Alfred Russel Wallace vs Joseph Lister
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and Joseph Lister (1827–1912) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1827 to 1912.
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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
Joseph Lister (1827–1912)
- — Born in Upton, Essex, England Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from University College London Verified
- — Married Agnes Syme Verified
- — Appointed Regius Professor of Surgery at Glasgow Verified
- — Introduced antiseptic surgery with carbolic acid Verified
- — Published his antiseptic principle in The Lancet Verified
- — Appointed professor of surgery at King's College London Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Lister Verified
- — Died in Walmer, Kent Verified