Political Leaders in Vienna
The atlas holds 15 people and 23 moments here, from 180 to 1998. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Notable people
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1688 to 1712
5 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
Benito Mussolini
in 1943
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
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…
Kofi Annan
in 1998
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
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…
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.…
Suleiman the Magnificent
in 1529
1 moment here
Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…
Golda Meir
in 1973
1 moment here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Moments
- 180 Death in the Vindobona military quarters Marcus Aurelius
- 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
- 1809 Suffers reversal at Aspern-Essling Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1809 Wins at Wagram Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1843 Visit to oversee Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi
- 1848 Addresses Vienna workers Karl Marx
- 1875 Conducts Requiem in Vienna Giuseppe Verdi
- 1908 Moves to Vienna Adolf Hitler
- 1918 Continues medical treatment in Vienna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1938 Speaks on Vienna Heldenplatz Adolf Hitler
- 1940 Visits Vienna Adolf Hitler
- 1943 Overnight stay in Vienna Benito Mussolini
- 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
- 1973 Meeting with Chancellor Kreisky Golda Meir
- 1979 SALT II signing in Vienna Jimmy Carter
- 1998 Human-rights assembly in Vienna Kofi Annan