Charles Sherrington vs Leo Baekeland
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and Leo Baekeland (1863–1944) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1863 to 1944.
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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
Leo Baekeland (1863–1944)
- — Born in Ghent, Belgium Verified
- — Received doctorate from the University of Ghent Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Invented Velox photographic paper Verified
- — Sold Velox business to Eastman Kodak Verified
- — Invented Bakelite Verified
- — Founded the General Bakelite Company Verified
- — Died in Beacon, New York Verified