Alexander Pope vs Georg Philipp Telemann
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Pope (1688–1744) and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1688 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
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
- — Born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia Verified
- — Enrolled at Leipzig University and founded a collegium musicum Verified
- — Appointed Kapellmeister at the court of Sorau Verified
- — Served as Konzertmeister and Kapellmeister in Eisenach Verified
- — Death of his first wife Amalie Louise Eberlin Verified
- — Became city music director in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Appointed music director of Hamburg's five main churches Verified
- — Declined the Leipzig Thomaskantor post Verified
- — Launched the music periodical Der getreue Music-Meister Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified