Gian Lorenzo Bernini vs Otto von Guericke
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Compare the life timelines of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) and Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1602 to 1680.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
- — Born in Naples Verified
- — Family moved to Rome Verified
- — Carved the great Borghese sculptures for Cardinal Scipione Borghese Verified
- — Began the bronze baldachin over the high altar of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Appointed architect of St Peter's Basilica Verified
- — Married Caterina Tezio Verified
- — Created the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in the Cornaro Chapel Verified
- — Designed the colonnade of St Peter's Square Verified
- — Traveled to Paris at the invitation of King Louis XIV Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Otto von Guericke (1602–1686)
- — Born in Magdeburg Verified
- — Studied law, mathematics, and engineering at Leipzig, Jena, and Leiden Verified
- — Survived the Sack of Magdeburg Verified
- — Elected mayor of Magdeburg Verified
- — Invented the vacuum pump Verified
- — Performed the Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration Verified
- — Built an early electrostatic generator Verified
- — Published Experimenta Nova Magdeburgica Verified
- — Retired to Hamburg Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified