John Calvin

  • Jul 1, 1509

    He was born at Noyon, Picardy

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  • Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564

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  • Jan 1, 1523

    Fourteen year-old Calvin goes to Paris to study law

  • Period: Jan 1, 1528 to Jan 1, 1529

    Calvin goes to Orleans and then Bourges to study law

  • Jan 1, 1531

    His dad dies.

    His dad dies.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    Published his first text

    This text was called Institutes of the Christian Religion. He also then tried to standerise the theroys of Protestantism.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1538 to Jan 1, 1541

    He lived in Geneva till...

    He was kicked out of Geneva anti-Protestant authorities in forced him to leave
  • Jan 1, 1549

    Calvin’s wife, Idelette, dies

    Calvin’s wife, Idelette, dies
  • Jan 1, 1559

    Calvin is made a citizen of Geneva

  • May 27, 1564

    Death

    Death
    Today, Calvin remains widely credited as the most important figure in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation.