Alfred Russel Wallace vs William Henry Perkin
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Compare the life timelines of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) and William Henry Perkin (1838–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1838 to 1907.
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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
William Henry Perkin (1838–1907)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Entered the Royal College of Chemistry Verified
- — Discovered mauveine, the first synthetic aniline dye Verified
- — Patented the mauveine dye process Verified
- — Opened a dye factory at Greenford Green Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Developed the Perkin reaction and synthesized coumarin Verified
- — Sold his dye works to focus on pure research Verified
- — Knighted and awarded the first Perkin Medal Verified
- — Died in Sudbury, England Verified