Jurists in Vienna

The atlas holds 4 people and 13 moments here, from 1688 to 1924. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1688 to 1712

   5 moments here

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

3. 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…

4. Montesquieu

   in 1728

   1 moment here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

Moments

1. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
2. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
3. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
4. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
5. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
6. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
7. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
8. 1913 Attends Vienna’s Zionist congress Franz Kafka
9. 1920 Spends several days with Milena in Vienna Franz Kafka
10. 1924 Makes his last outing Franz Kafka
11. 1924 Moves to Hoffmann’s sanatorium Franz Kafka
12. 1924 Transferred to Vienna’s laryngology clinic Franz Kafka
13. 1924 Dies at Kierling Franz Kafka

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