E. O. Wilson vs Tayeb Salih
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Compare the life timelines of E. O. Wilson (1929–2021) and Tayeb Salih (1929–2009) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1929 to 2009.
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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
Tayeb Salih (1929–2009)
- — Born in Karmakol, Northern Sudan Verified
- — Studied at the University of Khartoum Verified
- — Moved to London to work for the BBC Arabic Service Verified
- — Published The Wedding of Zein Verified
- — Published Season of Migration to the North Verified
- — Returned to Sudan as director-general of information
- — Worked for the Ministry of Information in Qatar Verified
- — Worked for UNESCO in Paris and the Gulf Verified
- — Died in London, United Kingdom Verified