John Calvin vs Yi Hwang
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Compare the life timelines of John Calvin (1509–1564) and Yi Hwang (1501–1570) 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
Yi Hwang (1501–1570)
- — Born in Ongye-ri, Andong, in Gyeongsang Province Verified
- — Began studying the Confucian classics under his uncle Yi U Verified
- — Entered the national Confucian academy Sungkyunkwan Verified
- — Passed the civil service examination and entered government service Verified
- — Withdrew from court politics to his home region of Toegye Verified
- — Conducted the Four-Seven Debate with Gi Dae-seung Verified
- — Founded Dosan Seodang, the school that became Dosan Seowon Verified
- — Presented the Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning to King Seonjo Verified
- — Died at his home near Dosan Verified