Clara Schumann vs James Clerk Maxwell
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Compare the life timelines of Clara Schumann (1819–1896) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1831 to 1879.
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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
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed professor at Marischal College, Aberdeen Verified
- — Married Katherine Mary Dewar Verified
- — Became professor at King's College London and produced the first colour photograph Verified
- — Published 'A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field' Verified
- — Became first Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge Verified
- — Published 'A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism' Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified