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birth
john locke was born in england -
rene descartes' discourse on the method
Locke reads Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method and likes what he reads. This work includes the famous quote "I think, therefore I am" -
lord ashley
Anthony Ashley Cooper "Lord Ashley" who is an important British politician meets and befriends Locke -
locke and lord ashley
Locke who is now Lord Ashley's personal physician supervises a liver operation that saves Lord Ashley's life and remarkably he lives another 15 years -
locke's first draft
Locke writes his first draft of the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, in it are ideas on Natural Law; based partially on the writings of others -
essay concerning human understanding
Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke is published -
isaac newton and locke meet
Locke meets Sir Isaac Newton and they become friends -
two treatises of civil government
Two Treatises of Civil Government by John Locke is published -
british board of trade
Locke is appointed to the British Board of Trade and even though his health is failing he is its most influential member -
death
john locke dies -
thomas jefferson
Thomas Jefferson borrows from Locke's ideas to write the Declaration of Independence