Which Happened First?

Élie Metchnikoff

Élie Metchnikoff
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Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, gallicised and known in Western sources as Élie Metchnikoff, was a zoologist from the Russian Empire of Moldavian noble ancestry best known for his research in immunology and thanatology.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Élie Metchnikoff (this page)May 3, 1845 – July 2, 1916
  2. Émile BaudotSeptember 11, 1845 – March 28, 1903
  3. Gabriel LippmannAugust 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921
  4. Gustaf de LavalMay 9, 1845 – February 2, 1913
  5. George WestinghouseOctober 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914
  6. Peter Carl FabergéMay 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920

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