Alan Paton vs W. H. Auden
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and W. H. Auden (1907–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1907 to 1973.
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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
W. H. Auden (1907–1973)
- — Born in York, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Published Poems with Faber and Faber Verified
- — Married Erika Mann Verified
- — Travelled to Spain during the Spanish Civil War Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States with Christopher Isherwood Verified
- — Became a United States citizen Verified
- — Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Age of Anxiety Verified
- — Elected Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified