El Greco vs François Viète
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Compare the life timelines of El Greco (1541–1614) and François Viète (1540–1603) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1541 to 1603.
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El Greco (1541–1614)
- — Born in Candia, Venetian Crete Verified
- — Trained as an icon painter in Crete Verified
- — Moved to Venice Verified
- — Moved to Rome and joined the circle of the Farnese Verified
- — Settled in Toledo, Spain Verified
- — Painted The Disrobing of Christ for Toledo Cathedral Verified
- — Birth of his son Jorge Manuel Verified
- — Painted The Burial of the Count of Orgaz Verified
- — Painted late visionary works including View of Toledo Verified
- — Died in Toledo 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