Blaise Pascal vs Jean de La Fontaine
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Compare the life timelines of Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) and Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1623 to 1662.
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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
- — Born in Clermont-Ferrand, France Verified
- — Invented the Pascaline mechanical calculator Verified
- — Puy de Dôme experiment demonstrated that air pressure decreases with altitude
- — Experienced an intense religious conversion, his "night of fire"
- — Died in Paris 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