Scientists in Heidelberg

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1729 to 1859. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Carl Friedrich Gauss and Dmitri Mendeleev.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. 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…

3. Dmitri Mendeleev

   in 1859

   1 moment here

   Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

4. Montesquieu

   in 1729

   1 moment here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

Moments

1. 1729 Arrival in Heidelberg Montesquieu
2. 1775 Passes through Mannheim on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1775 Stops in Heidelberg on Swiss journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
4. 1775 Decides in Heidelberg to go to Weimar Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
5. 1814 Returns to Heidelberg and views the Boisserée collection Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
6. 1815 Second autumn visit to Heidelberg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
7. 1825 Journey through Mannheim Carl Friedrich Gauss
8. 1859 Research period in Heidelberg Dmitri Mendeleev

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