Georg Philipp Telemann vs Vitus Bering
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Compare the life timelines of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) and Vitus Bering (1681–1741) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1681 to 1741.
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Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
- — Born in Magdeburg, Brandenburg-Prussia Verified
- — Enrolled at Leipzig University and founded a collegium musicum Verified
- — Appointed Kapellmeister at the court of Sorau Verified
- — Served as Konzertmeister and Kapellmeister in Eisenach Verified
- — Death of his first wife Amalie Louise Eberlin Verified
- — Became city music director in Frankfurt am Main Verified
- — Appointed music director of Hamburg's five main churches Verified
- — Declined the Leipzig Thomaskantor post Verified
- — Launched the music periodical Der getreue Music-Meister Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
Vitus Bering (1681–1741)
- — Born in Horsens, Denmark Verified
- — Joined the Russian Navy Verified
- — Married Anna Christina Pülse Verified
- — Appointed leader of the First Kamchatka Expedition Verified
- — Sailed through the strait between Asia and America Verified
- — Given command of the Second Kamchatka Expedition Verified
- — Sighted the coast of Alaska Verified
- — Shipwrecked on an uninhabited island during the return voyage Verified
- — Died on Bering Island Verified