Harriet Tubman vs Joseph Lister
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Compare the life timelines of Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) and Joseph Lister (1827–1912) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1827 to 1912.
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Harriet Tubman (1822–1913)
- — Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland Verified
- — Escaped slavery, fleeing to Philadelphia Verified
- — Conducted rescue missions on the Underground Railroad
- — Guided the Combahee River Raid, freeing over 700 enslaved people Verified
- — Married Civil War veteran Nelson Davis
- — Died in Auburn, New York Verified
Joseph Lister (1827–1912)
- — Born in Upton, Essex, England Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from University College London Verified
- — Married Agnes Syme Verified
- — Appointed Regius Professor of Surgery at Glasgow Verified
- — Introduced antiseptic surgery with carbolic acid Verified
- — Published his antiseptic principle in The Lancet Verified
- — Appointed professor of surgery at King's College London Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Lister Verified
- — Died in Walmer, Kent Verified