Johann Gottfried Herder vs Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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Compare the life timelines of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813) 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
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813)
- — Born in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia Verified
- — Appointed professor of mathematics at the Royal Artillery School in Turin Verified
- — Co-founded the scientific society that became the Turin Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Succeeded Euler as director of mathematics at the Prussian Academy in Berlin Verified
- — Married his cousin Vittoria Conti Verified
- — Moved to Paris to join the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Published Mecanique analytique Verified
- — Married Renee-Francoise-Adelaide Le Monnier Verified
- — Became founding professor of analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified