Astrid Lindgren vs Robert Burns Woodward
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979.
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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
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Harvard University Verified
- — Synthesized quinine Verified
- — Achieved total synthesis of chlorophyll Verified
- — Formulated the Woodward-Hoffmann rules Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified