Roger Bacon vs Saadi Shirazi
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Compare the life timelines of Roger Bacon (1219–1292) and Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1219 to 1291.
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Roger Bacon (1219–1292)
- — Born in England, possibly near Ilchester in Somerset Verified
- — Studied at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Lectured on Aristotle at the University of Paris Verified
- — Returned to Oxford and devoted himself to the study of sciences Verified
- — Joined the Franciscan Order Verified
- — Completed the Opus Majus for Pope Clement IV Verified
- — Alleged imprisonment by the Franciscan Order
- — Wrote his final work, the Compendium of the Study of Theology Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified
Saadi Shirazi (1210–1291)
- — Born in Shiraz, Persia Verified
- — Orphaned at a young age
- — Left Shiraz to study at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad Verified
- — Decades of travel across the Islamic world Verified
- — Claimed capture by Crusaders in Syria
- — Returned to Shiraz Verified
- — Completed the Bustan (The Orchard) Verified
- — Completed the Gulistan (The Rose Garden) Verified
- — Died in Shiraz Verified