Leipzig

This essay will examine the strategic, operational, and tactical ramifications of the 1813 Battle of Leipzig, one of the pivotal battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Also referred to as the Battle of Nations, the Battle of Leipzig took place from October 16th to October 19th in 1813, and should not be confused with the Battle of Leipzig that took place during the Thirty Year’s War in the 17th Century. The intent of this paper is to assess the overarching themes of the battle, and not to provide a detailed summary of the individual encounters that took place over the course of the engagement. Topics to be discussed will include; battle preparations and combat strength, the success of the strategies implemented by the belligerents, and the fallout…

Introduction In this essay I will discuss many reasons why Wilhelm Wundt is considered the father of experimental psychology. Topics such as the laboratory of experimental psychology in the University of Leipzig, many influences Wundt had that shaped and guided his work, and the impact his work had on future psychologists and how it helped the development of modern psychology, will be discussed and viewed throughout this essay. There will also be an overview of Wundt’s life and beliefs according…

Georg Philipp Telemann was a German baroque composer during the 17th-18th century. He was born in Magdeburg, Germany in 1681, to a Protestant family. At an early age, he showed great musical talent, mastering the violin, flute, and keyboard by the age of ten, and two years later, at the age of twelve, composing an opera. His family discouraged him from becoming a professional musician however, as it was not, at the time, a profitable occupation. Many of his family members worked for the church,…

Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in the city of Leipzig. Leipzig lies in the west of The Free State of Saxony, in what was once The Holy Roman Empire, and is now referred to as Germany. Being located at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, Leipzig has always been an important trade city and center for culture and philosophical learning. This being said, most education was restricted to Latin literature, as it was for Gottfried. However, when he was six,…

This is where Bach wrote Cantata BWV 71, God is my King, perhaps to indicate his real boss, because of all the trials he was undergoing, or because he thought that sacred music could be more expressive yet complex. Johan Sebastian Bach later on; however, succeeds Johann Kuhnau as Kantor in St. Thomas’s Church in Leipzig, where he anchors for over 27 years; although, dissatisfied. It was here in Leipzig where he wrote the majority of his work. It was in Leipzig where he wrote over 200…

James McKeen Cattel, was the first professor of psychology in the US and also served as an assistant to Wundt for a period of time. He is widely known for his study of testimony as in the case in 1 893 he, asked 56 Columbia University students a series of questions before asking them how confident they were in their answers. The result uncoverered huge inaccuracy's that called into question the validity of wittness testimony. Munsterberg, who studied at Leipzig and with some encouragement from…

29,2015 “Johann Sebastian Bach”(81-84) The German Composer Johann Sebastian Bac was born in Eisenach on 21 of March and died in Leipzig on 28 of july 1750. Johann Sebastian Bach had a prestigious musical lineage and took on various organist positions during the early 18th century,creating famous compositions like “Toccata and Fugue in D minor of his .”Some of his best-known compositions are the “Mass in B Minor”. August 1703 Bach was appointed organist and choirmaster at the church of St…

Michael Marissen, a music historian and writer, states in his book, Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach’s St. John Passion, that during his time in Leipzig, “It was Bach’s job as Cantor at the St. Thomas School of Leipzig to be a musical preacher for the city’s main churches” (Marissen, 7). To deliver his spiritual messages in the clearest form, it was furthermore Bach’s duty to structure his music in such a way that allowed its message to also make a subconscious impact as well. However, it has…

ideas into the world was Gottfried Leibniz. He contributed a lot to mathematics, science, physics, philosophy and even his local government. Mathematicians are very important because without them we would not have many important theories that explain why certain things happen in the world. Mathematicians are important for science, physics, and philosophy. The theories that mathematicians create are very important to the academic world. Leibniz was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1646. His parents…

Tycho Brahe was born in 1546 in a Danish high nobility family, during a time in which Denmark had just transitioned from Roman Catholic to Lutheran, and had emerged as a dominant power that not only covered the area of modern Denmark, but of Norway and Iceland. Tyco was raised by his uncle Jorgen, who wanted a child so dearly that he abducted Tycho from Tycho’s parents. Born to one of the most prominent families in Denmark, Tycho’s led an early life with privilege and indulgence. He was educated…