James Lind vs Moses Mendelssohn
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Compare the life timelines of James Lind (1716–1794) and Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1729 to 1786.
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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
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)
- — Born in Dessau Verified
- — Moved to Berlin to continue his studies Verified
- — Became tutor and later partner in a Berlin silk firm Verified
- — Married Fromet Guggenheim Verified
- — Won the Berlin Academy prize essay competition Verified
- — Published Phaedon, a defense of the immortality of the soul Verified
- — Publicly challenged by Johann Kaspar Lavater to convert Verified
- — Published his German translation of the Pentateuch with the Bi'ur commentary Verified
- — Published Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism Verified
- — Died in Berlin Verified