Abel Tasman vs Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Compare the life timelines of Abel Tasman (1603–1659) and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1603 to 1659.
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Abel Tasman (1603–1659)
- — Born in Lutjegast, Netherlands Verified
- — Married Jannetje Tjaers in Amsterdam Verified
- — Entered the service of the Dutch East India Company Verified
- — Departed Batavia on his great voyage of discovery Verified
- — Sighted Tasmania, naming it Van Diemen's Land Verified
- — Became the first European to sight New Zealand Verified
- — Sighted Tonga and the Fiji islands Verified
- — Charted the northern coast of Australia on his second voyage Verified
- — Died in Batavia Verified
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
- — Born in Naples Verified
- — Family moved to Rome Verified
- — Carved the great Borghese sculptures for Cardinal Scipione Borghese Verified
- — Began the bronze baldachin over the high altar of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Appointed architect of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Married Caterina Tezio Verified
- — Created the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Cornaro Chapel Verified
- — Designed the colonnade of St Peter's Square Verified
- — Traveled to Paris at the invitation of King Louis XIV Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified