Catherine the Great vs Motoori Norinaga
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Compare the life timelines of Catherine the Great (1729–1796) and Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1730 to 1796.
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Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
- — Born in Stettin, Prussia Verified
- — Married Grand Duke Peter, heir to the Russian throne
- — Seized power and became Empress of Russia Verified
- — Annexed the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian Empire Verified
- — Died in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801)
- — Born in Matsusaka, Ise province Verified
- — Death of his father and decline of the family business
- — Went to Kyoto to study medicine and Chinese learning Verified
- — Returned to Matsusaka and opened a medical practice Verified
- — Met the kokugaku scholar Kamo no Mabuchi Verified
- — Developed the concept of mono no aware in his Genji studies Verified
- — Worked on the Kojiki-den for over three decades Verified
- — Lectured to the daimyo of Kishū domain
- — Died in Matsusaka Verified