Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Franz Schubert
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Franz Schubert (1797–1828) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1797 to 1828.
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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
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
- — Born in Vienna, Austria Verified
- — Admitted to the Stadtkonvikt boarding school in Vienna Verified
- — Worked as a schoolteacher at his father's school Verified
- — Composed the song Erlkönig Verified
- — Composed the Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished') Verified
- — Composed the song cycle Winterreise Verified
- — Served as a torchbearer at Beethoven's funeral Verified
- — Gave his only public concert devoted to his own works Verified
- — Died in Vienna at age 31 Verified