Cesare Beccaria vs Edmund Burke
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Compare the life timelines of Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) and Edmund Burke (1729–1797) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1738 to 1794.
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Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Educated at the Jesuit college in Parma Verified
- — Graduated in law from the University of Pavia Verified
- — Joined the intellectual circle of the Verri brothers Verified
- — Married Teresa Blasco against his father's wishes Verified
- — Published On Crimes and Punishments Verified
- — Visited Paris at the invitation of the philosophes Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of political economy in Milan Verified
- — Served as a public official in the Austrian administration of Lombardy Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified
Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to London to study law at the Middle Temple Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent Verified
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Elected to the House of Commons Verified
- — Delivered his speeches on American taxation and conciliation with the colonies Verified
- — Led the impeachment of Warren Hastings Verified
- — Published Reflections on the Revolution in France Verified
- — Died at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Verified