Arthur Schopenhauer vs Charles Babbage
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Charles Babbage (1791–1871) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1791 to 1860.
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Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860)
- — Born in Danzig (Gdańsk) Verified
- — Family moved to Hamburg Verified
- — Death of his father freed him from a merchant career Verified
- — Studied medicine and then philosophy at Göttingen and Berlin Verified
- — Earned his doctorate with 'On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason' Verified
- — Published 'The World as Will and Representation' Verified
- — Lectured at the University of Berlin in rivalry with Hegel Verified
- — Settled permanently in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Published 'Parerga and Paralipomena', bringing late fame Verified
- — Died in Frankfurt am Main Verified
Charles Babbage (1791–1871)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Co-founded the Analytical Society at Cambridge
- — Proposed the Difference Engine to the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Served as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Began designing the Analytical Engine
- — Died in London, England Verified