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Events from the year 1831 in Germany
Incumbents
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Kingdom of Prussia
- Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840) [1]
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Kingdom of Bavaria
- Monarch - Ludwig I (1825–1848)
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Kingdom of Saxony
- Anthony (5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836)
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Kingdom of Hanover
- William IV (26 June 1830 to 1837)
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Kingdom of Württemberg
- William (1816–1864)
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
- 7 January – Heinrich von Stephan, German postal union organizer (d. 1897)
- 26 January – Heinrich Anton de Bary, German botanist, mycologist (d. 1888)
- 24 February – Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
- 8 September – Wilhelm Raabe, German novelist (d. 1910)
- 18 September – Siegfried Marcus, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1898)
- 6 October – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. 1916)
- 18 October – Frederick III, German Emperor (d. 1888)
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)
References
- ^ "Frederick William III". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 30 July 2018.
- ^ uni-hannover.de: Studium, Stand: 15. April 2009
- ^ Ayres, H.M. (1917). "Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831)". The Reader's Dictionary of Authors. New York: Warner Library Co. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Quinton, Anthony (2011). "Hegel Made Visible". In Kenny, Kenny (ed.). Of men and manners : essays historical and philosophical. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780199694556.
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| Decades: | |||||
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| See also: |
Other events of 1831 History of Germany • Timeline • Years | ||||
Events from the year 1831 in Germany
Incumbents
-
Kingdom of Prussia
- Monarch – Frederick William III of Prussia (16 November 1797 – 7 June 1840) [1]
-
Kingdom of Bavaria
- Monarch - Ludwig I (1825–1848)
-
Kingdom of Saxony
- Anthony (5 May 1827 – 6 June 1836)
-
Kingdom of Hanover
- William IV (26 June 1830 to 1837)
-
Kingdom of Württemberg
- William (1816–1864)
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
- 7 January – Heinrich von Stephan, German postal union organizer (d. 1897)
- 26 January – Heinrich Anton de Bary, German botanist, mycologist (d. 1888)
- 24 February – Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
- 8 September – Wilhelm Raabe, German novelist (d. 1910)
- 18 September – Siegfried Marcus, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1898)
- 6 October – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. 1916)
- 18 October – Frederick III, German Emperor (d. 1888)
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)
References
- ^ "Frederick William III". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 30 July 2018.
- ^ uni-hannover.de: Studium, Stand: 15. April 2009
- ^ Ayres, H.M. (1917). "Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831)". The Reader's Dictionary of Authors. New York: Warner Library Co. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Quinton, Anthony (2011). "Hegel Made Visible". In Kenny, Kenny (ed.). Of men and manners : essays historical and philosophical. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780199694556.