Joseph Priestley vs Toussaint Louverture
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Compare the life timelines of Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) and Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1743 to 1803.
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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
Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803)
- — Born into slavery on the Bréda plantation in Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Gained his freedom from slavery Verified
- — Joined the slave insurrection in northern Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Allied with the French Republic after the abolition of slavery Verified
- — Appointed commander-in-chief of the French army in Saint-Domingue Verified
- — Conquered Spanish Santo Domingo and abolished slavery there Verified
- — Promulgated the Constitution of 1801, naming himself governor-general for life Verified
- — Arrested by French forces and deported to France Verified
- — Died imprisoned at Fort de Joux in the French Jura mountains Verified