Arthur Schopenhauer vs Mary Anning
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Mary Anning (1799–1847) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1799 to 1847.
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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
Mary Anning (1799–1847)
- — Born in Lyme Regis, Dorset Verified
- — Survived a lightning strike as an infant
- — Death of her father Richard Anning Verified
- — First ichthyosaur skeleton identified Verified
- — Discovered the first plesiosaur skeleton Verified
- — Discovered a pterosaur fossil Verified
- — Granted an annuity by the British Association Verified
- — Died of breast cancer in Lyme Regis Verified