Li Shizhen vs Luís de Camões
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Compare the life timelines of Li Shizhen (1518–1593) and Luís de Camões (1524–1580) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1524 to 1580.
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Li Shizhen (1518–1593)
- — Born in Qizhou, Hubei province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination Verified
- — Abandoned the examination path to study medicine Verified
- — Served as physician to the Prince of Chu Verified
- — Worked at the Imperial Medical Institute in Beijing Verified
- — Began compiling the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Completed the draft of the Bencao Gangmu Verified
- — Sought publication of the Bencao Gangmu in Nanjing Verified
- — Died in Qizhou, Hubei Verified
Luís de Camões (1524–1580)
- — Born, probably in Lisbon
- — Educated in the humanist tradition, possibly at Coimbra
- — Lost his right eye on military service in North Africa Verified
- — Imprisoned in Lisbon for wounding a royal official Verified
- — Sailed for India Verified
- — Shipwrecked near the Mekong Delta
- — Returned to Lisbon Verified
- — Granted a royal pension by King Sebastian Verified
- — Published Os Lusíadas Verified
- — Died in Lisbon Verified