Paracelsus vs Piri Reis
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Compare the life timelines of Paracelsus (1493–1541) and Piri Reis (1465–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1493 to 1541.
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Paracelsus (1493–1541)
- — Born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland Verified
- — Moved with his father to Villach, Carinthia Verified
- — Studied medicine and reportedly received a doctorate from the University of Ferrara Verified
- — Traveled widely through Europe as an itinerant physician and army surgeon Verified
- — Appointed town physician and lecturer in medicine at Basel Verified
- — Fled Basel after conflicts with authorities and physicians Verified
- — Wrote Opus Paramirum, setting out his chemical philosophy of medicine Verified
- — Published Die grosse Wundarznei, his major work on surgery Verified
- — Died in Salzburg, Austria Verified
Piri Reis (1465–1553)
- — Born in Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Began seafaring under his uncle, the corsair Kemal Reis Verified
- — Entered official Ottoman naval service with Kemal Reis Verified
- — Drew his first world map, an early surviving map showing the Americas Verified
- — Presented his world map to Sultan Selim I in Egypt Verified
- — Completed the Kitab-i Bahriye (Book of Navigation) Verified
- — Produced his second world map Verified
- — Appointed commander of the Ottoman Indian Ocean fleet Verified
- — Led the Ottoman campaign against Portuguese-held Muscat and Hormuz Verified
- — Executed in Cairo Verified