Philosophers in Prague
The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1356 to 1911. The most recorded lives are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johannes Kepler and Albert Einstein.
Notable people
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
from 1824 to 1829
2 moments here
German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…
Johannes Kepler
from 1600 to 1627
2 moments here
German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…
Albert Einstein
in 1911
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
René Descartes
in 1620
1 moment here
French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1800
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…
Petrarch
in 1356
1 moment here
Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…
Giordano Bruno
in 1588
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…
Moments
- 1356 Embassy at Prague Petrarch
- 1588 Spring residence in Prague Giordano Bruno
- 1600 Imperial work in Prague Johannes Kepler
- 1620 Observes the Battle of White Mountain René Descartes
- 1627 Presentation of the Rudolphine Tables in Prague Johannes Kepler
- 1800 Family journey to Prague Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1824 Journey through Prague Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1829 Second Prague journey Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1911 Takes professorship in Prague Albert Einstein