E. O. Wilson vs Roger Bannister
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Compare the life timelines of E. O. Wilson (1929–2021) and Roger Bannister (1929–2018) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1929 to 2018.
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E. O. Wilson (1929–2021)
- — Born in Birmingham, Alabama Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Alabama Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in biology at Harvard University Verified
- — Married Irene Kelley Verified
- — Joined the Harvard University faculty Verified
- — Published The Theory of Island Biogeography with Robert MacArthur Verified
- — Published Sociobiology: The New Synthesis Verified
- — Won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for On Human Nature Verified
- — Won a second Pulitzer Prize for The Ants Verified
- — Died in Burlington, Massachusetts Verified
Roger Bannister (1929–2018)
- — Born in Harrow, London Verified
- — Began studying medicine at Exeter College, Oxford Verified
- — Finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the Helsinki Olympics Verified
- — Retired from competitive athletics to pursue medicine Verified
- — Ran the first sub-four-minute mile Verified
- — Beat John Landy in the Miracle Mile at Vancouver Verified
- — Married Moyra Jacobsson Verified
- — Knighted for services to sport Verified
- — Served as Master of Pembroke College, Oxford Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified