Writers in Vienna

The atlas holds 18 people and 35 moments here, from 180 to 1979. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

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. 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…

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1688 to 1712

    5 moments here

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

  4. 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.…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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…

  10. 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…

  11. 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.…

  12. 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.…

  13. Benito Mussolini

    in 1943

    1 moment here

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

  14. 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…

  15. 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.…

  16. 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…

  17. 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…

  18. 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. 180 Death in the Vindobona military quarters Marcus Aurelius
  2. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  7. 1728 Stay in Vienna Montesquieu
  8. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  9. 1824 Stay in Vienna Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  10. 1834 Stays in Vienna Hans Christian Andersen
  11. 1835 Inspection of Wagram battlefield Honoré de Balzac
  12. 1835 Visit to Vienna Honoré de Balzac
  13. 1841 Arrives in Vienna from the Danube Hans Christian Andersen
  14. 1843 Visit to oversee Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi
  15. 1848 Addresses Vienna workers Karl Marx
  16. 1860 Moves with family to Vienna Sigmund Freud
  17. 1862 Visited Vienna on his first European tour Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  18. 1875 Conducts Requiem in Vienna Giuseppe Verdi
  19. 1876 Works in Brücke's physiology institute Sigmund Freud
  20. 1882 Begins clinical work at Vienna General Hospital Sigmund Freud
  21. 1891 Establishes home and practice at Berggasse 19 Sigmund Freud
  22. 1897 Speaks to the Concordia Press Club Mark Twain
  23. 1897 Lives in Vienna Mark Twain
  24. 1907 Vienna winter stay Le Corbusier
  25. 1913 Attends Vienna’s Zionist congress Franz Kafka
  26. 1918 Continues medical treatment in Vienna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  27. 1920 Spends several days with Milena in Vienna Franz Kafka
  28. 1924 Makes his last outing Franz Kafka
  29. 1924 Moves to Hoffmann’s sanatorium Franz Kafka
  30. 1924 Transferred to Vienna’s laryngology clinic Franz Kafka
  31. 1924 Dies at Kierling Franz Kafka
  32. 1938 Leaves Vienna under Nazi rule Sigmund Freud
  33. 1943 Overnight stay in Vienna Benito Mussolini
  34. 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
  35. 1979 SALT II signing in Vienna Jimmy Carter

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