Alessandro Volta vs John Keats
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and John Keats (1795–1821) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 26 years, from 1795 to 1821.
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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
John Keats (1795–1821)
- — Born in Moorgate, London Verified
- — Enrolled at John Clarke's school in Enfield Verified
- — Apprenticed to apothecary-surgeon Thomas Hammond Verified
- — Studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and earned apothecary's licence Verified
- — Published first volume, Poems Verified
- — Published Endymion Verified
- — Became engaged to Fanny Brawne Verified
- — Wrote the great odes at Wentworth Place, Hampstead Verified
- — Sailed to Italy for his health Verified
- — Died of tuberculosis in Rome Verified