Astrid Lindgren vs Gertrude Elion
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1918 to 1999.
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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
- — Born at Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden Verified
- — Worked as a junior journalist at Vimmerby Tidning Verified
- — Birth of her son Lars Verified
- — Married Sture Lindgren Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Karin Verified
- — Publication of Pippi Longstocking Verified
- — Children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren Verified
- — Published the satire Pomperipossa in Monismania Verified
- — Received the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Gertrude Elion (1918–1999)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Hunter College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from New York University Verified
- — Joined Burroughs Wellcome Verified
- — Developed 6-mercaptopurine for leukemia Verified
- — Developed acyclovir, the first antiviral drug Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Verified