Johann Gottfried Herder vs John Adams
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Compare the life timelines of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) and John Adams (1735–1826) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1744 to 1803.
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Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803)
- — Born in Mohrungen, East Prussia Verified
- — Studied at the University of Königsberg under Kant and Hamann Verified
- — Became teacher and preacher in Riga Verified
- — Sea voyage to France recorded in his Journal of My Voyage Verified
- — Met the young Goethe in Strasbourg Verified
- — Won the Berlin Academy prize with his Treatise on the Origin of Language Verified
- — Married Caroline Flachsland Verified
- — Appointed General Superintendent of the clergy in Weimar Verified
- — Published Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity Verified
- — Died in Weimar Verified
John Adams (1735–1826)
- — Born in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony Verified
- — Graduated from Harvard College Verified
- — Married Abigail Smith Verified
- — Defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre Verified
- — Served as a delegate to the Continental Congress Verified
- — Helped draft and championed the Declaration of Independence Verified
- — Co-negotiated and signed the Treaty of Paris Verified
- — Served as the first Vice President of the United States Verified
- — Served as the second President of the United States Verified
- — Died at Quincy, Massachusetts, on the fiftieth anniversary of independence Verified