Joseph-Louis Lagrange vs Toussaint Louverture
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Compare the life timelines of Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813) and Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1743 to 1803.
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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
Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803)
- — Born into slavery on the Bréda plantation in Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Gained his freedom from slavery Verified
- — Joined the slave insurrection in northern Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Allied with the French Republic after the abolition of slavery Verified
- — Appointed commander-in-chief of the French army in Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Conquered Spanish Santo Domingo and abolished slavery there Verified
- — Promulgated the Constitution of 1801, naming himself governor-general for life Verified
- — Arrested by French forces and deported to France Verified
- — Died imprisoned at Fort de Joux in the French Jura mountains Verified