Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Shaka Zulu
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Shaka Zulu (1787–1828) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1787 to 1828.
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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
Shaka Zulu (1787–1828)
- — Born in the Zulu chiefdom, in present-day KwaZulu-Natal Verified
- — Spent his youth in exile among his mother's people
- — Served as a warrior under Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa Verified
- — Became chief of the Zulu Verified
- — Reformed Zulu military organisation and tactics Verified
- — Assumed leadership of the Mthethwa alliance after Dingiswayo's death Verified
- — Defeated the Ndwandwe and expanded the Zulu Kingdom Verified
- — Granted trading access to British settlers at Port Natal Verified
- — Death of his mother Nandi Verified
- — Assassinated at KwaDukuza Verified