David Livingstone vs George Boole
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Compare the life timelines of David Livingstone (1813–1873) and George Boole (1815–1864) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1815 to 1864.
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David Livingstone (1813–1873)
- — Born in Blantyre, Scotland Verified
- — Studied medicine and theology in Glasgow Verified
- — Arrived in southern Africa as a missionary Verified
- — Married Mary Moffat Verified
- — Crossed the African continent from coast to coast Verified
- — First European to see the Victoria Falls Verified
- — Led the British government's Zambezi Expedition Verified
- — Began his final expedition to find the source of the Nile Verified
- — Met Henry Morton Stanley at Ujiji Verified
- — Died at Chitambo's village, in present-day Zambia Verified
George Boole (1815–1864)
- — Born in Lincoln, England Verified
- — Began teaching to support his family Verified
- — Opened his own school in Lincoln Verified
- — Awarded the Royal Society's first Gold Medal for mathematics Verified
- — Published The Mathematical Analysis of Logic Verified
- — Appointed first professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Cork Verified
- — Published An Investigation of the Laws of Thought Verified
- — Married Mary Everest Verified
- — Elected Fellow of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died of pneumonia at Ballintemple, County Cork Verified