Auguste Rodin vs George Westinghouse
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Compare the life timelines of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and George Westinghouse (1846–1914) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1846 to 1914.
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Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Studied drawing at the Petite École in Paris Verified
- — Began lifelong relationship with Rose Beuret Verified
- — Exhibited The Age of Bronze Verified
- — Received the commission for The Gates of Hell Verified
- — Began working relationship and affair with Camille Claudel Verified
- — Completed The Burghers of Calais Verified
- — Monument to Balzac rejected by its commissioners Verified
- — Married Rose Beuret Verified
- — Died at Meudon, France Verified
George Westinghouse (1846–1914)
- — Born in Central Bridge, New York Verified
- — Served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War Verified
- — Married Marguerite Erskine Walker Verified
- — Patented the railway air brake and founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company Verified
- — Founded the Westinghouse Electric Company Verified
- — Licensed Nikola Tesla's AC induction motor and polyphase patents Verified
- — Westinghouse Electric lit the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Verified
- — Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant began transmitting AC power Verified
- — Lost control of the Westinghouse companies during the financial panic Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified