Potsdam in the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1747 to 1796. The most recorded lives are Voltaire, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Notable people
Voltaire
in 1750
2 moments here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1789
1 moment here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1796
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1747
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
Moments
- 1747 Played before Frederick the Great Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1750 Moves to Potsdam Voltaire
- 1750 Occupies rooms at Sanssouci Voltaire
- 1789 Arrives in Potsdam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1796 Performed for the Prussian king Ludwig van Beethoven