Historical figures in Tübinger Stift

The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1589 to 1966. The most recorded lives are Carl Friedrich Gauss, Pope Benedict XVI and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

1. Carl Friedrich Gauss

   in 1825

   1 moment here

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

2. Pope Benedict XVI

   in 1966

   1 moment here

   Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

3. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

   in 1788

   1 moment here

   German philosopher and a central figure of German idealism. His documented movements include formative study in Stuttgart and Tübingen; tutoring…

4. Johannes Kepler

   in 1589

   1 moment here

   German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

Moments

1. 1589 Entry to the Tübinger Stift Johannes Kepler
2. 1788 Entered the Tübinger Stift Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
3. 1825 Return journey through Tübingen Carl Friedrich Gauss
4. 1966 Chair in dogmatic theology Pope Benedict XVI

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