Auguste Comte vs Évariste Galois
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Compare the life timelines of Auguste Comte (1798–1857) and Évariste Galois (1811–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 21 years, from 1811 to 1832.
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Auguste Comte (1798–1857)
- — Born in Montpellier, France Verified
- — Entered the École Polytechnique in Paris Verified
- — Became secretary to Henri de Saint-Simon Verified
- — Married Caroline Massin Verified
- — Published the 'Course of Positive Philosophy' Verified
- — Worked as tutor and examiner at the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Formed a profound attachment to Clotilde de Vaux Verified
- — Founded the Religion of Humanity Verified
- — Published the 'System of Positive Polity' Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Évariste Galois (1811–1832)
- — Born in Bourg-la-Reine, near Paris Verified
- — Entered the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris Verified
- — Entered the École Normale (École préparatoire) Verified
- — Twice failed the entrance examination to the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Published first mathematical paper on continued fractions Verified
- — Expelled from the École Normale for republican activism Verified
- — Submitted memoir on the solvability of equations to the Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Imprisoned at Sainte-Pélagie for republican agitation Verified
- — Wrote final letters summarizing his mathematical discoveries Verified
- — Died in Paris from wounds suffered in a duel Verified