Joseph Fourier vs Marquis de Lafayette
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Compare the life timelines of Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) and Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1768 to 1830.
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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
Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834)
- — Born at the Château de Chavaniac in Auvergne, France Verified
- — Married Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles Verified
- — Sailed to America to join the Revolutionary cause Verified
- — Commissioned major general in the Continental Army Verified
- — Wounded at the Battle of Brandywine Verified
- — Played a key role in the decisive Siege of Yorktown Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Paris National Guard and helped draft the Declaration of the Rights of Man Verified
- — Imprisoned by Austrian and Prussian forces after fleeing radicalized France Verified
- — Made a triumphal grand tour of the United States Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified