Arthur Schopenhauer vs Mary Shelley
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Mary Shelley (1797–1851) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1797 to 1851.
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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 Shelley (1797–1851)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Eloped to France with Percy Bysshe Shelley
- — Married Percy Bysshe Shelley Verified
- — Published Frankenstein Verified
- — Widowed when Percy Shelley drowned off the Italian coast
- — Died in London, England Verified