John Hunter vs Moses Mendelssohn
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Compare the life timelines of John Hunter (1728–1793) and Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1729 to 1786.
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John Hunter (1728–1793)
- — Born at Long Calderwood, Scotland Verified
- — Joined his brother William's anatomy school in London Verified
- — Studied surgery at Chelsea and St Bartholomew's Hospitals Verified
- — Served as an army surgeon in the Seven Years' War Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Appointed surgeon at St George's Hospital, London Verified
- — Married Anne Home Verified
- — Appointed Surgeon Extraordinary to King George III Verified
- — Assembled a collection of nearly 14,000 anatomical specimens Verified
- — Died at St George's Hospital, London Verified
Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)
- — Born in Dessau Verified
- — Moved to Berlin to continue his studies Verified
- — Became tutor and later partner in a Berlin silk firm Verified
- — Married Fromet Guggenheim Verified
- — Won the Berlin Academy prize essay competition Verified
- — Published Phaedon, a defense of the immortality of the soul Verified
- — Publicly challenged by Johann Kaspar Lavater to convert Verified
- — Published Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism Verified
- — Published his German translation of the Pentateuch with the Bi'ur commentary Verified
- — Died in Berlin Verified