Denis Diderot vs Pontiac
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Compare the life timelines of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and Pontiac (1720–1769) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1720 to 1769.
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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
Pontiac (1720–1769)
- — Born in the Great Lakes region Verified
- — Rose to prominence as an Odawa war leader Verified
- — Held war council on the Ecorse River Verified
- — Began the siege of Fort Detroit Verified
- — Won the Battle of Bloody Run Verified
- — Lifted the siege and withdrew to the Maumee River country Verified
- — Made formal peace with the British at Fort Ontario Verified
- — Assassinated at Cahokia Verified