Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs James Clerk Maxwell
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1831 to 1879.
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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
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed professor at Marischal College, Aberdeen Verified
- — Married Katherine Mary Dewar Verified
- — Became professor at King's College London and produced the first colour photograph Verified
- — Published 'A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field' Verified
- — Became first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge Verified
- — Published 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified