James Lind vs Pontiac
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Compare the life timelines of James Lind (1716–1794) and Pontiac (1720–1769) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1720 to 1769.
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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
Pontiac (1720–1769)
- — Born in the Great Lakes region Verified
- — Rose to prominence as an Odawa war leader Verified
- — Held war council on the Ecorse River Verified
- — Began the siege of Fort Detroit Verified
- — Won the Battle of Bloody Run Verified
- — Lifted the siege and withdrew to the Maumee River country Verified
- — Made formal peace with the British at Fort Ontario Verified
- — Assassinated at Cahokia Verified