Bernhard Riemann vs Carl Friedrich Gauss
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Compare the life timelines of Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866) and Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 29 years, from 1826 to 1855.
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Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866)
- — Born in Breselenz, Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Studied at the University of Berlin Verified
- — Completed doctoral thesis on the theory of complex functions Verified
- — Delivered habilitation lecture founding Riemannian geometry Verified
- — Appointed full professor at Gottingen Verified
- — Published paper on prime numbers stating the Riemann hypothesis Verified
- — Traveled to Italy seeking relief from tuberculosis Verified
- — Married Elise Koch Verified
- — Died at Selasca on Lake Maggiore, Italy Verified
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
- — Born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Verified
- — Studied at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Proved the constructibility of the regular 17-gon Verified
- — Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae Verified
- — Computed the orbit of the asteroid Ceres Verified
- — Married Johanna Osthoff Verified
- — Appointed director of the Gottingen Observatory Verified
- — Led the geodetic survey of the Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Built an early electromagnetic telegraph with Wilhelm Weber Verified
- — Died in Gottingen Verified