Geoffrey Chaucer vs Luo Guanzhong
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Compare the life timelines of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) and Luo Guanzhong (1330–1400) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1343 to 1400.
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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Captured near Reims during the Hundred Years' War and ransomed Verified
- — Began writing The Canterbury Tales
- — Appointed Clerk of the King's Works Verified
- — Died in London and was buried in Westminster Abbey Verified
Luo Guanzhong (1330–1400)
- — Born, traditionally in Taiyuan, Shanxi Verified
- — Lived through the turmoil of the late Yuan dynasty Verified
- — Reportedly associated with the rebel leader Zhang Shicheng
- — Said to have been a student of Shi Nai'an
- — Wrote plays and vernacular fiction as a professional author Verified
- — Composed Romance of the Three Kingdoms Verified
- — Credited with editing or co-authoring Water Margin
- — Died in the early Ming dynasty Verified