Pu Songling vs Seki Takakazu
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Compare the life timelines of Pu Songling (1640–1715) and Seki Takakazu (1642–1708) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1642 to 1708.
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Pu Songling (1640–1715)
- — Born in Zichuan, Shandong Province Verified
- — Passed the county-level imperial examination with distinction Verified
- — Repeatedly failed the provincial-level juren examinations Verified
- — Served as secretary to the magistrate Sun Hui in Baoying Verified
- — Became resident tutor to the Bi family of Zichuan Verified
- — Completed the main body of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Verified
- — Wrote vernacular ballads, plays, and practical handbooks Verified
- — Awarded the honorary title of tribute student (gongsheng) Verified
- — Died in Zichuan at age 74 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