Dorothy Hodgkin vs Virginia Woolf
Two science prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Dorothy Hodgkin | Virginia Woolf | |
| Field | Science | Science |
| Sub-field | Chemistry | Sciences |
| Born | 1910 | 1882 |
| Died | 1994 | 1941 |
| Country of birth | Egypt | ENG |
| Star sign | Taurus | Aquarius |
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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Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway · To the Lighthouse · A Room of One's Own Bloomsbury Group · Hogarth Press co-founder · Reinvented the English novel Born January 25, 1882 · London · Died March 28, 1941
Full biography of Virginia Woolf →
What they share
- Both are held here under Science.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- Born in different countries: Egypt and ENG.
- 28 years separate their births (1910 and 1882).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Dorothy Hodgkin or Virginia Woolf?
- Virginia Woolf. Dorothy Hodgkin was born in 1910, Virginia Woolf in 1882.
- What field is each of them in?
- Dorothy Hodgkin is filed under Science (Chemistry). Virginia Woolf is filed under Science (Sciences).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.