Carl Linnaeus vs Leonhard Euler
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1707 to 1778.
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Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
- — Born in Råshult, Sweden Verified
- — Published the first edition of Systema Naturae Verified
- — Appointed professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University
- — Published Species Plantarum Verified
- — Ennobled as Carl von Linné
- — Died in Uppsala, Sweden Verified
Leonhard Euler (1707–1783)
- — Born in Basel, Switzerland Verified
- — Entered the University of Basel Verified
- — Moved to Saint Petersburg to join the Imperial Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married Katharina Gsell Verified
- — Solved the Seven Bridges of Konigsberg problem, founding graph theory Verified
- — Moved to Berlin to join the Prussian Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published Introductio in analysin infinitorum Verified
- — Returned to Saint Petersburg at the invitation of Catherine the Great Verified
- — Became almost totally blind yet continued prolific work Verified
- — Died in Saint Petersburg Verified