Clara Barton vs Lord Kelvin

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Compare the life timelines of Clara Barton (1821–1912) and Lord Kelvin (1824–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1824 to 1907.

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Clara Barton (1821–1912)

  1. — Born in North Oxford, Massachusetts Verified
  2. — Began work as a schoolteacher Verified
  3. — Opened a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey Verified
  4. — Became a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. Verified
  5. — Began nursing and supplying Union soldiers in the Civil War Verified
  6. — Tended the wounded at the Battle of Antietam Verified
  7. — Ran the Office of Missing Soldiers Verified
  8. — Founded the American Red Cross Verified
  9. — Resigned as president of the American Red Cross Verified
  10. — Died in Glen Echo, Maryland Verified

Lord Kelvin (1824–1907)

  1. — Born in Belfast, Ireland Verified
  2. — Family moved to Glasgow, Scotland Verified
  3. — Began studies at the University of Glasgow at age 10 Verified
  4. — Studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge Verified
  5. — Appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow Verified
  6. — Proposed the absolute temperature scale Verified
  7. — Published 'On the Dynamical Theory of Heat' Verified
  8. — Knighted for work on the transatlantic telegraph cable Verified
  9. — Ennobled as Baron Kelvin of Largs Verified
  10. — Died at Netherhall near Largs, Scotland Verified