Alessandro Volta vs Benjamin Disraeli
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 23 years, from 1804 to 1827.
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Alessandro Volta (1745–1827)
- — Born in Como, Lombardy Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the Royal School in Como Verified
- — Invented an improved electrophorus Verified
- — Discovered and isolated methane Verified
- — Appointed professor of experimental physics at the University of Pavia Verified
- — Married Teresa Peregrini Verified
- — Invented the voltaic pile, the first electric battery Verified
- — Demonstrated the battery before Napoleon in Paris Verified
- — Retired to his estate near Como Verified
- — Died in Como Verified
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Baptized into the Church of England Verified
- — Published his first novel, Vivian Grey Verified
- — Elected to Parliament as MP for Maidstone Verified
- — Married Mary Anne Lewis Verified
- — Steered the Second Reform Act through Parliament Verified
- — Became Prime Minister for the first time Verified
- — Second premiership Verified
- — Represented Britain at the Congress of Berlin Verified
- — Died in London Verified