Cao Xueqin vs David Hume
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Compare the life timelines of Cao Xueqin (1715–1763) and David Hume (1711–1776) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1715 to 1763.
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Cao Xueqin (1715–1763)
- — Born into the wealthy Cao family, probably in Nanjing Verified
- — Family fell from imperial favor under the Yongzheng Emperor Verified
- — Moved with his family from Nanjing to Beijing Verified
- — Lived by selling paintings and through the help of friends Verified
- — Wrote and repeatedly revised Dream of the Red Chamber Verified
- — Settled in the western suburbs of Beijing Verified
- — Death of his son
- — Died near Beijing, leaving his novel unfinished Verified
David Hume (1711–1776)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Entered the University of Edinburgh at an unusually early age Verified
- — Moved to La Fleche, France, to write his first book Verified
- — Published A Treatise of Human Nature Verified
- — Published An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Verified
- — Appointed Keeper of the Advocates Library in Edinburgh Verified
- — Published The History of England in six volumes Verified
- — Served as secretary to the British embassy in Paris Verified
- — Served as Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Department Verified
- — Died in Edinburgh Verified