John Milton vs Otto von Guericke
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Compare the life timelines of John Milton (1608–1674) and Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1608 to 1674.
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John Milton (1608–1674)
- — Born in Bread Street, London Verified
- — Studied at Christ's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Grand tour of France and Italy Verified
- — Married Mary Powell Verified
- — Published Areopagitica Verified
- — Appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues to the Council of State Verified
- — Became completely blind Verified
- — Briefly imprisoned after the Restoration Verified
- — Published Paradise Lost Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Otto von Guericke (1602–1686)
- — Born in Magdeburg Verified
- — Studied law, mathematics, and engineering at Leipzig, Jena, and Leiden Verified
- — Survived the Sack of Magdeburg Verified
- — Elected mayor of Magdeburg Verified
- — Invented the vacuum pump Verified
- — Performed the Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration Verified
- — Built an early electrostatic generator Verified
- — Published Experimenta Nova Magdeburgica Verified
- — Retired to Hamburg Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified