Christopher Wren vs Jean Racine
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Compare the life timelines of Christopher Wren (1632–1723) and Jean Racine (1639–1699) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1639 to 1699.
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Christopher Wren (1632–1723)
- — Born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Wadham College, Oxford Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London Verified
- — Helped found the Royal Society Verified
- — Appointed Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford Verified
- — Led the rebuilding of London's churches after the Great Fire Verified
- — Appointed Surveyor of the King's Works Verified
- — Knighted by King Charles II Verified
- — Built St Paul's Cathedral Verified
- — Died in London and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral Verified
Jean Racine (1639–1699)
- — Born in La Ferté-Milon Verified
- — Educated at the Jansenist schools of Port-Royal Verified
- — First staged tragedy, La Thébaïde, produced by Molière's troupe Verified
- — Triumph of Andromaque Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Louis XIV Verified
- — Premiere of Phèdre Verified
- — Married Catherine de Romanet Verified
- — Wrote the biblical dramas Esther and Athalie for Saint-Cyr Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified