Arthur Conan Doyle vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1859 to 1930.
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Opened a medical practice in Southsea, Portsmouth Verified
- — Married Louisa Hawkins Verified
- — Published A Study in Scarlet, introducing Sherlock Holmes Verified
- — Holmes short stories began in The Strand Magazine Verified
- — Published The Hound of the Baskervilles Verified
- — Knighted by King Edward VII Verified
- — Married Jean Leckie Verified
- — Died at Crowborough, East Sussex Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified