Johann Wolfgang von Goethe vs Pierre-Simon Laplace
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Compare the life timelines of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) and Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1749 to 1827.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
- — Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Verified
- — Published The Sorrows of Young Werther Verified
- — Moved to Weimar at the invitation of Duke Karl August
- — Traveled through Italy on his formative Italian Journey
- — Published Faust, Part One Verified
- — Died in Weimar, Germany Verified
Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827)
- — Born in Beaumont-en-Auge, Normandy Verified
- — Studied at the University of Caen Verified
- — Moved to Paris and became professor at the Ecole Militaire Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married Marie-Charlotte de Courty de Romanges Verified
- — Published Exposition du systeme du monde Verified
- — Published the five volumes of Traite de mecanique celeste Verified
- — Served briefly as Napoleon's Minister of the Interior Verified
- — Published Theorie analytique des probabilites Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified