Alexander von Humboldt vs Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1770 to 1831.
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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
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
- — Born in Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg Verified
- — Studied theology at the Tübinger Stift Verified
- — Began lecturing at the University of Jena Verified
- — Published 'The Phenomenology of Spirit' Verified
- — Served as rector of a gymnasium in Nuremberg Verified
- — Married Marie von Tucher Verified
- — Published the 'Science of Logic' Verified
- — Appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Berlin Verified
- — Published 'Elements of the Philosophy of Right' Verified
- — Died in Berlin during a cholera epidemic Verified