René Descartes vs Thomas Hobbes
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Compare the life timelines of René Descartes (1596–1650) and Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 54 years, from 1596 to 1650.
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René Descartes (1596–1650)
- — Born in La Haye en Touraine, France Verified
- — Settled in the Dutch Republic
- — Published Discourse on the Method Verified
- — Published Meditations on First Philosophy
- — Moved to Stockholm to tutor Queen Christina of Sweden Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)
- — Born in Westport, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England Verified
- — Studied at Magdalen Hall, Oxford Verified
- — Became tutor to William Cavendish, beginning a lifelong connection with the Cavendish family Verified
- — Published his English translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War Verified
- — Fled to Paris ahead of the English Civil War Verified
- — Served as mathematics tutor to the future King Charles II in Paris Verified
- — Published Leviathan Verified
- — Returned to England and submitted to the Council of State Verified
- — Published verse translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in his late eighties Verified
- — Died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, aged 91 Verified