Anselm of Canterbury vs Wang Anshi
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Compare the life timelines of Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) and Wang Anshi (1021–1086) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1033 to 1086.
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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
Wang Anshi (1021–1086)
- — Born in Linchuan, Fuzhou Verified
- — Passed the jinshi imperial examination with high honors Verified
- — Submitted the Ten Thousand Word Memorial urging institutional reform Verified
- — Appointed vice chancellor by Emperor Shenzong and began the New Policies Verified
- — Promoted to chancellor Verified
- — Dismissed from the chancellorship amid drought and opposition Verified
- — Briefly restored as chancellor Verified
- — Retired from government to Jiangning Verified
- — Died in Jiangning as his reforms were being dismantled Verified