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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Basic timeline of Thomas Hobbes

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, William Faithorne

This post is a basic timeline of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). There are 12 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1588: Born in Westport, England
• 1601-1602: Attends Magdalen Hall, Oxford
• 1608: Receives B.A. from St. John's College, Cambridge
• 1608: Becomes tutor of William Cavendish and his son
• 1628: Translates History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides to English
• 1630: Moves to Paris, France
• 1637: Moves back to England
• 1640: Writes The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic
• 1641: Publishes De Cive
• 1647: Becomes mathematics tutor of Charles, Prince of Sales
• 1651: Publishes Leviathan
• 1679: Died at age 97 in Derbyshire, England