Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit vs Herman Boerhaave
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736) and Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738) 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
Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738)
- — Born at Voorhout, near Leiden Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy at the University of Leiden Verified
- — Earned his medical degree at Harderwijk Verified
- — Began lecturing on medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Published Institutiones Medicae Verified
- — Appointed professor of botany and medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Married Maria Drolenvaux Verified
- — Added the chair of chemistry, holding three professorships at once Verified
- — Published Elementa Chemiae Verified
- — Died in Leiden Verified