Evangelista Torricelli vs Nicolas Poussin
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Compare the life timelines of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647) and Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1608 to 1647.
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Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647)
- — Born in Rome Verified
- — Studied mathematics and science under Benedetto Castelli in Rome Verified
- — Wrote De motu gravium developing Galileo's mechanics Verified
- — Became Galileo's assistant in Arcetri Verified
- — Appointed grand-ducal mathematician of Tuscany Verified
- — Invented the mercury barometer Verified
- — Formulated Torricelli's law on the speed of efflux Verified
- — Published Opera geometrica Verified
- — Died in Florence, probably of typhoid fever Verified
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
- — Born near Les Andelys in Normandy Verified
- — Left Normandy for Paris to pursue painting Verified
- — Settled in Rome Verified
- — Painted The Death of Germanicus for Cardinal Francesco Barberini Verified
- — Married Anne-Marie Dughet Verified
- — Painted the second version of Et in Arcadia ego (The Arcadian Shepherds) Verified
- — Returned to Paris as First Painter to King Louis XIII Verified
- — Returned permanently to Rome Verified
- — Painted the Four Seasons cycle, his final major work Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified