Edmund Spenser vs François Viète
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Compare the life timelines of Edmund Spenser (1552–1599) and François Viète (1540–1603) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1552 to 1599.
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Edmund Spenser (1552–1599)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Educated at Merchant Taylors' School Verified
- — Studied at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge Verified
- — Published The Shepheardes Calender Verified
- — Went to Ireland as secretary to Lord Grey Verified
- — Settled at Kilcolman Castle in County Cork Verified
- — Published the first three books of The Faerie Queene Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Boyle Verified
- — Kilcolman Castle burned during Tyrone's Rebellion Verified
- — Died in London Verified
François Viète (1540–1603)
- — Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou, France Verified
- — Received a law degree from the University of Poitiers Verified
- — Became tutor to Catherine de Parthenay Verified
- — Appointed counselor to the Parlement of Brittany at Rennes Verified
- — Became royal privy counselor under King Henry III Verified
- — Banished from court through the influence of political enemies Verified
- — Broke the Spanish cipher for King Henry IV Verified
- — Published In artem analyticem isagoge, founding symbolic algebra Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified