Chinua Achebe vs David Attenborough
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Compare the life timelines of Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) and David Attenborough (1926–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1930 to 2013.
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Chinua Achebe (1930–2013)
- — Born in Ogidi, Nigeria Verified
- — Studied at University College, Ibadan Verified
- — Published Things Fall Apart Verified
- — Published No Longer at Ease Verified
- — Delivered lecture criticizing Conrad's Heart of Darkness Verified
- — Injured in a car accident Verified
- — Published There Was a Country Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified
David Attenborough (1926–present)
- — Born in Isleworth, west London Verified
- — Studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge Verified
- — Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel Verified
- — Joined the BBC as a trainee producer Verified
- — Began presenting Zoo Quest Verified
- — Appointed controller of BBC Two Verified
- — Presented Life on Earth Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Presented The Blue Planet Verified
- — Released A Life on Our Planet Verified