Arthur Schopenhauer vs Samuel Morse
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) and Samuel Morse (1791–1872) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1791 to 1860.
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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
Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- — Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Yale College Verified
- — Studied painting in England Verified
- — Married Lucretia Pickering Walker Verified
- — Co-founded the National Academy of Design and became its first president Verified
- — Conceived the idea of the electric telegraph aboard the ship Sully Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for the telegraph Verified
- — Sent the message 'What hath God wrought' over the Washington-Baltimore telegraph line Verified
- — Married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified