Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Mary Anning
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Mary Anning (1799–1847) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1799 to 1847.
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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
Mary Anning (1799–1847)
- — Born in Lyme Regis, Dorset Verified
- — Survived a lightning strike as an infant
- — Death of her father Richard Anning Verified
- — First ichthyosaur skeleton identified Verified
- — Discovered the first plesiosaur skeleton Verified
- — Discovered a pterosaur fossil Verified
- — Granted an annuity by the British Association Verified
- — Died of breast cancer in Lyme Regis Verified