Giambattista Vico vs Mary Astell
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Compare the life timelines of Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) and Mary Astell (1666–1731) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1668 to 1731.
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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
Mary Astell (1666–1731)
- — Born in Newcastle upon Tyne Verified
- — Informally educated by her clergyman uncle Verified
- — Death of her father left the family in financial difficulty Verified
- — Moved to Chelsea, London Verified
- — Published A Serious Proposal to the Ladies Verified
- — Published her correspondence with John Norris as Letters Concerning the Love of God Verified
- — Published Some Reflections upon Marriage Verified
- — Helped establish a charity school for girls in Chelsea Verified
- — Died in London after surgery for breast cancer Verified