Auguste Rodin vs Rudolf Diesel
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Compare the life timelines of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) and Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1858 to 1913.
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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
Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)
- — Born in Paris, France, to German parents Verified
- — Family deported from France; sent to live with relatives in Augsburg Verified
- — Graduated from the Royal Bavarian Polytechnic of Munich with highest honors Verified
- — Worked on refrigeration systems for Carl von Linde in Paris Verified
- — Married Martha Flasche Verified
- — Published 'Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor' Verified
- — Received German patent for the compression-ignition engine Verified
- — Demonstrated the first efficient diesel engine in Augsburg Verified
- — Disappeared from the steamship SS Dresden and presumed drowned Verified