Jan van Eyck vs Jang Yeong-sil
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Compare the life timelines of Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) and Jang Yeong-sil (1390–1442) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1390 to 1441.
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Jan van Eyck (1390–1441)
- — Born, probably in Maaseik, in the Low Countries Verified
- — Became court painter to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy Verified
- — Completed the Ghent Altarpiece Verified
- — Painted the Arnolfini Portrait
- — Died in Bruges Verified
Jang Yeong-sil (1390–1442)
- — Born in Dongnae (present-day Busan) to a low-born family Verified
- — Recruited to the royal court for his mechanical talent Verified
- — Freed from slave status and granted a government post Verified
- — Sent to study astronomical instruments and returned to build celestial devices Verified
- — Completed the Jagyeongnu, Korea's self-striking water clock Verified
- — Developed sundials and contributed to metal printing improvements Verified
- — Contributed to the development of the cheugugi rain gauge Verified
- — Dismissed from court after the king's sedan chair broke Verified
- — Died at an unknown date after his dismissal