Charles Sherrington vs W. E. B. Du Bois
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 84 years, from 1868 to 1952.
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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
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
- — Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned a doctorate from Harvard University Verified
- — Published The Souls of Black Folk Verified
- — Co-founded the NAACP Verified
- — Edited The Crisis magazine Verified
- — Organized Pan-African Congresses Verified
- — Emigrated to Ghana Verified
- — Died in Accra, Ghana Verified