Johannes Gutenberg vs Leon Battista Alberti
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Compare the life timelines of Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468) and Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1404 to 1468.
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Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468)
- — Born in Mainz, Holy Roman Empire Verified
- — Conducted early printing experiments while living in Strasbourg
- — Completed printing the 42-line Gutenberg Bible in Mainz Verified
- — Lost his printing workshop in a lawsuit brought by his financier Johann Fust
- — Died in Mainz Verified
Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472)
- — Born in Genoa Verified
- — Studied at Gasparino Barzizza's school in Padua Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in canon law at Bologna Verified
- — Appointed abbreviator at the papal curia Verified
- — Completed On the Family (Della famiglia) Verified
- — Wrote On Painting (De pictura) Verified
- — Began remodeling the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini Verified
- — Presented De re aedificatoria to Pope Nicholas V Verified
- — Designed the facade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified