Herman Boerhaave vs Mary Astell
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Compare the life timelines of Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738) and Mary Astell (1666–1731) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1668 to 1731.
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Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738)
- — Born at Voorhout, near Leiden Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy at the University of Leiden Verified
- — Earned his medical degree at Harderwijk Verified
- — Began lecturing on medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Published Institutiones Medicae Verified
- — Appointed professor of botany and medicine at Leiden Verified
- — Married Maria Drolenvaux Verified
- — Added the chair of chemistry, holding three professorships at once Verified
- — Published Elementa Chemiae Verified
- — Died in Leiden 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