El Greco vs John Napier
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Compare the life timelines of El Greco (1541–1614) and John Napier (1550–1617) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1550 to 1614.
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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
John Napier (1550–1617)
- — Born at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Matriculated at St Salvator's College, University of St Andrews Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Stirling Verified
- — Married Agnes Chisholm as his second wife Verified
- — Published A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John Verified
- — Succeeded as 8th Laird of Merchiston Verified
- — Published Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio, introducing logarithms Verified
- — Published Rabdologiae, describing the calculating rods known as Napier's bones Verified
- — Died at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh Verified