Historical figures in Mainz

The atlas holds 15 people and 27 moments here, from 121 to 1924. The most recorded lives are Johannes Gutenberg, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Educators, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. Johannes Gutenberg

   from 1400 to 1468

   9 moments here

   German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…

2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   from 1862 to 1871

   4 moments here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   from 1763 to 1790

   2 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…

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   in 1793

   1 moment here

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

5. Voltaire

   in 1753

   1 moment here

   François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…

6. Charles de Gaulle

   in 1924

   1 moment here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

7. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1667

   1 moment here

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

8. Richard Wagner

   in 1862

   1 moment here

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

9. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   in 1800

   1 moment here

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

10. 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,…

11. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

12. Charlemagne

    in 807

    1 moment here

    Frankish king, Lombard king, and Carolingian emperor who ruled from 768 to 814. His itinerant court moved across Francia, Saxony, Italy, Bavaria, the…

13. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1846

    1 moment here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

14. Desiderius Erasmus

    in 1514

    1 moment here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

15. Hadrian

    in 121

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…

Moments

1. 121 Inspects the Rhine and upper Danube frontiers Hadrian
2. 807 Issued a diploma at Ingelheim Charlemagne
3. 1400 Birth in Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
4. 1411 First family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
5. 1413 Second family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
6. 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
7. 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
8. 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg
9. 1465 Residence at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
10. 1468 Death at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
11. 1468 Burial in the Franciscan church Johannes Gutenberg
12. 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
13. 1520 Rhine departure from Mainz Albrecht Dürer
14. 1667 Visit to Mainz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
15. 1727 Rhine voyage to Mainz Leonhard Euler
16. 1753 Passes through Mainz Voltaire
17. 1763 Performs in Mainz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. 1790 Writes from Mainz on the return journey Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. 1793 Observes the Siege of Mainz Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
20. 1800 Journey to Mainz Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
21. 1846 Witness at Anna Hańska's wedding Honoré de Balzac
22. 1862 Visited Wiesbaden on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
23. 1862 Settlement in Biebrich Richard Wagner
24. 1863 Gambled in Wiesbaden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
25. 1865 Stranded in Wiesbaden after gambling losses Fyodor Dostoyevsky
26. 1871 Made his final gambling visit to Wiesbaden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
27. 1924 Occupation-army posting in Mainz Charles de Gaulle

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