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Thomas Hobbes was born at Westport, now part of Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, on 5 April 1588.
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He starts his studies at Magdalen College. He studied scholastic philosophy.
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The first publication of "De Cive"
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Hobbes got sick and was in a near death experience.
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He publishes the "Leviathian"
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The book was published without his consent.
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He publishes the "De Corpore"
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The King stopped publishing his works.
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In October 1679, Hobbes suffered a bladder disorder, which was followed by a paralytic stroke from which he died on 4 December 1679. He is said to have uttered the last words "A great leap in the dark" in his final moments of life. He was interred within St John the Baptist's Church, Ault Hucknall in Derbyshire, England.
