Baal Shem Tov vs William Hogarth
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Compare the life timelines of Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760) and William Hogarth (1697–1764) 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
William Hogarth (1697–1764)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Apprenticed to the silver engraver Ellis Gamble Verified
- — Set up as an independent copperplate engraver Verified
- — Married Jane Thornhill Verified
- — Published A Harlot's Progress, his first 'modern moral subject' Verified
- — Secured passage of the Engravers' Copyright Act (Hogarth's Act) Verified
- — Painted the Marriage A-la-Mode series Verified
- — Published The Analysis of Beauty Verified
- — Appointed Serjeant Painter to the King Verified
- — Died in London Verified