Christopher Marlowe vs Gerardus Mercator
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Compare the life timelines of Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) and Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 29 years, from 1564 to 1593.
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Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)
- — Born in Canterbury Verified
- — Attended The King's School, Canterbury Verified
- — Studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Verified
- — Tamburlaine the Great staged in London Verified
- — Awarded MA after Privy Council intervention Verified
- — Imprisoned briefly after a fatal street fight Verified
- — Wrote Doctor Faustus Verified
- — Arrested at Flushing on a coining charge Verified
- — Summoned before the Privy Council Verified
- — Killed at Deptford Verified
Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)
- — Born in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Married Barbara Schellekens in Leuven Verified
- — Constructed a celebrated terrestrial globe Verified
- — Imprisoned for several months on suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Moved to Duisburg in the Duchy of Cleves Verified
- — Appointed court cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Verified
- — Published the 1569 world map introducing the Mercator projection Verified
- — Published the first parts of his Atlas Verified
- — Died in Duisburg Verified