Jean de La Fontaine vs Robert Boyle
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Compare the life timelines of Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695) and Robert Boyle (1627–1691) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1627 to 1691.
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Jean de La Fontaine (1621–1695)
- — Born in Château-Thierry, Champagne Verified
- — Studied law in Paris Verified
- — Married Marie Héricart Verified
- — Inherited his father's office of maître des eaux et forêts Verified
- — Entered the patronage of finance minister Nicolas Fouquet Verified
- — Published his Contes et nouvelles en vers Verified
- — Published the first collection of his Fables Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Published the twelfth and final book of the Fables Verified
- — Died in Paris at age 73 Verified
Robert Boyle (1627–1691)
- — Born at Lismore Castle, Ireland Verified
- — Educated at Eton College Verified
- — Undertook a grand tour of continental Europe Verified
- — Moved to Oxford to pursue experimental science Verified
- — Published New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air Verified
- — Became a founding fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published The Sceptical Chymist Verified
- — Published the gas law now known as Boyle's law Verified
- — Moved to London to live with his sister Katherine Verified
- — Died in London Verified