Arthur Schopenhauer vs Edgar Allan Poe
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 40 years, from 1809 to 1849.
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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
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Attended the University of Virginia Verified
- — Enlisted in the U.S. Army and published Tamerlane Verified
- — Briefly attended West Point Verified
- — Worked as editor and critic for literary magazines Verified
- — Married his cousin Virginia Clemm Verified
- — Published 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' Verified
- — Published 'The Raven' Verified
- — Died in Baltimore, Maryland Verified