Scientists in Vienna

The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, from 1688 to 1998. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Karl Marx and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Notable people

  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1688 to 1712

    5 moments here

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

  2. 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…

  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. Kofi Annan

    in 1998

    1 moment here

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

  5. 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. 1848 Addresses Vienna workers Karl Marx
  9. 1998 Human-rights assembly in Vienna Kofi Annan

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