Otto von Guericke vs Thomas Sydenham
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Compare the life timelines of Otto von Guericke (1602–1686) and Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1624 to 1686.
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Otto von Guericke (1602–1686)
- — Born in Magdeburg Verified
- — Studied law, mathematics, and engineering at Leipzig, Jena, and Leiden Verified
- — Survived the Sack of Magdeburg Verified
- — Elected mayor of Magdeburg Verified
- — Invented the vacuum pump Verified
- — Performed the Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration Verified
- — Built an early electrostatic generator Verified
- — Published Experimenta Nova Magdeburgica Verified
- — Retired to Hamburg Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689)
- — Born at Wynford Eagle, Dorset Verified
- — Entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford Verified
- — Served in the Parliamentary army during the Civil War Verified
- — Received his Bachelor of Medicine from Oxford Verified
- — Married Mary Gee Verified
- — Began medical practice in Westminster, London Verified
- — Licensed by the Royal College of Physicians Verified
- — Published Observationes Medicae Verified
- — Published his classic treatise on gout Verified
- — Died in London Verified