Fridtjof Nansen vs Henrietta Swan Leavitt
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Compare the life timelines of Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) and Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 53 years, from 1868 to 1921.
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Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930)
- — Born at Store Frøen, near Christiania, Norway Verified
- — Enrolled at the Royal Frederick University to study zoology Verified
- — Defended his doctoral thesis on the nervous system Verified
- — Led the first crossing of the Greenland ice cap Verified
- — Married Eva Sars Verified
- — Led the Fram expedition into the Arctic Ocean Verified
- — Reached a record Farthest North of 86°14′ with Hjalmar Johansen Verified
- — Served as Norway's first minister to the United Kingdom Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died at Lysaker, Norway Verified
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921)
- — Born in Lancaster, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Radcliffe College Verified
- — Joined the Harvard College Observatory Verified
- — Appointed permanent staff member at Harvard Verified
- — Reported variable stars in the Magellanic Clouds Verified
- — Discovered the period-luminosity relation Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified