Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina vs Li Shizhen
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Compare the life timelines of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) and Li Shizhen (1518–1593) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1525 to 1593.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594)
- — Born in Palestrina, near Rome Verified
- — Choirboy at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome Verified
- — Appointed organist of the cathedral of Palestrina Verified
- — Married Lucrezia Gori Verified
- — Appointed maestro of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Verified
- — Directed music at St John Lateran and Santa Maria Maggiore Verified
- — Composed the Pope Marcellus Mass Verified
- — Returned to the Cappella Giulia as maestro Verified
- — Widowed by plague and remarried Virginia Dormoli Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified
Li Shizhen (1518–1593)
- — Born in Qizhou, Hubei province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination Verified
- — Abandoned the examination path to study medicine Verified
- — Served as physician to the Prince of Chu Verified
- — Worked at the Imperial Medical Institute in Beijing Verified
- — Began compiling the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Completed the draft of the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Sought publication of the Bencao Gangmu in Nanjing Verified
- — Died in Qizhou, Hubei Verified