Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun vs Joseph Fourier
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Compare the life timelines of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) and Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1768 to 1830.
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Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Began working professionally as a portraitist while still a teenager Verified
- — Married the art dealer Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Le Brun Verified
- — Painted her first portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette Verified
- — Admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture Verified
- — Worked at courts across Italy, Austria, and Russia Verified
- — Fled France at the outbreak of the French Revolution Verified
- — Returned to France after her name was removed from the émigré list Verified
- — Published her memoirs, Souvenirs Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Joseph Fourier (1768–1830)
- — Born in Auxerre, France Verified
- — Educated at the Ecole Royale Militaire of Auxerre Verified
- — Appointed to teach at the Ecole Polytechnique Verified
- — Joined Napoleon's expedition to Egypt Verified
- — Appointed Prefect of the Isère department Verified
- — Presented his memoir on the propagation of heat Verified
- — Elected to the Academie des Sciences Verified
- — Published 'Theorie analytique de la chaleur' Verified
- — Described what became known as the greenhouse effect Verified
- — Died in Paris, France Verified