Johann Gottfried Herder vs Joseph Priestley
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Compare the life timelines of Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) and Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1744 to 1803.
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Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803)
- — Born in Mohrungen, East Prussia Verified
- — Studied at the University of Königsberg under Kant and Hamann Verified
- — Became teacher and preacher in Riga Verified
- — Sea voyage to France recorded in his Journal of My Voyage Verified
- — Met the young Goethe in Strasbourg Verified
- — Won the Berlin Academy prize with his Treatise on the Origin of Language Verified
- — Married Caroline Flachsland Verified
- — Appointed General Superintendent of the clergy in Weimar Verified
- — Published Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity Verified
- — Died in Weimar Verified
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804)
- — Born in Birstall, Yorkshire Verified
- — Studied at Daventry Academy Verified
- — Married Mary Wilkinson Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published The History and Present State of Electricity Verified
- — Invented carbonated water Verified
- — Discovered oxygen Verified
- — Home and laboratory destroyed in the Birmingham riots Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania Verified