César Vallejo 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
| César Vallejo | Dorothy Hodgkin | |
| Field | Literature | Science |
| Sub-field | Poet | Chemistry |
| Born | 1892 | 1910 |
| Died | 1938 | 1994 |
| Country of birth | Peru | Egypt |
| Star sign | Pisces | Taurus |
Who they are
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
Full biography of César Vallejo →
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: Literature for César Vallejo, Science for Dorothy Hodgkin.
- Born in different countries: Peru and Egypt.
- 18 years separate their births (1892 and 1910).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, César Vallejo or Dorothy Hodgkin?
- César Vallejo. César Vallejo was born in 1892, Dorothy Hodgkin in 1910.
- What field is each of them in?
- César Vallejo is filed under Literature (Poet). Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.