Alfred, Lord Tennyson vs Maria Mitchell
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) and Maria Mitchell (1818–1889) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1818 to 1889.
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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
Maria Mitchell (1818–1889)
- — Born on Nantucket, Massachusetts Verified
- — Became librarian of the Nantucket Atheneum Verified
- — Discovered comet C/1847 T1, 'Miss Mitchell's Comet' Verified
- — First woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Verified
- — Awarded a gold medal by King Christian VIII of Denmark Verified
- — Hired as a computer for the United States Nautical Almanac Verified
- — Appointed professor of astronomy at Vassar College Verified
- — Co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Women Verified
- — Retired from Vassar College Verified
- — Died in Lynn, Massachusetts Verified