Clara Schumann vs Emily Dickinson
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Compare the life timelines of Clara Schumann (1819–1896) and Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1830 to 1886.
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Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
- — Born Clara Wieck in Leipzig Verified
- — Made her formal debut at the Leipzig Gewandhaus at age nine Verified
- — Premiered her Piano Concerto in A minor with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Verified
- — Acclaimed concert tour of Vienna Verified
- — Married Robert Schumann Verified
- — Began lifelong friendship with Johannes Brahms Verified
- — Widowed after Robert Schumann's death Verified
- — Appointed principal piano teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt Verified
- — Gave her final public concert in Frankfurt Verified
- — Died in Frankfurt Verified
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
- — Born in Amherst, Massachusetts Verified
- — Attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Verified
- — Saw her first poem published in the Springfield Daily Republican
- — Began her correspondence with Thomas Wentworth Higginson Verified
- — Withdrew almost entirely from public life
- — Died in Amherst, Massachusetts Verified