Arthur Schopenhauer vs John Snow
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and John Snow (1813–1858) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1813 to 1858.
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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
John Snow (1813–1858)
- — Born in York, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a surgeon in Newcastle Verified
- — Admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons Verified
- — Administered anaesthesia to Queen Victoria Verified
- — Traced the Broad Street cholera outbreak Verified
- — Elected president of the Medical Society of London
- — Published 'On the Mode of Communication of Cholera' Verified
- — Died in London Verified