Carl Linnaeus vs Voltaire
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and Voltaire (1694–1778) 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
Voltaire (1694–1778)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Imprisoned in the Bastille
- — Went into exile in England Verified
- — Published Candide Verified
- — Died in Paris, France Verified