Daniel Bernoulli vs David Hume
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782) and David Hume (1711–1776) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1711 to 1776.
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Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782)
- — Born in Groningen, Dutch Republic Verified
- — Family moved to Basel, Switzerland Verified
- — Studied medicine at Basel, Heidelberg, and Strasbourg Verified
- — Published Exercitationes quaedam Mathematicae Verified
- — Took a post at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Returned to Basel as professor at the university Verified
- — Published Hydrodynamica Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of physics at Basel Verified
- — Died in Basel Verified
David Hume (1711–1776)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Entered the University of Edinburgh at an unusually early age Verified
- — Moved to La Fleche, France, to write his first book Verified
- — Published A Treatise of Human Nature Verified
- — Published An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Verified
- — Appointed Keeper of the Advocates Library in Edinburgh Verified
- — Published The History of England in six volumes Verified
- — Served as secretary to the British embassy in Paris Verified
- — Served as Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Department Verified
- — Died in Edinburgh Verified