Abraham Darby vs Herman Boerhaave
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Compare the life timelines of Abraham Darby (1678–1717) and Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738) 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
Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738)
- — Born at Voorhout, near Leiden Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy at the University of Leiden Verified
- — Earned his medical degree at Harderwijk Verified
- — Began lecturing on medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Published Institutiones Medicae Verified
- — Appointed professor of botany and medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Married Maria Drolenvaux Verified
- — Added the chair of chemistry, holding three professorships at once Verified
- — Published Elementa Chemiae Verified
- — Died in Leiden Verified