Alessandro Volta vs Jane Austen
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Jane Austen (1775–1817) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1775 to 1817.
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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
Jane Austen (1775–1817)
- — Born in Steventon, Hampshire, England Verified
- — Moved to the cottage at Chawton
- — Published Sense and Sensibility, her first novel Verified
- — Published Pride and Prejudice Verified
- — Published Emma
- — Died in Winchester, England Verified