Edmund Burke vs Olympe de Gouges
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Burke (1729–1797) and Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1748 to 1793.
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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
- — Published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Verified
- — Married Jane Nugent 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
Olympe de Gouges (1748–1793)
- — Born Marie Gouze in Montauban, France Verified
- — Married Louis Aubry Verified
- — Moved to Paris and adopted the name Olympe de Gouges Verified
- — Began career as a playwright Verified
- — Wrote the anti-slavery play Zamore et Mirza (L'Esclavage des Noirs) Verified
- — Published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen Verified
- — Arrested for attacking the Jacobin government Verified
- — Executed by guillotine in Paris Verified