Louis XIV vs Seki Takakazu
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Compare the life timelines of Louis XIV (1638–1715) and Seki Takakazu (1642–1708) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1642 to 1708.
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Louis XIV (1638–1715)
- — Born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye Verified
- — Became King of France at age four Verified
- — Began his personal rule after the death of Cardinal Mazarin
- — Moved the royal court to the Palace of Versailles Verified
- — Revoked the Edict of Nantes
- — Died at Versailles Verified
Seki Takakazu (1642–1708)
- — Born into a samurai family, probably in Fujioka Verified
- — Studied mathematics largely as a self-taught prodigy
- — Served the Kōfu domain as an accountant and examiner Verified
- — Published Hatsubi Sanpō Verified
- — Developed a theory of resultants and determinants Verified
- — Discovered Bernoulli numbers Verified
- — Became a shogunate samurai when his lord became shogun heir Verified
- — Died in Edo Verified