Hugo Grotius vs William Harvey
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Compare the life timelines of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) and William Harvey (1578–1657) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1583 to 1645.
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Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)
- — Born in Delft, Holland Verified
- — Entered Leiden University at age eleven Verified
- — Received a doctorate in law from the University of Orleans Verified
- — Married Maria van Reigersberch Verified
- — Published Mare Liberum, arguing for freedom of the seas Verified
- — Sentenced to life imprisonment at Loevestein Castle Verified
- — Escaped from Loevestein Castle hidden in a book chest and fled to Paris Verified
- — Published De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace) Verified
- — Served as Sweden's ambassador to France Verified
- — Died at Rostock after a shipwreck in the Baltic Verified
William Harvey (1578–1657)
- — Born in Folkestone, Kent Verified
- — Studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Verified
- — Earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Padua Verified
- — Married Elizabeth Browne Verified
- — Appointed physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London Verified
- — Appointed Lumleian Lecturer of the College of Physicians Verified
- — Became physician to King James I and later Charles I Verified
- — Published De Motu Cordis, announcing the circulation of the blood Verified
- — Published De Generatione Animalium on animal reproduction Verified
- — Died at Roehampton Verified