Alessandro Volta vs Maximilien Robespierre
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1758 to 1794.
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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
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794)
- — Born in Arras, France Verified
- — Won a scholarship to the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris Verified
- — Established a legal practice in Arras Verified
- — Elected deputy to the Estates-General for the Third Estate of Artois Verified
- — Became a leading voice of the Jacobin Club Verified
- — Elected to the Committee of Public Safety Verified
- — Presided over the Festival of the Supreme Being in Paris Verified
- — Arrested during the Thermidorian Reaction Verified
- — Executed by guillotine at the Place de la Révolution Verified