Cesare Beccaria vs Phillis Wheatley
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Compare the life timelines of Cesare Beccaria (1738–1794) and Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1753 to 1784.
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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
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
- — Born in West Africa Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into slavery in Boston Verified
- — Taught to read and write in the Wheatley household Verified
- — Published elegy on the death of George Whitefield Verified
- — Emancipated from slavery Verified
- — Traveled to London with Nathaniel Wheatley Verified
- — Published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Verified
- — Corresponded with George Washington Verified
- — Married John Peters Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified