Adam Mickiewicz vs Felix Mendelssohn
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Compare the life timelines of Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) and Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1809 to 1847.
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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
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Family moved to Berlin Verified
- — Composed the String Octet in E-flat major at age 16 Verified
- — Composed the overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream Verified
- — Conducted the revival of Bach's St Matthew Passion Verified
- — Appointed conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Verified
- — Married Cécile Jeanrenaud Verified
- — Founded the Leipzig Conservatory Verified
- — Premiered the oratorio Elijah in Birmingham Verified
- — Died in Leipzig at age 38 Verified