Antonio Stradivari vs Mei Wending
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Compare the life timelines of Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737) and Mei Wending (1633–1721) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1644 to 1721.
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Antonio Stradivari (1644–1737)
- — Born in or near Cremona, Italy Verified
- — Reputedly apprenticed to Nicola Amati
- — Produced his earliest known labelled violin Verified
- — Married Francesca Ferraboschi Verified
- — Acquired the house and workshop at Piazza San Domenico in Cremona Verified
- — Developed the elongated 'Long Pattern' violin design Verified
- — Married his second wife, Antonia Zambelli Verified
- — Golden period of instrument making Verified
- — Died in Cremona Verified
Mei Wending (1633–1721)
- — Born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province Verified
- — Studied astronomy and calendrical science in his youth
- — Wrote his first treatise on calendrical astronomy
- — Consulted on the official Ming History calendrical treatises Verified
- — Published Lixue yiwen (Queries on Mathematical Astronomy)
- — Received in audience by the Kangxi Emperor Verified
- — Grandson Mei Juecheng appointed to the imperial mathematical bureau Verified
- — Died in Xuancheng Verified