Robert Hooke vs Samuel Pepys
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Compare the life timelines of Robert Hooke (1635–1703) and Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1635 to 1703.
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Robert Hooke (1635–1703)
- — Born at Freshwater on the Isle of Wight Verified
- — Entered Westminster School in London Verified
- — Entered Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Became assistant to Robert Boyle Verified
- — Appointed Curator of Experiments of the Royal Society Verified
- — Appointed Gresham Professor of Geometry Verified
- — Published Micrographia Verified
- — Appointed a Surveyor of the City of London after the Great Fire Verified
- — Published the law of elasticity now known as Hooke's law Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)
- — Born in Fleet Street, London Verified
- — Studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge Verified
- — Married Elisabeth de St Michel Verified
- — Appointed Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board Verified
- — Began keeping his famous diary Verified
- — Witnessed and recorded the Great Fire of London Verified
- — Appointed Secretary to the Admiralty Commission Verified
- — Imprisoned in the Tower of London during the Popish Plot Verified
- — Elected President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died at Clapham at age 70 Verified