Elizabeth Blackwell vs Lord Kelvin
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Lord Kelvin (1824–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1824 to 1907.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Emigrated with her family to the United States Verified
- — Admitted to Geneva Medical College in New York Verified
- — Became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States Verified
- — Co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children Verified
- — Became the first woman entered on the British Medical Register Verified
- — Opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Verified
- — Returned permanently to England Verified
- — Appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women Verified
- — Died in Hastings, England Verified
Lord Kelvin (1824–1907)
- — Born in Belfast, Ireland Verified
- — Family moved to Glasgow, Scotland Verified
- — Began studies at the University of Glasgow at age 10 Verified
- — Studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow Verified
- — Proposed the absolute temperature scale Verified
- — Published 'On the Dynamical Theory of Heat' Verified
- — Knighted for work on the transatlantic telegraph cable Verified
- — Ennobled as Baron Kelvin of Largs Verified
- — Died at Netherhall near Largs, Scotland Verified