Historical figures in Strasbourg
The atlas holds 13 people and 18 moments here, from 1434 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Johannes Gutenberg, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Louis Pasteur. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
Johannes Gutenberg
from 1434 to 1444
4 moments here
German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1770 to 1771
2 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Louis Pasteur
from 1848 to 1849
2 moments here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Adolf Hitler
in 1940
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1778
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…
Victor Hugo
in 1839
1 moment here
French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…
Voltaire
in 1753
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
in 1765
1 moment here
Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1959
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Pope John Paul II
in 1988
1 moment here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Albrecht Dürer
in 1493
1 moment here
German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…
John Calvin
in 1538
1 moment here
French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…
Moments
- 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
- 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
- 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
- 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
- 1493 Visit to Strasbourg Albrecht Dürer
- 1538 Minister to French refugees in Strasbourg John Calvin
- 1753 Lives on Strasbourg’s Île Jars Voltaire
- 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1770 Resumes legal studies in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1771 Receives his law degree in Strasbourg Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1778 Returns through Strasbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1839 Tours Alsace and the Rhineland Victor Hugo
- 1848 Chemistry professor at Strasbourg Louis Pasteur
- 1849 Marriage in Strasbourg Louis Pasteur
- 1940 Visits Strasbourg Cathedral Adolf Hitler
- 1959 Europe speech at Strasbourg Charles de Gaulle
- 1985 Addresses European Parliament Ronald Reagan
- 1988 Address to the European Parliament Pope John Paul II