Question: Who was born first, Samuel Beal or Claire Polin?
Sentence (from "Samuel Beal"): Samuel Beal( 27 November 1825, in Devonport, Devon – 20 August 1889, in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire) was an Oriental scholar, and the first Englishman to translate directly from the Chinese the early records of Buddhism, thus illuminating Indian history.
Relevant evidence: Yes