Alessandro Volta vs Phillis Wheatley
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Compare the life timelines of Alessandro Volta (1745–1827) and Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1753 to 1784.
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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
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
- — Born in West Africa Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into slavery in Boston Verified
- — Taught to read and write in the Wheatley household Verified
- — Published elegy on the death of George Whitefield Verified
- — Emancipated from slavery Verified
- — Traveled to London with Nathaniel Wheatley Verified
- — Published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Verified
- — Corresponded with George Washington Verified
- — Married John Peters Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified