Benjamin Franklin vs Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Compare the life timelines of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1714 to 1788.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Began publishing Poor Richard's Almanack
- — Conducted the kite experiment on electricity Verified
- — Helped draft and adopt the Declaration of Independence Verified
- — Appointed American minister to France
- — Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Verified
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
- — Born in Weimar Verified
- — Educated at the Thomasschule in Leipzig Verified
- — Studied law at Leipzig and Frankfurt an der Oder Verified
- — Entered the service of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia Verified
- — Married Johanna Maria Dannemann Verified
- — Published the Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments Verified
- — Succeeded Telemann as music director in Hamburg Verified
- — Composed the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wüste Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified