Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Honoré de Balzac
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1799 to 1850.
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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
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850)
- — Born in Tours, France Verified
- — Studied law at the Sorbonne and worked as a legal clerk Verified
- — Failed ventures in publishing and printing Verified
- — Published Les Chouans, his first novel under his own name Verified
- — Began correspondence with Ewelina Hańska Verified
- — Published Le Père Goriot Verified
- — Adopted the collective title La Comédie humaine Verified
- — Married Ewelina Hańska in Berdychiv Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified