Giambattista Vico vs Jonathan Swift
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Compare the life timelines of Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) and Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1668 to 1744.
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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
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Became secretary to Sir William Temple at Moor Park Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of Ireland Verified
- — Published A Tale of a Tub Verified
- — Installed as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Verified
- — Wrote the Drapier's Letters Verified
- — Published Gulliver's Travels Verified
- — Published A Modest Proposal Verified
- — Died in Dublin Verified