Which Happened First?

Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler
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Samuel Butler was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh. Both novels have remained in print since their initial publication.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alphonse de NeuvilleMay 31, 1835 – May 19, 1885
  2. Empress Dowager CixiNovember 29, 1835 – November 15, 1908
  3. Franz DefreggerApril 30, 1835 – January 2, 1921
  4. John La FargeMarch 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910
  5. Samuel Butler (this page)December 4, 1835 – June 18, 1902
  6. John Atkinson GrimshawSeptember 6, 1836 – October 13, 1893

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