1831 in Germany explained
Events from the year 1831 in Germany
Incumbents
Events
- 2 May - The Polytechnic Institute, today's Leibniz University Hanover established. Founded on 2 May 1831, it is one of the largest and oldest science and technology universities in Germany.[2]
Births
Deaths
- 21 January – Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet (b. 1781)
- 17 February – Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1785)
- 25 February – Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German dramatist and novelist, originator of Sturm und Drang (born 1752)[3]
- 5 August – Sébastien Érard, German-born French instrument maker (b. 1752)
- 24 August – August von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (b. 1760)
- 28 September – Philippine Engelhard, German writer, scholar (b. 1756)
- 14 November – Georg Hegel, German philosopher (b. 1770)[4]
- 16 November – Carl von Clausewitz, German military strategist (b. 1780)
Notes and References
- Web site: Frederick William III. 30 July 2018. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- uni-hannover.de: Studium, Stand: 15. April 2009
- Book: Ayres. H.M.. The Reader's Dictionary of Authors. 1917. Warner Library Co.. New York. Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831). 24 March 2019.
- Book: Quinton, Anthony. Of men and manners : essays historical and philosophical. 2011. Oxford University Press. 9780199694556. Kenny. Kenny. Oxford. 63. Hegel Made Visible.