Giambattista Vico vs Herman Boerhaave
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Compare the life timelines of Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) and Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1668 to 1738.
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Giambattista Vico (1668–1744)
- — Born in Naples, Italy Verified
- — Largely self-educated after irregular Jesuit schooling Verified
- — Worked as tutor to the Rocca family at Vatolla Verified
- — Appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples Verified
- — Married Teresa Caterina Destito Verified
- — Published On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, his critique of Descartes Verified
- — Published the first edition of the New Science (Scienza Nuova) Verified
- — Published his Autobiography Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples Verified
- — Died in Naples Verified
Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738)
- — Born at Voorhout, near Leiden Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy at the University of Leiden Verified
- — Earned his medical degree at Harderwijk Verified
- — Began lecturing on medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Published Institutiones Medicae Verified
- — Appointed professor of botany and medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Married Maria Drolenvaux Verified
- — Added the chair of chemistry, holding three professorships at once Verified
- — Published Elementa Chemiae Verified
- — Died in Leiden Verified