Baal Shem Tov vs Georg Philipp Telemann
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Compare the life timelines of Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760) and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1698 to 1760.
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Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760)
- — Born in Okopy, Podolia (present-day Ukraine) Verified
- — Orphaned in childhood
- — Worked as a teacher's assistant and synagogue caretaker
- — Married Chana, sister of Rabbi Gershon of Kitov
- — Revealed himself as a baal shem, a healer and spiritual master Verified
- — Settled in Medzhybizh, which became the center of early Hasidism Verified
- — Gathered the circle of disciples who spread Hasidism Verified
- — Described a mystical ascent of the soul in his letter to Gershon of Kitov Verified
- — Died in Medzhybizh 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