Writers in Munich
The atlas holds 12 people and 17 moments here, from 1580 to 1983. The most recorded lives are Benito Mussolini, Hans Christian Andersen and Franz Kafka.
Notable people
Benito Mussolini
from 1937 to 1943
3 moments here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Hans Christian Andersen
from 1834 to 1840
2 moments here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Franz Kafka
from 1902 to 1916
2 moments here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Freddie Mercury
from 1979 to 1983
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
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…
Mark Twain
in 1879
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1688
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Richard Wagner
in 1864
1 moment here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
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…
Le Corbusier
in 1910
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1823
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Moments
- 1580 Arrival at Munich Michel de Montaigne
- 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1816 Instrument journey to Munich Carl Friedrich Gauss
- 1823 Extended convalescence in Munich Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1834 Spends May in Munich Hans Christian Andersen
- 1840 Stays in Munich during eastern journey Hans Christian Andersen
- 1864 Summoned to Munich by Ludwig II Richard Wagner
- 1879 Visits Munich during European journey Mark Twain
- 1880 Family moves to Munich Albert Einstein
- 1902 Considers studying in Munich Franz Kafka
- 1910 Munich study residence Le Corbusier
- 1916 Reads In the Penal Colony in Munich Franz Kafka
- 1937 Official visit to Munich Benito Mussolini
- 1938 Munich Conference Benito Mussolini
- 1943 Transit through Munich after rescue Benito Mussolini
- 1979 Lived in Munich Freddie Mercury
- 1983 Recorded The Works in Munich Freddie Mercury