Cesare Beccaria vs Joseph Priestley
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Compare the life timelines of Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) and Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) 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
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804)
- — Born in Birstall, Yorkshire Verified
- — Studied at Daventry Academy Verified
- — Married Mary Wilkinson Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published The History and Present State of Electricity Verified
- — Invented carbonated water Verified
- — Discovered oxygen Verified
- — Home and laboratory destroyed in the Birmingham riots Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania Verified