Gerardus Mercator vs Michel de Montaigne
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Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1533 to 1592.
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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
Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
- — Born at the Château de Montaigne Verified
- — Educated at the Collège de Guyenne in Bordeaux Verified
- — Became a counselor in the Parlement of Bordeaux Verified
- — Friendship with Étienne de La Boétie Verified
- — Married Françoise de la Chassaigne Verified
- — Retired to the tower of his château to write Verified
- — Published the first edition of the Essais Verified
- — Traveled through France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy Verified
- — Served as mayor of Bordeaux Verified
- — Died at the Château de Montaigne Verified