Clara Barton vs William Henry Perkin
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Compare the life timelines of Clara Barton (1821–1912) and William Henry Perkin (1838–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1838 to 1907.
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Clara Barton (1821–1912)
- — Born in North Oxford, Massachusetts Verified
- — Began work as a schoolteacher Verified
- — Opened a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey Verified
- — Became a clerk at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Began nursing and supplying Union soldiers in the Civil War Verified
- — Tended the wounded at the Battle of Antietam Verified
- — Ran the Office of Missing Soldiers Verified
- — Founded the American Red Cross Verified
- — Resigned as president of the American Red Cross Verified
- — Died in Glen Echo, Maryland Verified
William Henry Perkin (1838–1907)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Entered the Royal College of Chemistry Verified
- — Discovered mauveine, the first synthetic aniline dye Verified
- — Patented the mauveine dye process Verified
- — Opened a dye factory at Greenford Green Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Developed the Perkin reaction and synthesized coumarin Verified
- — Sold his dye works to focus on pure research Verified
- — Knighted and awarded the first Perkin Medal Verified
- — Died in Sudbury, England Verified