André-Marie Ampère vs Sophie Germain
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Compare the life timelines of André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836) and Sophie Germain (1776–1831) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1776 to 1831.
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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
Sophie Germain (1776–1831)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Taught herself mathematics during the French Revolution Verified
- — Obtained École Polytechnique lecture notes under the name Le Blanc Verified
- — Began correspondence with Carl Friedrich Gauss Verified
- — Developed key results toward Fermat's Last Theorem Verified
- — Won the Paris Academy of Sciences prize for the theory of elastic surfaces Verified
- — Became first woman admitted to Academy of Sciences sessions on her own merit Verified
- — Published memoir on the curvature of elastic surfaces Verified
- — Died of breast cancer in Paris Verified