E. O. Wilson vs Yuan Longping
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Compare the life timelines of E. O. Wilson (1929–2021) and Yuan Longping (1930–2021) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1930 to 2021.
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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
Yuan Longping (1930–2021)
- — Born in Beijing Verified
- — Graduated from Southwest Agricultural College Verified
- — Began teaching at Anjiang Agricultural School in Hunan Verified
- — Identified a naturally male-sterile rice plant Verified
- — Developed the first commercial hybrid rice varieties Verified
- — Elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering Verified
- — Awarded the World Food Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture Verified
- — Awarded the Medal of the Republic Verified
- — Died in Changsha Verified