Alessandro Volta vs Mary Wollstonecraft
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1759 to 1797.
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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
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Published Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
- — Published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Verified
- — Traveled to Paris to observe the French Revolution
- — Married the philosopher William Godwin Verified
- — Died in London of complications following childbirth Verified