Clara Schumann vs Walt Whitman
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Compare the life timelines of Clara Schumann (1819–1896) and Walt Whitman (1819–1892) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1819 to 1892.
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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
Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
- — Born in West Hills, Long Island, New York Verified
- — Family moved to Brooklyn Verified
- — Began work as a printer's apprentice Verified
- — Worked as journalist and newspaper editor Verified
- — Self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass Verified
- — Moved to Washington and volunteered in Civil War hospitals Verified
- — Published Drum-Taps and elegies for Lincoln Verified
- — Suffered a paralytic stroke and moved to Camden, New Jersey Verified
- — Died in Camden, New Jersey Verified