Abraham Darby vs Chikamatsu Monzaemon
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Compare the life timelines of Abraham Darby (1678–1717) and Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1678 to 1717.
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Abraham Darby (1678–1717)
- — Born at Wren's Nest, Woodsetton, near Dudley, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a malt-mill maker in Birmingham Verified
- — Married Mary Sergeant Verified
- — Set up in business in Bristol and co-founded a brass works Verified
- — Patented a method of casting iron pots in sand Verified
- — Leased and rebuilt the old furnace at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire Verified
- — First successfully smelted iron ore using coke as fuel Verified
- — Died at Madeley Court, Shropshire Verified
Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653–1725)
- — Born into a samurai family in Echizen Province Verified
- — Moved with his family to Kyoto Verified
- — Began writing plays for the jōruri puppet theatre Verified
- — Began his collaboration with the chanter Takemoto Gidayū Verified
- — Wrote kabuki plays for the actor Sakata Tōjūrō I Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Sonezaki Verified
- — Settled in Osaka as staff playwright of the Takemoto-za Verified
- — Premiere of The Battles of Coxinga Verified
- — Premiere of The Love Suicides at Amijima Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 72 Verified