Historical figures in Lübeck
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1706 to 1914. The most recorded lives are Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Kafka and Leonhard Euler. Among them Educators, Writers and Engineers and Inventors, across the Enlightenment and World War I.
Notable people
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1706
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
Franz Kafka
in 1914
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Leonhard Euler
in 1727
1 moment here
Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…
Moments
- 1706 Returned from extended Lübeck study Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1727 Embarkation from Lübeck Leonhard Euler
- 1914 Meets Ernst Weiß in Lübeck Franz Kafka