Gerardus Mercator vs Luís de Camões
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Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Luís de Camões (1524–1580) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1524 to 1580.
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Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)
- — Born in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Married Barbara Schellekens in Leuven Verified
- — Constructed a celebrated terrestrial globe Verified
- — Imprisoned for several months on suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Moved to Duisburg in the Duchy of Cleves Verified
- — Appointed court cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Verified
- — Published the 1569 world map introducing the Mercator projection Verified
- — Published the first parts of his Atlas Verified
- — Died in Duisburg Verified
Luís de Camões (1524–1580)
- — Born, probably in Lisbon
- — Educated in the humanist tradition, possibly at Coimbra
- — Lost his right eye on military service in North Africa Verified
- — Imprisoned in Lisbon for wounding a royal official Verified
- — Sailed for India Verified
- — Shipwrecked near the Mekong Delta
- — Returned to Lisbon Verified
- — Published Os Lusíadas Verified
- — Granted a royal pension by King Sebastian Verified
- — Died in Lisbon Verified