Alessandro Volta vs Olaudah Equiano
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1745 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
Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797)
- — Born, by his own account in the Kingdom of Benin region (present-day Nigeria) Verified
- — Purchased by Royal Navy officer Michael Pascal Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into the Atlantic slave trade
- — Baptized at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Verified
- — Sold to merchant Robert King in the Caribbean Verified
- — Purchased his own freedom Verified
- — Settled in London and joined the abolitionist movement Verified
- — Published The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Verified
- — Married Susannah Cullen Verified
- — Died in London Verified