1782 Retreat to Oggersheim Friedrich Schiller
- 1790 Returns through Mannheim Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1814 Returns to Heidelberg and views the Boisserée collection Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1815 Second autumn visit to Heidelberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1816 Moved to Heidelberg Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1825 Journey through Mannheim Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1832 Move to Mannheim Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1840 Follows the Rhine to Heidelberg Victor Hugo