Charles Lyell vs Michael Faraday
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Lyell (1797–1875) and Michael Faraday (1791–1867) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1797 to 1867.
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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
Michael Faraday (1791–1867)
- — Born in Newington Butts, London, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a London bookbinder
- — Appointed assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution Verified
- — Married Sarah Barnard
- — Discovered electromagnetic induction Verified
- — Died at Hampton Court, England Verified