Anselm of Canterbury vs Shen Kuo
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Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and Shen Kuo (1031–1095) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1033 to 1095.
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Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
- — Born in Aosta, in the Kingdom of Burgundy Verified
- — Entered the Benedictine abbey of Bec in Normandy Verified
- — Became prior of Bec Verified
- — Wrote the Monologion Verified
- — Wrote the Proslogion, containing the ontological argument Verified
- — Elected abbot of Bec Verified
- — Consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury Verified
- — First exile and completion of Cur Deus Homo Verified
- — Second exile during the investiture controversy Verified
- — Died at Canterbury Verified
Shen Kuo (1031–1095)
- — Born in Qiantang (modern Hangzhou) Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination Verified
- — Appointed head of the Bureau of Astronomy Verified
- — Proposed a theory of land formation from observations of fossils and erosion Verified
- — Led a diplomatic mission to the Liao dynasty Verified
- — Held responsible for the Song defeat at Yongle Fortress and removed from office Verified
- — Retired to the Dream Brook estate in Runzhou Verified
- — Completed the Dream Pool Essays (Mengxi Bitan) Verified
- — Died at Dream Brook in Runzhou Verified