Scientists in Munich

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1688 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Notable people

1. Albert Einstein

   in 1880

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   in 1688

   1 moment here

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

3. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1816

   1 moment here

   German mathematician, astronomer, geodesist, and physicist. Gauss was born in Brunswick, studied there and at Göttingen, worked privately in…

4. Kofi Annan

   in 2018

   1 moment here

   Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

5. Wangarĩ Maathai

   in 1967

   1 moment here

   Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

Moments

1. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1816 Instrument journey to Munich Carl Friedrich Gauss
3. 1880 Family moves to Munich Albert Einstein
4. 1967 Doctoral study in Munich Wangarĩ Maathai
5. 2018 Technology and democracy speech Kofi Annan

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