Charles Sherrington vs Ida B. Wells
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and Ida B. Wells (1862–1931) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1862 to 1931.
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Charles Sherrington (1857–1952)
- — Born in Islington, London Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Professor of Physiology at Liverpool Verified
- — Coined the term 'synapse' Verified
- — Published 'The Integrative Action of the Nervous System' Verified
- — Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford Verified
- — President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified
Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)
- — Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi Verified
- — Orphaned by the yellow fever epidemic Verified
- — Sued the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad over segregated seating Verified
- — Became co-owner and editor of the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight Verified
- — Launched anti-lynching crusade after the People's Grocery lynchings Verified
- — Published Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases Verified
- — Published A Red Record and toured Britain against lynching Verified
- — Married Ferdinand L. Barnett and settled in Chicago Verified
- — Participated in the founding of the NAACP Verified
- — Died in Chicago Verified