Henry the Navigator vs Johannes Gutenberg
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Compare the life timelines of Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) and Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1400 to 1460.
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Henry the Navigator (1394–1460)
- — Born in Porto, Portugal Verified
- — Participated in the Portuguese conquest of Ceuta Verified
- — Sponsored the rediscovery and settlement of Madeira Verified
- — Appointed Grand Master administrator of the Order of Christ Verified
- — Sponsored voyages that discovered the Azores Verified
- — Gil Eanes rounded Cape Bojador under Henry's sponsorship Verified
- — Took part in the failed expedition against Tangier Verified
- — Settled near Sagres in the Algarve
- — Died at Sagres, Portugal Verified
Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468)
- — Born in Mainz, Holy Roman Empire Verified
- — Conducted early printing experiments while living in Strasbourg
- — Completed printing the 42-line Gutenberg Bible in Mainz Verified
- — Lost his printing workshop in a lawsuit brought by his financier Johann Fust
- — Died in Mainz Verified