Alan Paton vs Louis Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Louis Leakey (1903–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1903 to 1972.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
Louis Leakey (1903–1972)
- — Born at Kabete, British East Africa Verified
- — Studied at St John's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Began excavations at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Married Mary Nicol Verified
- — Served as curator of the Coryndon Memorial Museum in Nairobi Verified
- — Proconsul africanus skull found on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovery of the Zinjanthropus skull at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Arranged long-term primate field studies Verified
- — Homo habilis named from Olduvai fossils Verified
- — Died in London Verified