Carl Linnaeus vs John Wesley
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and John Wesley (1703–1791) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1707 to 1778.
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Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
- — Born in Råshult, Sweden Verified
- — Published the first edition of Systema Naturae Verified
- — Appointed professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala University
- — Published Species Plantarum Verified
- — Ennobled as Carl von Linné
- — Died in Uppsala, Sweden Verified
John Wesley (1703–1791)
- — Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of England Verified
- — Led the Holy Club at Oxford Verified
- — Served as a missionary in the colony of Georgia Verified
- — Experienced his evangelical conversion at Aldersgate Street Verified
- — Began open-air field preaching Verified
- — Married Mary Vazeille Verified
- — Ordained ministers for the Methodists in America Verified
- — Died in London Verified