Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Katsushika Hokusai
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1777 to 1849.
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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
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
- — Born in Edo (Tokyo), Japan Verified
- — Worked in a woodcarving workshop as a youth Verified
- — Entered the studio of Katsukawa Shunshō Verified
- — Expelled from the Katsukawa school and developed his own style Verified
- — Adopted the name Hokusai as head of his own school Verified
- — Published the first volume of the Hokusai Manga Verified
- — Published Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, including The Great Wave off Kanagawa Verified
- — Published One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji Verified
- — Died in Edo Verified