Berkeley, George

1685 - Born on the 12th of March in Dysert Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

1696 - Studied at Kilkenny College.

1700 - He passed from the school at Kilkenny to Trinity College, Dublin.

1707 - Finished MA Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.

     - Wrote the book "Arithmetica", "Miscellanea Mathematica".

1709 - His New Theory of Vision where he applied his new principle.

         - Wrote An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision.

1710 - Authored the book Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, Part I.

1712 - Visited to England.

1713 - Wrote Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous.

         - In London he published his Dialogues.

         - In November he became chaplain to Lord Peterborough.

1715-1720 - Traveled again as tutor to the son of Dr. St. George Ashe.

         - Wrote Advice to the Tories Who Have Taken the Oaths.

1721 - Published an Essay towards preventing the Ruin of Great Britain.

         - Returned to Ireland as chaplain to the Duke of Grafton.

1722 - Appointed to the deanery of Dromore, holding the offices of Hebrew lecturer and senior proctor at the

university.

1723 - Miss Vanhomrigh, Swift's Vanessa, left him half her property.

1724 - Nominated to the rich deanery of Derry.

         - Published "A Proposal For the better Supplying of Churches".

1732 - Wrote Alciphron; or, The Minute Philosopher.

1733 - The Theory of Vision, or Visual Language... Vindicated and Explained.

1734 - The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician.

1735 - A Defence of Free-Thinking in Mathematics, Reasons For Not Replying.

1738 - A Discourse Addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority.

1753 - He died on the 14th of January and was buried in Christ Church, Oxford.