Leipzig in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 8 people and 13 moments here, from 1765 to 1835. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Napoleon Bonaparte and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1789

   3 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…

2. Napoleon Bonaparte

   in 1813

   2 moments 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…

3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1765 to 1768

   2 moments here

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

4. Richard Wagner

   from 1813 to 1827

   2 moments here

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

5. Ludwig van Beethoven

   in 1796

   1 moment here

   German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

6. Frédéric Chopin

   in 1835

   1 moment here

   Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

7. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   in 1823

   1 moment here

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

8. Friedrich Schiller

   in 1785

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
3. 1785 Invitation and move to Leipzig Friedrich Schiller
4. 1789 Visits Leipzig's Thomaskirche Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5. 1789 Concert at the Gewandhaus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. 1789 Returns to Leipzig Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. 1796 Tour stop in Leipzig Ludwig van Beethoven
8. 1813 Reaches the Lützen battlefield Napoleon Bonaparte
9. 1813 Birth at the Brühl Richard Wagner
10. 1813 Defeated at Leipzig Napoleon Bonaparte
11. 1823 Trip to Leipzig Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
12. 1827 Return to Leipzig Richard Wagner
13. 1835 Meeting Schumann in Leipzig Frédéric Chopin

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