Alexander Fleming vs César Vallejo
Two child prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Alexander Fleming | César Vallejo | |
| Field | Music | Literature |
| Sub-field | Musician | Poet |
| Born | 1881 | 1892 |
| Died | 1955 | 1938 |
| Country of birth | SCT | Peru |
| Star sign | Leo | Pisces |
Who they are
Alexander Fleming
In September 1928, a Scottish bacteriologist returned from his summer holiday to a cluttered laboratory at St Mary's Hospital in London, and noticed something unusual on a petri dish he had left behind. A mould had contaminated one of his cultures of Staphylococcus bacteria — and around the mould, the bacteria were dead. Alexander Fleming did not immediately grasp that he had just made the most important medical discovery of the twentieth century. But he was curious enough to look more carefully, and careful enough not to throw the dish away. That decision would eventually…
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César Vallejo
Most Formally Radical Latin American Poet Trilce · Los heraldos negros · Posthumous Poems · Died in poverty in Paris Born March 16, 1892 · Santiago de Chuco, Peru · Died April 15, 1938
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What they share
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Different fields: Music for Alexander Fleming, Literature for César Vallejo.
- Born in different countries: SCT and Peru.
- 11 years separate their births (1881 and 1892).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Alexander Fleming or César Vallejo?
- Alexander Fleming. Alexander Fleming was born in 1881, César Vallejo in 1892.
- What field is each of them in?
- Alexander Fleming is filed under Music (Musician). César Vallejo is filed under Literature (Poet).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.