John Calvin vs Mimar Sinan
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Compare the life timelines of John Calvin (1509–1564) and Mimar Sinan (1490–1588) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1509 to 1564.
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John Calvin (1509–1564)
- — Born in Noyon, Picardy, France Verified
- — Studied at the University of Paris Verified
- — Studied law at Orleans and Bourges Verified
- — Experienced a religious conversion and broke with the Catholic Church Verified
- — Published the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion Verified
- — Expelled from Geneva and ministered in Strasbourg Verified
- — Married Idelette de Bure Verified
- — Returned to Geneva and instituted the Ecclesiastical Ordinances Verified
- — Founded the Geneva Academy Verified
- — Died in Geneva Verified
Mimar Sinan (1490–1588)
- — Born in Agirnas near Kayseri in central Anatolia Verified
- — Recruited into Ottoman service through the devshirme levy Verified
- — Served as a Janissary and military engineer in Ottoman campaigns Verified
- — Appointed chief royal architect of the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Completed the Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Suleymaniye Mosque complex in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, his masterpiece Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified