Caroline Herschel vs Robert Burns
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Compare the life timelines of Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) and Robert Burns (1759–1796) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 37 years, from 1759 to 1796.
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Caroline Herschel (1750–1848)
- — Born in Hanover, Germany Verified
- — Moved to Bath, England, to join her brother William Verified
- — Career as a soprano in Bath Verified
- — Became William Herschel's astronomical assistant Verified
- — Discovered her first comet Verified
- — Granted a royal salary as assistant astronomer Verified
- — Published her Catalogue of Stars with the Royal Society Verified
- — Returned to Hanover after William's death Verified
- — Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Verified
- — Died in Hanover at the age of 97 Verified
Robert Burns (1759–1796)
- — Born in Alloway, Ayrshire Verified
- — Educated largely at home and by tutor John Murdoch Verified
- — Worked as a tenant farmer at Mossgiel Verified
- — Published Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (Kilmarnock edition) Verified
- — Moved to Edinburgh and was lionized by literary society Verified
- — Married Jean Armour Verified
- — Wrote 'Auld Lang Syne' Verified
- — Appointed an excise officer Verified
- — Wrote 'Tam o' Shanter' and moved to Dumfries Verified
- — Died in Dumfries Verified