Alexander Pope vs Giambattista Vico
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Pope (1688–1744) and Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) 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
Giambattista Vico (1668–1744)
- — Born in Naples, Italy Verified
- — Largely self-educated after irregular Jesuit schooling Verified
- — Worked as tutor to the Rocca family at Vatolla Verified
- — Appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples Verified
- — Married Teresa Caterina Destito Verified
- — Published On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, his critique of Descartes Verified
- — Published the first edition of the New Science (Scienza Nuova) Verified
- — Published his Autobiography Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples Verified
- — Died in Naples Verified