Arthur Schopenhauer vs Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1806 to 1859.
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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
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859)
- — Born in Portsmouth, England Verified
- — Worked as assistant engineer on the Thames Tunnel Verified
- — Won the design competition for the Clifton Suspension Bridge Verified
- — Appointed chief engineer of the Great Western Railway Verified
- — Married Mary Elizabeth Horsley Verified
- — SS Great Western made her maiden transatlantic voyage Verified
- — Launched the SS Great Britain Verified
- — SS Great Eastern launched after prolonged difficulties Verified
- — Royal Albert Bridge across the Tamar opened Verified
- — Died in Westminster, London Verified