Which Happened First?

Mikhail Tsvet

Mikhail Tsvet
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Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet, also spelt Tsvett, Tswett, Tswet, Zwet, and Cvet was a Russian-Italian botanist who invented chromatography. His last name is Russian for "colour" and is also the root word of "flower."

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles Greeley AbbotMay 31, 1872 – December 17, 1973
  2. Heber Doust CurtisJune 27, 1872 – January 9, 1942
  3. Mikhail Tsvet (this page)May 14, 1872 – June 26, 1919
  4. Paul LangevinJanuary 23, 1872 – December 19, 1946
  5. Sidónio PaisMay 1, 1872 – December 14, 1918
  6. Willem de SitterMay 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934

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