Baruch Spinoza vs Jean de La Fontaine
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Compare the life timelines of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) and Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1632 to 1677.
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Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677)
- — Born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Educated at the Talmud Torah school of Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community Verified
- — Took over the family import business with his brother after his father's death Verified
- — Worked as a lens grinder while pursuing philosophy Verified
- — Expelled from Amsterdam's Jewish community by writ of cherem Verified
- — Published Principles of Cartesian Philosophy, the only work issued under his own name Verified
- — Published the Theological-Political Treatise anonymously Verified
- — Moved to The Hague Verified
- — Declined the chair of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg Verified
- — Died in The Hague; the Ethics published posthumously the same year Verified
Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695)
- — Born in Château-Thierry, Champagne Verified
- — Studied law in Paris Verified
- — Married Marie Héricart Verified
- — Inherited his father's office of maître des eaux et forêts Verified
- — Entered the patronage of finance minister Nicolas Fouquet Verified
- — Published his Contes et nouvelles en vers Verified
- — Published the first collection of his Fables Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Published the twelfth and final book of the Fables Verified
- — Died in Paris at age 73 Verified