Political Leaders in Leipzig

The atlas holds 5 people and 12 moments here, from 1646 to 1933. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Napoleon Bonaparte and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1646 to 1709

   6 moments here

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

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. Adolf Hitler

   in 1933

   1 moment here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

5. Karl Marx

   in 1874

   1 moment here

   German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

Moments

1. 1646 Birth in Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1653 Nikolaischule pupil Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1661 Begins university studies Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
4. 1663 Returns to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
5. 1666 Leaves Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1709 Short return to Leipzig Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8. 1768 Leaves Leipzig after illness Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
9. 1813 Reaches the Lützen battlefield Napoleon Bonaparte
10. 1813 Defeated at Leipzig Napoleon Bonaparte
11. 1874 Stops in Leipzig after Karlsbad Karl Marx
12. 1933 Visits Völkerschlachtdenkmal Adolf Hitler

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