David Livingstone vs Ignaz Semmelweis
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Compare the life timelines of David Livingstone (1813–1873) and Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1818 to 1865.
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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
Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865)
- — Born in Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Verified
- — Earned his doctorate in medicine in Vienna Verified
- — Appointed assistant at the Vienna General Hospital Verified
- — Introduced hand disinfection with chlorinated lime Verified
- — Returned to Pest and led an obstetric ward Verified
- — Married Maria Weidenhofer
- — Published 'The Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever' Verified
- — Committed to an asylum Verified
- — Died in Vienna Verified