Matsuo Bashō vs Robert Hooke
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Compare the life timelines of Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) and Robert Hooke (1635–1703) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1644 to 1694.
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Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694)
- — Born near Ueno in Iga Province Verified
- — Entered the service of Tōdō Yoshitada and began composing haikai Verified
- — Moved to Edo to pursue poetry professionally Verified
- — Settled in the bashō hut and adopted his pen name Verified
- — Undertook the journey recorded in Journal of a Weather-Beaten Skeleton Verified
- — Composed the famous frog haiku Verified
- — Set out on the journey of Oku no Hosomichi Verified
- — Completed the manuscript of The Narrow Road to the Deep North Verified
- — Died in Osaka at about age 50 Verified
Robert Hooke (1635–1703)
- — Born at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight Verified
- — Entered Westminster School in London Verified
- — Entered Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Became assistant to Robert Boyle Verified
- — Appointed Curator of Experiments of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published Micrographia Verified
- — Appointed Gresham Professor of Geometry Verified
- — Appointed a Surveyor of the City of London after the Great Fire Verified
- — Published the law of elasticity now known as Hooke's law Verified
- — Died in London Verified