Edmund Burke vs Mary Wollstonecraft
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Burke (1729–1797) and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1759 to 1797.
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Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to London to study law at the Middle Temple Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent Verified
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Elected to the House of Commons Verified
- — Delivered his speeches on American taxation and conciliation with the colonies Verified
- — Led the impeachment of Warren Hastings Verified
- — Published Reflections on the Revolution in France Verified
- — Died at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Verified
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Published Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
- — Published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Verified
- — Traveled to Paris to observe the French Revolution
- — Married the philosopher William Godwin Verified
- — Died in London of complications following childbirth Verified