Historians in Jena

The atlas holds 3 people and 10 moments here, from 1663 to 1828. The most recorded lives are Friedrich Schiller, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

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. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1806 to 1828

   2 moments here

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

3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1663

   1 moment here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

Moments

1. 1663 Summer-semester enrolment at Jena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1787 Visit to Jena Friedrich Schiller
3. 1789 Move to Jena for university appointment Friedrich Schiller
4. 1789 Inaugural lecture at the University of Jena Friedrich Schiller
5. 1789 Return to Jena for inaugural lecture Friedrich Schiller
6. 1790 Marriage to Charlotte von Lengefeld Friedrich Schiller
7. 1794 Meeting with Goethe in Jena Friedrich Schiller
8. 1797 Move into the Jena garden house Friedrich Schiller
9. 1806 Catalogues minerals in Jena Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
10. 1828 Retreats to the Dornburg Palaces Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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