Robert Boyle vs Thomas Sydenham
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Compare the life timelines of Robert Boyle (1627–1691) and Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1627 to 1689.
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Robert Boyle (1627–1691)
- — Born at Lismore Castle, Ireland Verified
- — Educated at Eton College Verified
- — Undertook a grand tour of continental Europe Verified
- — Moved to Oxford to pursue experimental science Verified
- — Published New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air Verified
- — Became a founding fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Published The Sceptical Chymist Verified
- — Published the gas law now known as Boyle's law Verified
- — Moved to London to live with his sister Katherine Verified
- — Died in London 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