Arnold Palmer vs Dorothy Hodgkin
Two child prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Arnold Palmer | Dorothy Hodgkin | |
| Field | Sports | Science |
| Sub-field | Golf | Chemistry |
| Born | 1929 | 1910 |
| Died | 2016 | 1994 |
| Country of birth | United States | Egypt |
| Star sign | Virgo | Taurus |
Who they are
Arnold Palmer
7 Major Championships — The King of Golf Arnie's Army · 62 PGA Tour victories · Made golf must-see television Born September 10, 1929 · Latrobe, Pennsylvania · Died September 25, 2016
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Dorothy Hodgkin
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 — Structures of penicillin, vitamin B12 & insulin X-ray crystallography · Oxford University · Third woman Nobel Chemistry laureate Born May 12, 1910 · Cairo · Died July 29, 1994
Full biography of Dorothy Hodgkin →
What they share
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Different fields: Sports for Arnold Palmer, Science for Dorothy Hodgkin.
- Born in different countries: United States and Egypt.
- 19 years separate their births (1929 and 1910).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Arnold Palmer or Dorothy Hodgkin?
- Dorothy Hodgkin. Arnold Palmer was born in 1929, Dorothy Hodgkin in 1910.
- What field is each of them in?
- Arnold Palmer is filed under Sports (Golf). Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.