Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs Caroline Herschel
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1809 to 1848.
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
- — Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Won the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry Verified
- — Death of Arthur Hallam Verified
- — Published In Memoriam A.H.H. Verified
- — Married Emily Sellwood Verified
- — Appointed Poet Laureate Verified
- — Published The Charge of the Light Brigade Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Tennyson Verified
- — Died at Aldworth, Surrey Verified
Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)
- — Born in Hanover, Germany Verified
- — Moved to Bath, England, to join her brother William Verified
- — Career as a soprano in Bath Verified
- — Became William Herschel's astronomical assistant Verified
- — Discovered her first comet Verified
- — Granted a royal salary as assistant astronomer Verified
- — Published her Catalogue of Stars with the Royal Society Verified
- — Returned to Hanover after William's death Verified
- — Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Died in Hanover at the age of 97 Verified