Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Lin Zexu
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Lin Zexu (1785–1850) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1785 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
Lin Zexu (1785–1850)
- — Born in Fuzhou, Fujian province Verified
- — Earned the jinshi degree in the imperial examinations Verified
- — Rose through provincial posts as a capable administrator Verified
- — Appointed Governor-General of Hunan and Hubei Verified
- — Named Imperial Commissioner to suppress the opium trade at Canton Verified
- — Destroyed confiscated opium at Humen Verified
- — Dismissed and exiled to Ili in Xinjiang Verified
- — Rehabilitated and returned to high provincial office Verified
- — Died en route to Guangxi to combat the Taiping rebels Verified