Astrid Lindgren vs Mary Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Mary Leakey (1913–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1913 to 1996.
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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
Mary Leakey (1913–1996)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Attended lectures in archaeology and geology at University College London Verified
- — Married Louis Leakey Verified
- — Moved to East Africa Verified
- — Discovered the Proconsul africanus skull on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovered the Zinjanthropus cranium (OH 5) at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Took charge of the excavations at Olduvai Gorge
- — Directed the excavation of the Laetoli footprints in Tanzania Verified
- — Published the autobiography Disclosing the Past Verified
- — Died in Nairobi, Kenya Verified