Astrid Lindgren vs W. H. Auden
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and W. H. Auden (1907–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1907 to 1973.
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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
W. H. Auden (1907–1973)
- — Born in York, England Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Published Poems with Faber and Faber Verified
- — Married Erika Mann Verified
- — Travelled to Spain during the Spanish Civil War Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States with Christopher Isherwood Verified
- — Became a United States citizen Verified
- — Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for The Age of Anxiety Verified
- — Elected Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified