Caroline Herschel vs Sophie Germain
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Compare the life timelines of Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) and Sophie Germain (1776–1831) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1776 to 1831.
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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
Sophie Germain (1776–1831)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Taught herself mathematics during the French Revolution Verified
- — Obtained École Polytechnique lecture notes under the name Le Blanc Verified
- — Began correspondence with Carl Friedrich Gauss Verified
- — Developed key results toward Fermat's Last Theorem Verified
- — Won the Paris Academy of Sciences prize for the theory of elastic surfaces Verified
- — Became first woman admitted to Academy of Sciences sessions on her own merit Verified
- — Published memoir on the curvature of elastic surfaces Verified
- — Died of breast cancer in Paris Verified