Denis Diderot vs Phillis Wheatley
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Compare the life timelines of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1753 to 1784.
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Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
- — Born in Langres, Champagne, France Verified
- — Received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Paris Verified
- — Married Antoinette Champion Verified
- — Became co-editor of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Imprisoned at the Chateau de Vincennes for his Letter on the Blind Verified
- — Published the first volume of the Encyclopedie Verified
- — Began writing art criticism of the Paris Salons for the Correspondance litteraire Verified
- — Sold his library to Empress Catherine the Great of Russia Verified
- — Visited Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
- — Born in West Africa Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into slavery in Boston Verified
- — Taught to read and write in the Wheatley household Verified
- — Published elegy on the death of George Whitefield Verified
- — Emancipated from slavery Verified
- — Traveled to London with Nathaniel Wheatley Verified
- — Published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Verified
- — Corresponded with George Washington Verified
- — Married John Peters Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified