Alice Munro vs Richard Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Richard Leakey (1944–2022) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1944 to 2022.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Richard Leakey (1944–2022)
- — Born in Nairobi, Kenya Verified
- — Appointed to lead the National Museums of Kenya Verified
- — Began leading fossil expeditions at Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana Verified
- — Married Meave Epps Verified
- — His team discovered the Turkana Boy skeleton Verified
- — Appointed head of the Kenya Wildlife Service Verified
- — Lost both legs after a plane crash Verified
- — Co-founded the Safina political party Verified
- — Appointed head of Kenya's civil service Verified
- — Died in Kenya Verified