Elizabeth Blackwell vs Richard Francis Burton
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1821 to 1890.
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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
Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890)
- — Born in Torquay, Devon, England Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Oxford, and was later expelled Verified
- — Joined the East India Company army in India Verified
- — Made the pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise Verified
- — Reached Lake Tanganyika with John Hanning Speke Verified
- — Entered the British consular service Verified
- — Married Isabel Arundell Verified
- — Appointed British consul in Trieste Verified
- — Published his translation of the One Thousand and One Nights Verified
- — Died in Trieste, Austria-Hungary Verified