Arthur Schopenhauer vs Honoré de Balzac
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1799 to 1850.
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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
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850)
- — Born in Tours, France Verified
- — Studied law at the Sorbonne and worked as a legal clerk Verified
- — Failed ventures in publishing and printing Verified
- — Published Les Chouans, his first novel under his own name Verified
- — Began correspondence with Ewelina Hańska Verified
- — Published Le Père Goriot Verified
- — Adopted the collective title La Comédie humaine Verified
- — Married Ewelina Hańska in Berdychiv Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified