James Lind vs Maria Theresa
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Compare the life timelines of James Lind (1716–1794) and Maria Theresa (1717–1780) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1717 to 1780.
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James Lind (1716–1794)
- — Born in Edinburgh Verified
- — Apprenticed to the Edinburgh physician George Langlands Verified
- — Entered the Royal Navy as a surgeon's mate Verified
- — Conducted his scurvy trial aboard HMS Salisbury Verified
- — Received his MD from the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Published A Treatise of the Scurvy Verified
- — Published An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen Verified
- — Appointed chief physician of the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar Verified
- — Proposed distillation of seawater for drinking water at sea Verified
- — Died at Gosport, Hampshire Verified
Maria Theresa (1717–1780)
- — Born in Vienna Verified
- — Married Francis Stephen of Lorraine Verified
- — Succeeded to the Habsburg dominions Verified
- — Defended her inheritance in the War of the Austrian Succession Verified
- — Crowned Queen of Hungary in Pressburg Verified
- — Secured the imperial crown for her husband, Francis I Verified
- — Enacted sweeping administrative and educational reforms Verified
- — Widowed; began co-regency with her son Joseph II Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified