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Early Christianity

Jesus personally taught John the Apostle
John the Apostle personally taught Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna taught Irenaeus
Irenaeus mentored Clement of Alexandria
Clement of Alexandria influenced and likely met Origen
Origen taught Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory Thaumaturgus or his contemporaries overlapped with Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria personally met Basil the Great
Basil the Great knew Ambrose of Milan
Ambrose of Milan baptized and mentored Augustine of Hippo

Late Antiquity

Augustine of Hippo corresponded extensively with and likely met Paulinus of Nola
Paulinus of Nola was a contemporary of and likely met Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus corresponded with and likely advised Pope Leo I (the Great)
Pope Leo I was active during the early clerical career of Gelasius I, who likely met him
Gelasius I was succeeded by Pope Anastasius II, who met Pope Symmachus
Pope Symmachus met Pope Hormisdas, his successor
Pope Hormisdas met Pope John I, a senior Roman cleric before his election
Pope John I met Pope Felix IV, his successor
Pope Felix IV appointed Pope Boniface II as successor
Pope Boniface II met Pope Vigilius, a Roman deacon before papacy
Pope Vigilius met Pope Pelagius I, his successor
Pope Pelagius I met Pope Pelagius II, who served under him
Pope Pelagius II personally mentored and consecrated Gregory the Great

Early Middle Ages

Gregory the Great personally selected and corresponded with Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury personally consecrated Laurence of Canterbury
Laurence of Canterbury personally consecrated Mellitus
Mellitus likely met and served alongside Justus of Canterbury
Justus of Canterbury personally consecrated Honorius of Canterbury
Honorius of Canterbury was succeeded by Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus personally taught students who informed Bede the Venerable
Bede the Venerable influenced Alcuin of York
Alcuin of York taught Charlemagne
Charlemagne raised Louis the Pious
Louis the Pious influenced Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald patronized John Scotus Eriugena
John Scotus Eriugena taught Remigius of Auxerre
Remigius of Auxerre mentored Gerbert of Aurillac (Pope Sylvester II)

High Middle Ages

Gerbert of Aurillac taught Fulbert of Chartres
Fulbert of Chartres taught Berengar of Tours
Berengar of Tours had contact with Lanfranc of Bec
Lanfranc of Bec mentored Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury engaged with Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard influenced Arnold of Brescia
Arnold of Brescia had contact with Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV consecrated Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was advised by John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury knew Peter of Celle
Peter of Celle and Gerald of Wales worked in the same network
Gerald of Wales mentored Stephen Langton

Late Middle Ages to Early Modern

Stephen Langton advised King John of England
King John fathered Henry III
Henry III tutored Edward I
Edward I raised Edward II
Edward II raised Edward III
Edward III knighted Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince raised Richard II
Richard II was deposed by Henry IV
Henry IV raised Henry V
Henry V ruled with Henry VI
Henry VI was replaced by Edward IV
Edward IV fathered Henry VII
Henry VII influenced Henry VIII
Henry VIII raised Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I engaged with Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon influenced Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes tutored William Cavendish
William Cavendish mentored John Locke
John Locke taught Anthony Ashley-Cooper
Anthony Ashley-Cooper mentored Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson taught Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid corresponded with Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Rush personally knew George Washington

Modern to Contemporary

George Washington knew Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin met Louis XVI
Louis XVI interacted with Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre was brother to Augustin Robespierre
Augustin Robespierre was connected to Napoleon
Napoleon knew Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was predecessor to William I
William I was predecessor to Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II met Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill knew Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II met Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney worked with David Bowie
David Bowie performed with Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp collaborated with Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford met Morgan Simpson
And I met Morgan Simpson in leeds at a Black Midi gig.