Venice in the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 7 people and 10 moments here, from 1771 to 1837. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lord Byron and Arthur Schopenhauer.
Notable people
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1786 to 1790
2 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Lord Byron
in 1816
2 moments here
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1818 to 1822
2 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1771
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…
Hans Christian Andersen
in 1834
1 moment here
Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…
Honoré de Balzac
in 1837
1 moment here
French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…
Simón Bolívar
in 1805
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1771 Stays in Venice Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1786 Takes lodgings in Venice Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1790 Makes second Italian journey Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1805 Visits Venice on Grand Tour Simón Bolívar
- 1816 Visit to San Lazzaro degli Armeni Lord Byron
- 1816 Winter in Venice Lord Byron
- 1818 First Italian journey through Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1822 Second Italian journey via Venice Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1834 Stays in Venice Hans Christian Andersen
- 1837 Second Italian journey: Venice Honoré de Balzac