Alexander Pope vs Cesare Beccaria
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Pope (1688–1744) and Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 6 years, from 1738 to 1744.
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Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Largely self-educated because of anti-Catholic laws Verified
- — Contracted tuberculosis of the bone (Pott's disease) Verified
- — Published An Essay on Criticism Verified
- — Published The Rape of the Lock Verified
- — Published his verse translation of Homer's Iliad Verified
- — Moved to his villa at Twickenham Verified
- — Published The Dunciad Verified
- — Published An Essay on Man Verified
- — Died at Twickenham Verified
Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Educated at the Jesuit college in Parma Verified
- — Graduated in law from the University of Pavia Verified
- — Married Teresa Blasco against his father's wishes Verified
- — Joined the intellectual circle of the Verri brothers Verified
- — Published On Crimes and Punishments Verified
- — Visited Paris at the invitation of the philosophes Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of political economy in Milan Verified
- — Served as a public official in the Austrian administration of Lombardy Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified