Johann Sebastian Bach
The culmination of Baroque music, cantor of St Thomas’s in Leipzig in his last decades; his works include the St Matthew Passion and the Well-Tempered Clavier.
| Lived | 1685 – 1750 |
| Known as | Composer |
| Birthplace or main place | Leipzig |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1650) | At death (map of 1700) |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig | Holy Roman Empire | same |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Narva · 1700
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1694 – 1778 | Voltaire | Enlightenment writer |
| 1706 – 1790 | Benjamin Franklin | Scientist and statesman |
| 1643 – 1727 | Isaac Newton | Scientist |
| 1672 – 1725 | Peter the Great | Tsar of Russia |
| 1711 – 1799 | Qianlong Emperor | Qing emperor |
| 1712 – 1778 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Philosopher |
| 1654 – 1722 | Kangxi Emperor | Qing emperor |
| c. 1660 – 1717 | Osei Tutu | Founder of the Asante Empire |
| 1638 – 1715 | Louis XIV | King of France |
| 1724 – 1804 | Immanuel Kant | Philosopher |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.