Baruch Spinoza vs Johannes Vermeer
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Compare the life timelines of Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) and Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 43 years, from 1632 to 1675.
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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
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
- — Born in Delft, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Inherited his father's art-dealing business Verified
- — Married Catharina Bolnes Verified
- — Admitted as a master painter to the Delft Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Painted The Milkmaid Verified
- — Elected head of the Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Painted Girl with a Pearl Earring Verified
- — Financial ruin during the Dutch 'Year of Disaster' Verified
- — Died in Delft Verified