Educators in Mainz
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1514 to 1800. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
Notable people
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…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1667
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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…
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,…
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…
Moments
- 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
- 1667 Visit to Mainz Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1727 Rhine voyage to Mainz Leonhard Euler
- 1793 Observes the Siege of Mainz Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1800 Journey to Mainz Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel