Adam Mickiewicz vs Alexander von Humboldt
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Compare the life timelines of Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) and Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1798 to 1855.
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Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855)
- — Born in Zaosie near Navahrudak Verified
- — Studied at the Imperial University of Vilnius Verified
- — Worked as a schoolteacher in Kaunas Verified
- — Published Ballads and Romances, launching Polish Romanticism Verified
- — Arrested and exiled to central Russia Verified
- — Settled in Paris as an emigre Verified
- — Published the national epic Pan Tadeusz Verified
- — Married Celina Szymanowska Verified
- — Appointed professor of Slavic literature at the College de France Verified
- — Died in Constantinople Verified
Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859)
- — Born in Berlin, Prussia Verified
- — Studied at the University of Göttingen Verified
- — Appointed Prussian mining inspector Verified
- — Departed on his expedition to the Americas Verified
- — Attempted the ascent of Chimborazo Verified
- — Settled in Paris to publish his expedition results Verified
- — Returned to Berlin and delivered the Kosmos lectures Verified
- — Led a scientific expedition across Russia Verified
- — Published the first volume of Kosmos Verified
- — Died in Berlin Verified