Alessandro Volta vs Olympe de Gouges
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1748 to 1793.
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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
Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793)
- — Born Marie Gouze in Montauban, France Verified
- — Married Louis Aubry Verified
- — Moved to Paris and adopted the name Olympe de Gouges Verified
- — Began career as a playwright Verified
- — Wrote the anti-slavery play Zamore et Mirza (L'Esclavage des Noirs) Verified
- — Published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen Verified
- — Arrested for attacking the Jacobin government Verified
- — Executed by guillotine in Paris Verified