François Rabelais vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of François Rabelais (1483–1553) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1483 to 1553.
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François Rabelais (1483–1553)
- — Born near Chinon in Touraine
- — Became a Franciscan friar at Fontenay-le-Comte Verified
- — Transferred to the Benedictine order Verified
- — Enrolled in medicine at the University of Montpellier Verified
- — Appointed physician at the Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon Verified
- — Published Pantagruel Verified
- — Published Gargantua Verified
- — Traveled to Rome with Cardinal Jean du Bellay Verified
- — Named curate of Meudon Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Piri Reis (1465–1553)
- — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
- — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
- — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
- — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
- — Produced his second world map Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
- — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
- — Executed in Cairo Verified