Samuel Morse vs Utagawa Hiroshige
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Compare the life timelines of Samuel Morse (1791–1872) and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1797 to 1858.
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Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- — Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Yale College Verified
- — Studied painting in England Verified
- — Married Lucretia Pickering Walker Verified
- — Co-founded the National Academy of Design and became its first president Verified
- — Conceived the idea of the electric telegraph aboard the ship Sully Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for the telegraph Verified
- — Sent the message 'What hath God wrought' over the Washington-Baltimore telegraph line Verified
- — Married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- — Born in Edo (Tokyo), Japan Verified
- — Inherited his father's post as fire warden Verified
- — Entered the school of Utagawa Toyohiro Verified
- — Turned to landscape prints with Famous Views of the Eastern Capital Verified
- — Travelled the Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto Verified
- — Published The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Verified
- — Co-published The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō Verified
- — Became a Buddhist monk Verified
- — Created One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Verified
- — Died in Edo during a cholera epidemic Verified