André-Marie Ampère vs Évariste Galois
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836) and Évariste Galois (1811–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 21 years, from 1811 to 1832.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836)
- — Born in Lyon, France Verified
- — Father executed during the French Revolution Verified
- — Married Julie Carron Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics and chemistry at Bourg-en-Bresse Verified
- — Moved to Paris to teach at the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Founded electrodynamics after Ørsted's discovery Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of experimental physics at the Collège de France Verified
- — Published his memoir on the mathematical theory of electrodynamic phenomena Verified
- — Died in Marseille, France Verified
Évariste Galois (1811–1832)
- — Born in Bourg-la-Reine, near Paris Verified
- — Entered the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris Verified
- — Twice failed the entrance examination to the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Entered the École Normale (École préparatoire) 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