Alexander von Humboldt vs Évariste Galois
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and Évariste Galois (1811–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 21 years, from 1811 to 1832.
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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
Évariste Galois (1811–1832)
- — Born in Bourg-la-Reine, near Paris Verified
- — Entered the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris Verified
- — Entered the École Normale (École préparatoire) Verified
- — Twice failed the entrance examination to the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Published first mathematical paper on continued fractions Verified
- — Expelled from the École Normale for republican activism Verified
- — Submitted memoir on the solvability of equations to the Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Imprisoned at Sainte-Pélagie for republican agitation Verified
- — Wrote final letters summarizing his mathematical discoveries Verified
- — Died in Paris from wounds suffered in a duel Verified