Historical figures in Vienna

The atlas holds 30 people and 82 moments here, from 180 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Kafka. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.

Notable people

1. Ludwig van Beethoven

   from 1787 to 1827

   18 moments here

   German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   from 1762 to 1791

   14 moments here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

3. Franz Kafka

   from 1913 to 1924

   6 moments here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

4. Sigmund Freud

   from 1860 to 1938

   5 moments here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1688 to 1712

   5 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

6. Adolf Hitler

   from 1908 to 1940

   3 moments here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

7. Napoleon Bonaparte

   in 1809

   2 moments here

   French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

8. Mark Twain

   in 1897

   2 moments here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

9. Hans Christian Andersen

   from 1834 to 1841

   2 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

10. Frédéric Chopin

    from 1829 to 1830

    2 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

11. Giuseppe Verdi

    from 1843 to 1875

    2 moments here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

12. Honoré de Balzac

    in 1835

    2 moments here

    French novelist and playwright, born in Tours and dead in Paris. Balzac created La Comédie humaine, an interlinked fictional panorama of…

13. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1741

    2 moments here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

14. Karl Marx

    in 1848

    1 moment here

    German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…

15. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1812

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

16. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

17. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

18. John F. Kennedy

    in 1961

    1 moment here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

19. Benito Mussolini

    in 1943

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

20. Jimmy Carter

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

21. Le Corbusier

    in 1907

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

22. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

    in 1824

    1 moment here

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

23. Kofi Annan

    in 1998

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

24. Marcus Aurelius

    in 180

    1 moment here

    Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher. This chronology records securely attested physical presence from his birth and Roman residences…

Moments

1. 180 Death in the Vindobona military quarters Marcus Aurelius
2. 1529 Vienna campaign Mimar Sinan
3. 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
4. 1532 Campaign to reinforce Vienna Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
5. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
9. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
11. 1741 Letter written in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
12. 1741 Death in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
13. 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. 1767 Lives in Vienna during smallpox outbreak Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16. 1768 Returns to the Vienna court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
17. 1773 Employment journey to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. 1781 Summoned to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. 1781 Competes before the emperor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20. 1782 Marries at St Stephen's Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. 1784 Meets Haydn in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
22. 1787 First extended stay in Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
23. 1788 Moves to Alsergrund Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
24. 1789 Returns home to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25. 1791 Conducts The Magic Flute premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
26. 1791 Takes to his deathbed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
27. 1791 Dies at home in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28. 1792 Relocated permanently to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
29. 1795 Vienna public debut Ludwig van Beethoven
30. 1802 Heiligenstadt retreat Ludwig van Beethoven
31. 1802 Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament Ludwig van Beethoven
32. 1803 Composer-in-residence at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
33. 1804 Residence at the Pasqualati House Ludwig van Beethoven
34. 1808 Summer residence in Heiligenstadt Ludwig van Beethoven
35. 1808 Premiere marathon at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
36. 1809 Suffers reversal at Aspern-Essling Napoleon Bonaparte
37. 1809 Wins at Wagram Napoleon Bonaparte
38. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
39. 1817 Stayed at Pfarrplatz 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
40. 1817 Summer residence in Nussdorf Ludwig van Beethoven
41. 1817 Final day of Nussdorf residence Ludwig van Beethoven
42. 1823 Country retreat at Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
43. 1823 Continued work in Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
44. 1824 Ninth Symphony premiere Ludwig van Beethoven
45. 1824 Stay in Vienna Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
46. 1825 Moved into the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
47. 1826 Returned gravely ill to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
48. 1827 Died in the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
49. 1829 Viennese debut Frédéric Chopin
50. 1830 Stay in Vienna after departure Frédéric Chopin

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