Alfred Russel Wallace vs Anton Chekhov
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 44 years, from 1860 to 1904.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913)
- — Born in Llanbadoc, Wales Verified
- — Worked as a land surveyor with his brother William Verified
- — Expedition to the Amazon basin Verified
- — Lost his collections in a ship fire at sea Verified
- — Expedition through the Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Joint Darwin-Wallace paper on natural selection read at the Linnean Society Verified
- — Married Annie Mitten Verified
- — Published The Malay Archipelago Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died at Broadstone, Dorset Verified
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)
- — Born in Taganrog, Russia Verified
- — Began medical studies at Moscow University Verified
- — Qualified as a physician Verified
- — Awarded the Pushkin Prize Verified
- — Journey to Sakhalin Island penal colony Verified
- — Moved to Yalta for his health Verified
- — Moscow Art Theatre production of The Seagull Verified
- — Married actress Olga Knipper Verified
- — Premiere of The Cherry Orchard Verified
- — Died in Badenweiler, Germany Verified