Historical figures in Königsberg

The atlas holds 4 people and 16 moments here, from 1541 to 1836. The most recorded lives are Immanuel Kant, Nicolaus Copernicus and Richard Wagner. Among them Writers, Mathematicians and Philosophers, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Immanuel Kant

   from 1724 to 1804

   13 moments here

   German Enlightenment philosopher whose critical philosophy transformed epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political thought.…

2. Nicolaus Copernicus

   in 1541

   1 moment here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

3. Richard Wagner

   in 1836

   1 moment here

   German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

4. Peter the Great

   in 1716

   1 moment here

   Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

Moments

1. 1541 Medical journey to Königsberg Nicolaus Copernicus
2. 1716 Baltic diplomatic journey at Königsberg Peter the Great
3. 1724 Born in Königsberg Immanuel Kant
4. 1730 Attends the Hospitalschule Immanuel Kant
5. 1732 Begins at Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
6. 1740 Enters the University of Königsberg Immanuel Kant
7. 1740 Graduates from Collegium Fridericianum Immanuel Kant
8. 1754 Returns to Königsberg Immanuel Kant
9. 1755 Begins lecturing at the Albertina Immanuel Kant
10. 1765 Serves in the castle library Immanuel Kant
11. 1766 Lives and lectures in Kanter's house Immanuel Kant
12. 1770 Presides over inaugural disputation Immanuel Kant
13. 1784 Moves into his own house Immanuel Kant
14. 1796 Ends four decades of university teaching Immanuel Kant
15. 1804 Dies in his Königsberg home Immanuel Kant
16. 1836 Marriage at Tragheim Church Richard Wagner

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