August 27, 1770 — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is born
Hegel was one of the most influential philosophers of his time. He built upon the work of Kant, Descartes, Hume...
August 4, 2021
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March 10, 1772 — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel is born
Schlegel and his brother August were two of the leading members of the Jena Romantics, a group of artists and...
July 24, 2021
February 22, 1788 — Arthur Schopenhauer is born
Arthur Schopenhauer was born in Danzig, in what is now Poland. The child of a wealthy patrician family, Arthur went...
June 24, 2021
June 5, 1826 — Carl Maria von Weber dies
Carl Maria von Weber was one of the earliest significant composers of what is now called the Romantic movement. His...
February 14, 2021
March 26, 1827 — Ludwig van Beethoven dies
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most well-known composers ever. His Fifth Symphony’s opening bar is perhaps the most...
February 9, 2021
November 19, 1828 — Franz Schubert dies
Franz Peter Schubert was only 31 when he died of what doctors diagnosed as typhoid fever (although others claimed that...
January 29, 2021
October 15, 1844 — Friedrich Nietzsche is born
Of all the great philosophers, none is quite so famous for being, well, a raving loon, as Friedrich Nietzsche. Born...
December 19, 2020
May 2, 1864 — Giacomo Meyerbeer dies
Born in 1791 in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer was one of the foremost exponents of the musical and theatrical form known...
October 9, 2020
February 13, 1883 — Richard Wagner dies
One of the greatest of the German composers, Wilhelm Richard Wagner is best known for his Ring Cycle, or Der...
July 14, 2020
April 3, 1897 — Johannes Brahms dies
A composer of the Romantic school, Johannes Brahms in his 64 years associated with many of the other greats of...
March 4, 2020
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