Gerardus Mercator vs Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1527–1569) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1527 to 1569.
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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
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1527–1569)
- — Born in the Duchy of Brabant Verified
- — Trained under Pieter Coecke van Aelst
- — Became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke Verified
- — Traveled to Italy Verified
- — Designed prints for publisher Hieronymus Cock Verified
- — Married Mayken Coecke and moved to Brussels Verified
- — Painted the Months series, including Hunters in the Snow Verified
- — Painted late peasant masterpieces Verified
- — Died in Brussels Verified