Alfred Russel Wallace vs Li Hongzhang
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and Li Hongzhang (1823–1901) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1823 to 1901.
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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
Li Hongzhang (1823–1901)
- — Born in Hefei, Anhui province Verified
- — Earned the jinshi degree in the imperial examinations Verified
- — Organized the Huai Army against the Taiping Rebellion Verified
- — Appointed Viceroy of Zhili and Superintendent of Trade for the Northern Ports Verified
- — Founded the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company Verified
- — Built up the Beiyang Fleet as China's modern navy Verified
- — Signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino-Japanese War Verified
- — Toured Russia, Europe, and the United States Verified
- — Signed the Boxer Protocol Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified