Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit vs Giambattista Vico
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736) and Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1686 to 1736.
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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736)
- — Born in Danzig (Gdansk) Verified
- — Sent to Amsterdam as a merchant's apprentice Verified
- — Orphaned by the sudden death of both parents Verified
- — Travelled Europe studying instrument making Verified
- — Invented the mercury-in-glass thermometer Verified
- — Settled in The Hague as a glassblower and instrument maker Verified
- — Published the Fahrenheit temperature scale and elected to the Royal Society Verified
- — Died in The Hague Verified
Giambattista Vico (1668–1744)
- — Born in Naples, Italy Verified
- — Largely self-educated after irregular Jesuit schooling Verified
- — Worked as tutor to the Rocca family at Vatolla Verified
- — Appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples Verified
- — Married Teresa Caterina Destito Verified
- — Published On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, his critique of Descartes Verified
- — Published the first edition of the New Science (Scienza Nuova) Verified
- — Published his Autobiography Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples Verified
- — Died in Naples Verified