Alfred Nobel vs Clara Barton
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) and Clara Barton (1821–1912) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1833 to 1896.
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Alfred Nobel (1833–1896)
- — Born in Stockholm, Sweden Verified
- — Moved with his family to Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
- — Studied chemistry abroad, including with Théophile-Jules Pelouze in Paris Verified
- — Brother Emil killed in a nitroglycerin explosion at Heleneborg Verified
- — Patented dynamite Verified
- — Patented gelignite (blasting gelatin) Verified
- — Acquired the Bofors ironworks and armaments company Verified
- — Signed his final will establishing the Nobel Prizes Verified
- — Died in Sanremo, Italy Verified
Clara Barton (1821–1912)
- — Born in North Oxford, Massachusetts Verified
- — Began work as a schoolteacher Verified
- — Opened a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey Verified
- — Became a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Began nursing and supplying Union soldiers in the Civil War Verified
- — Tended the wounded at the Battle of Antietam Verified
- — Ran the Office of Missing Soldiers Verified
- — Founded the American Red Cross Verified
- — Resigned as president of the American Red Cross Verified
- — Died in Glen Echo, Maryland Verified