Jena in the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 4 people and 11 moments here, from 1787 to 1806. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Schiller, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Notable people

1. Friedrich Schiller

   from 1787 to 1797

   7 moments here

   Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, historian, and a central figure of Weimar Classicism.…

2. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   from 1801 to 1806

   2 moments here

   German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

3. Napoleon Bonaparte

   in 1806

   1 moment here

   French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1806

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1787 Visit to Jena Friedrich Schiller
2. 1789 Move to Jena for university appointment Friedrich Schiller
3. 1789 Inaugural lecture at the University of Jena Friedrich Schiller
4. 1789 Return to Jena for inaugural lecture Friedrich Schiller
5. 1790 Marriage to Charlotte von Lengefeld Friedrich Schiller
6. 1794 Meeting with Goethe in Jena Friedrich Schiller
7. 1797 Move into the Jena garden house Friedrich Schiller
8. 1801 Moved to Jena Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
9. 1806 Catalogues minerals in Jena Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
10. 1806 Napoleonic-era Jena Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
11. 1806 Commands at Jena Napoleon Bonaparte

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