David Livingstone vs John Snow
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Compare the life timelines of David Livingstone (1813–1873) and John Snow (1813–1858) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1813 to 1858.
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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
John Snow (1813–1858)
- — Born in York, England Verified
- — Apprenticed to a surgeon in Newcastle Verified
- — Admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons Verified
- — Administered anaesthesia to Queen Victoria Verified
- — Traced the Broad Street cholera outbreak Verified
- — Elected president of the Medical Society of London
- — Published 'On the Mode of Communication of Cholera' Verified
- — Died in London Verified