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* 20.11.1602
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Magdeburg
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Born 20 November (Julian calendar) as the son of a patrician family in Magdeburg
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1617 - 1620
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Leipzig
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Studies at the University of Leipzig
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1621 - 1623
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Jena
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Studied law at the University of Jena
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1623 - 1626
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Leiden
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Studies in Leiden
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1626
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Magdeburg
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Return to Magdeburg and election to the City Council
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1631
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Magdeburg
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In May Magdeburg is conquered, plundered and destroyed by imperial troops. End of the year Guericke joines as an engineer in Swedish service
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1636
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Engineering services in the Electoral Saxony
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1642 - 1654
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Diplomatic activity as commissioner of the city of Magdeburg
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1646 - 1676
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Magdeburg
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Fourth mayor of the city of Magdeburg
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1654
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Regensburg
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Public demonstration of the vacuum tests at the Diet of Regensburg
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1657
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Magdeburg
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Demonstration of the experiment with the "Magdeburg hemispheres" in Magdeburg
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1672
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"Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio"
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† 11.05.1686
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Hamburg
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Died 11 May (Julian calendar) in Hamburg
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