Alessandro Volta vs Friedrich Schiller
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 46 years, from 1759 to 1805.
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Alessandro Volta (1745–1827)
- — Born in Como, Lombardy Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the Royal School in Como Verified
- — Invented an improved electrophorus Verified
- — Discovered and isolated methane Verified
- — Appointed professor of experimental physics at the University of Pavia Verified
- — Married Teresa Peregrini Verified
- — Invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery Verified
- — Demonstrated the battery before Napoleon in Paris Verified
- — Retired to his estate near Como Verified
- — Died in Como Verified
Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
- — Born in Marbach am Neckar, Duchy of Württemberg Verified
- — Enrolled at the Karlsschule military academy in Stuttgart Verified
- — Premiere of his first play, The Robbers, in Mannheim Verified
- — Fled Stuttgart to escape the Duke of Württemberg's ban on his writing Verified
- — Appointed professor of history and philosophy at the University of Jena Verified
- — Married Charlotte von Lengefeld Verified
- — Began his close friendship and collaboration with Goethe Verified
- — Moved to Weimar and completed the Wallenstein trilogy Verified
- — Premiere of his final completed play, William Tell Verified
- — Died in Weimar at age 45 Verified