Jean-Baptiste Colbert vs Pierre Corneille
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Compare the life timelines of Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683) and Pierre Corneille (1606–1684) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1619 to 1683.
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683)
- — Born in Reims Verified
- — Married Marie Charron Verified
- — Entered the service of Cardinal Mazarin Verified
- — Helped bring about the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet Verified
- — Founded the French East India Company Verified
- — Appointed Controller-General of Finances Verified
- — Founded the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Became Secretary of State for the Navy Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
- — Born in Rouen, Normandy Verified
- — Educated at the Jesuit college in Rouen Verified
- — Licensed as a lawyer Verified
- — First play, the comedy Mélite, staged in Paris Verified
- — Premiere of Le Cid and the ensuing 'Querelle du Cid' Verified
- — Wrote the great tragedies Horace, Cinna, and Polyeucte Verified
- — Married Marie de Lampérière Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Moved from Rouen to Paris Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified