Joseph Priestley vs Luigi Galvani
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Compare the life timelines of Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) and Luigi Galvani (1737–1798) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1737 to 1798.
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Joseph Priestley (1733–1804)
- — Born in Birstall, Yorkshire Verified
- — Studied at Daventry Academy Verified
- — Married Mary Wilkinson Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published The History and Present State of Electricity Verified
- — Invented carbonated water Verified
- — Discovered oxygen Verified
- — Home and laboratory destroyed in the Birmingham riots Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Died in Northumberland, Pennsylvania Verified
Luigi Galvani (1737–1798)
- — Born in Bologna, Papal States Verified
- — Graduated in medicine and philosophy from the University of Bologna Verified
- — Appointed lecturer in anatomy at the University of Bologna Verified
- — Married Lucia Galeazzi Verified
- — Observed the twitching of frog legs under electrical stimulation Verified
- — Published De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari Verified
- — Scientific dispute with Alessandro Volta Verified
- — Refused the oath to the Cisalpine Republic and lost his posts Verified
- — Died in Bologna Verified