Lady Mary Wortley Montagu vs Voltaire
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Compare the life timelines of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) and Voltaire (1694–1778) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1694 to 1762.
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Self-educated in her father's library at Thoresby Hall Verified
- — Eloped with and married Edward Wortley Montagu Verified
- — Survived smallpox Verified
- — Traveled to Constantinople as wife of the British ambassador Verified
- — Had her son inoculated against smallpox in Constantinople Verified
- — Championed smallpox inoculation in England Verified
- — Left England to live on the Continent Verified
- — Returned to London Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Voltaire (1694–1778)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Imprisoned in the Bastille
- — Went into exile in England Verified
- — Published Candide Verified
- — Died in Paris, France Verified