Vienna in the Industrial Revolution
The atlas holds 8 people and 41 moments here, from 1762 to 1835. The most recorded lives are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Notable people
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Moments
- 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1767 Lives in Vienna during smallpox outbreak Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1768 Returns to the Vienna court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1773 Employment journey to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1781 Summoned to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1781 Competes before the emperor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1782 Marries at St Stephen's Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1784 Meets Haydn in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1787 First extended stay in Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1788 Moves to Alsergrund Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1789 Returns home to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1791 Conducts The Magic Flute premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1791 Takes to his deathbed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1791 Dies at home in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1792 Relocated permanently to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1795 Vienna public debut Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1802 Heiligenstadt retreat Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1802 Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1803 Composer-in-residence at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1804 Residence at the Pasqualati House Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1808 Summer residence in Heiligenstadt Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1808 Premiere marathon at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1809 Suffers reversal at Aspern-Essling Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1809 Wins at Wagram Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1817 Stayed at Pfarrplatz 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1817 Summer residence in Nussdorf Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1817 Final day of Nussdorf residence Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1823 Country retreat at Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1823 Continued work in Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1824 Ninth Symphony premiere Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1824 Stay in Vienna Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- 1825 Moved into the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1826 Returned gravely ill to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1827 Died in the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1829 Viennese debut Frédéric Chopin
- 1830 Stay in Vienna after departure Frédéric Chopin
- 1834 Stays in Vienna Hans Christian Andersen
- 1835 Inspection of Wagram battlefield Honoré de Balzac
- 1835 Visit to Vienna Honoré de Balzac