John Milton vs Pierre Corneille
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Compare the life timelines of John Milton (1608–1674) and Pierre Corneille (1606–1684) 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
Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
- — Born in Rouen, Normandy Verified
- — Educated at the Jesuit college in Rouen Verified
- — Licensed as a lawyer Verified
- — First play, the comedy Mélite, staged in Paris Verified
- — Premiere of Le Cid and the ensuing 'Querelle du Cid' Verified
- — Wrote the great tragedies Horace, Cinna, and Polyeucte Verified
- — Married Marie de Lampérière Verified
- — Elected to the Académie française Verified
- — Moved from Rouen to Paris Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified