Alessandro Volta vs Edward Jenner
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Edward Jenner (1749–1823) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1749 to 1823.
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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
Edward Jenner (1749–1823)
- — Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire Verified
- — Apprenticed to the surgeon Daniel Ludlow and later George Hardwicke Verified
- — Studied under John Hunter at St George's Hospital, London Verified
- — Returned to Berkeley to practise medicine Verified
- — Married Catherine Kingscote Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his study of the cuckoo Verified
- — Performed the first vaccination on James Phipps Verified
- — Published his Inquiry into the causes and effects of the cow-pox Verified
- — Awarded parliamentary grants for the discovery of vaccination Verified
- — Died at Berkeley Verified