Charles Lyell vs Gioachino Rossini
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Lyell (1797–1875) and Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1797 to 1868.
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Charles Lyell (1797–1875)
- — Born at Kinnordy House, Scotland Verified
- — Entered Exeter College, Oxford Verified
- — Called to the bar as a lawyer Verified
- — Published first volume of Principles of Geology Verified
- — Appointed professor of geology at King's College London Verified
- — Married Mary Horner Verified
- — Knighted for services to geology Verified
- — Published Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
- — Born in Pesaro on a leap day Verified
- — Studied at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna Verified
- — First international successes with Tancredi and L'italiana in Algeri Verified
- — Became music director of the royal opera houses in Naples Verified
- — Premiere of The Barber of Seville in Rome Verified
- — Married soprano Isabella Colbran Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Premiere of William Tell, his final opera Verified
- — Married Olympe Pélissier Verified
- — Died in Passy, near Paris Verified