Berthe Morisot 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
| Berthe Morisot | Dorothy Hodgkin | |
| Field | Art | Science |
| Sub-field | Painting | Chemistry |
| Born | 1841 | 1910 |
| Died | 1895 | 1994 |
| Country of birth | France | Egypt |
| Star sign | Capricorn | Taurus |
Who they are
Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was not admitted to the movement — she helped found it. While the history books have sometimes cast her as Manet's muse or as a remarkable exception to a male world, the truth is simpler and more radical: she was one of the best painters of her generation, and her colleagues knew it. Degas said she painted with flowers, a remark that sounds like condescension but was intended as admiration for her extraordinary lightness of touch. Manet repainted his own compositions after studying hers. She showed in seven of the eight Impressionist exhibitions,…
Full biography of Berthe Morisot →
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
- Both are documented on this site with a verified biography.
Where they part
- Different fields: Art for Berthe Morisot, Science for Dorothy Hodgkin.
- Born in different countries: France and Egypt.
- 69 years separate their births (1841 and 1910).
- Their lifetimes never overlapped.
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Berthe Morisot or Dorothy Hodgkin?
- Berthe Morisot. Berthe Morisot was born in 1841, Dorothy Hodgkin in 1910.
- What field is each of them in?
- Berthe Morisot is filed under Art (Painting). Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry).
- Were they contemporaries?
- No - their lifetimes do not overlap.