Piri Reis vs Raphael
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Compare the life timelines of Piri Reis (1465–1553) and Raphael (1483–1520) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 37 years, from 1483 to 1520.
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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
Raphael (1483–1520)
- — Born in Urbino Verified
- — Moved to Florence to study the work of Leonardo and Michelangelo
- — Frescoed the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican, including The School of Athens Verified
- — Appointed architect of St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo X
- — Died in Rome at the age of thirty-seven Verified