Dorothy Hodgkin vs Alia Sabur
Two science prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Dorothy Hodgkin | Alia Sabur | |
| Field | Science | Science |
| Sub-field | Chemistry | Mathematics |
| Born | 1910 | 1989 |
| Died | 1994 | living / not documented |
| Country of birth | Egypt | United States |
| Star sign | Taurus | Pisces |
Who they are
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
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Alia Sabur
On February 19, 2008, a nineteen-year-old American woman walked into a classroom at Konkuk University, in South Korea, and began the first lecture of her career as a tenure-track professor. Alia Sabur, of Northport, New York, was 18 years and 362 days old. The appointment broke the Guinness World Record for youngest university professor in history — a record that had previously been held since the seventeenth century. The previous holder had been Colin Maclaurin, the Scottish mathematician, appointed in 1717. Alia Sabur, in a single decision by a Korean university hiring committee, had displaced…
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What they share
- Both are held here under Science.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Born in different countries: Egypt and United States.
- 79 years separate their births (1910 and 1989).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Dorothy Hodgkin or Alia Sabur?
- Dorothy Hodgkin. Dorothy Hodgkin was born in 1910, Alia Sabur in 1989.
- What field is each of them in?
- Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry). Alia Sabur is filed under Science (Mathematics).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.