Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Louis Daguerre
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Louis Daguerre (1787–1851) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1787 to 1851.
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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
Louis Daguerre (1787–1851)
- — Born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France Verified
- — Apprenticed in architecture, theatre design, and panorama painting Verified
- — Married Louise Georgina Arrowsmith Verified
- — Opened the Diorama in Paris with Charles Marie Bouton Verified
- — Formed a partnership with Nicéphore Niépce to develop photography Verified
- — Perfected the daguerreotype process Verified
- — Daguerreotype announced to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Daguerreotype process published as a gift 'free to the world' Verified
- — Retired to Bry-sur-Marne Verified
- — Died in Bry-sur-Marne, France Verified