Gerardus Mercator vs Sen no Rikyu
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Compare the life timelines of Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) and Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1522 to 1591.
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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
Sen no Rikyu (1522–1591)
- — Born in the merchant city of Sakai Verified
- — Began studying the way of tea in his youth Verified
- — Practiced Zen at Daitoku-ji Verified
- — Served as a tea master to Oda Nobunaga Verified
- — Perfected wabi-cha and the small rustic tea room Verified
- — Became chief tea master to Toyotomi Hideyoshi Verified
- — Conducted tea at the imperial palace and received the name Rikyu Verified
- — Helped direct the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony Verified
- — Ordered by Hideyoshi to commit seppuku Verified