Gioachino Rossini vs Samuel Morse
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Compare the life timelines of Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) and Samuel Morse (1791–1872) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1792 to 1868.
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Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
- — Born in Pesaro on a leap day Verified
- — Studied at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna Verified
- — First international successes with Tancredi and L'italiana in Algeri Verified
- — Became music director of the royal opera houses in Naples Verified
- — Premiere of The Barber of Seville in Rome Verified
- — Married soprano Isabella Colbran Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Premiere of William Tell, his final opera Verified
- — Married Olympe Pélissier Verified
- — Died in Passy, near Paris Verified
Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- — Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Yale College Verified
- — Studied painting in England Verified
- — Married Lucretia Pickering Walker Verified
- — Co-founded the National Academy of Design and became its first president Verified
- — Conceived the idea of the electric telegraph aboard the ship Sully Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for the telegraph Verified
- — Sent the message 'What hath God wrought' over the Washington-Baltimore telegraph line Verified
- — Married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified