Location:
Prussia
Coordinates:
52.5200, 13.4050
Events at University of Berlin (15)
1810
ID: 697
University of Berlin founded by Wilhelm von Humboldt - model for modern research universities
ID: 697
1821
ID: 740
Hegel appointed to University of Berlin - philosophical system profoundly influences European thought
ID: 740
1826
ID: 764
Felix Mendelssohn revives Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Berlin - launches Bach revival
ID: 764
1827
ID: 771
Alexander von Humboldt begins Kosmos lectures in Berlin - popularizing scientific knowledge
ID: 771
1836
ID: 806
Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots premieres at Berlin Opera - establishes Berlin as cultural center
ID: 806
1841
ID: 826
January 1841
Marx publishes Savage Songs in Berlin's Athenaeum magazine
ID: 826
1848
ID: 865
March 1848
March Revolution in Berlin - Frederick William IV forced to grant constitutional monarchy
ID: 865
1865
ID: 946
Rudolf Clausius formulates second law of thermodynamics at University of Berlin
ID: 946
1867
ID: 957
Karl Marx publishes Das Kapital Volume I drawing on Prussian industrial conditions
ID: 957
1874
ID: 996
Helmholtz Institute established in Berlin for experimental psychology and physics research
ID: 996
1878
ID: 1012
Congress of Berlin - Bismarck acts as honest broker in resolving Eastern Question crisis
ID: 1012
1882
ID: 1035
Robert Koch discovers tuberculosis bacillus in Berlin, pioneering modern bacteriology
ID: 1035
1892
ID: 1107
July 1892
Walter Benjamin born in Berlin, educated at University of Berlin and Freiburg
ID: 1107
1896
ID: 1122
Berlin Philharmonic under Arthur Nikisch becomes Europe's premier orchestra
ID: 1122
1905
ID: 1157
Society for Racial Hygiene founded in Berlin by Alfred Ploetz promoting eugenic policies
ID: 1157