Benjamin Franklin vs Maria Gaetana Agnesi
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Compare the life timelines of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1718 to 1790.
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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
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Recognized as a child prodigy in languages Verified
- — Published Propositiones philosophicae Verified
- — Published Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna Verified
- — Withdrew from mathematics after her father's death Verified
- — Became director of the women's ward at the Pio Albergo Trivulzio Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified