Alessandro Volta vs Ludwig van Beethoven
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1770 to 1827.
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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
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
- — Born in Bonn, Germany Verified
- — Moved to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn
- — Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament Verified
- — Publicly premiered the Third Symphony, the Eroica
- — Premiered the Ninth Symphony in Vienna Verified
- — Died in Vienna, Austria Verified