Evliya Çelebi vs Thomas Hobbes
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Compare the life timelines of Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682) and Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1611 to 1679.
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Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682)
- — Born in Istanbul Verified
- — Educated at court and trained as a Quran reciter Verified
- — Began his travels by exploring Istanbul and its surroundings Verified
- — Travelled across Anatolia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans in official service Verified
- — Accompanied the Ottoman embassy to Vienna Verified
- — Made the pilgrimage to Mecca Verified
- — Settled in Cairo Verified
- — Completed the ten-volume Seyahatname Verified
- — Died, probably in Cairo, at about age 71 Verified
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
- — Born in Westport, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Magdalen Hall, Oxford Verified
- — Became tutor to William Cavendish, beginning a lifelong connection with the Cavendish family Verified
- — Published his English translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War Verified
- — Fled to Paris ahead of the English Civil War Verified
- — Served as mathematics tutor to the future King Charles II in Paris Verified
- — Published Leviathan Verified
- — Returned to England and submitted to the Council of State Verified
- — Published verse translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in his late eighties Verified
- — Died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, aged 91 Verified