Alan Paton vs Robert Burns Woodward
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979.
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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
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Harvard University Verified
- — Synthesized quinine Verified
- — Achieved total synthesis of chlorophyll Verified
- — Formulated the Woodward-Hoffmann rules Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified