Samuel Pepys vs Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
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Compare the life timelines of Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1633 to 1703.
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Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)
- — Born in Fleet Street, London Verified
- — Studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge Verified
- — Married Elisabeth de St Michel Verified
- — Began keeping his famous diary Verified
- — Appointed Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board 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
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707)
- — Born in Saint-Léger-de-Foucheret, Burgundy, France Verified
- — Joined the army of the Prince de Condé during the Fronde Verified
- — Entered royal service and was commissioned a king's engineer Verified
- — Married Jeanne d'Osnay Verified
- — Built the 'iron belt' of fortresses around France Verified
- — Directed the celebrated siege of Maastricht Verified
- — Appointed Commissioner General of Fortifications Verified
- — Created Marshal of France Verified
- — Published his 'Projet d'une dîme royale' proposing tax reform Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified