John Wesley vs Moses Mendelssohn
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Compare the life timelines of John Wesley (1703–1791) and Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1729 to 1786.
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John Wesley (1703–1791)
- — Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of England Verified
- — Led the Holy Club at Oxford Verified
- — Served as a missionary in the colony of Georgia Verified
- — Experienced his evangelical conversion at Aldersgate Street Verified
- — Began open-air field preaching Verified
- — Married Mary Vazeille Verified
- — Ordained ministers for the Methodists in America Verified
- — Died in 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