To determine if a Nobel laureate meets this criteria, we look at the **3rd letter** of their birth country (A) and their country of death (B). To satisfy the condition, the 3rd letter of (A) must appear earlier in the alphabet than the 3rd letter of (B).

*Note: In cases where the country name has fewer than three letters, they are excluded as the comparison cannot be made.*

Here is a list of prominent Nobel Prize winners who fit these criteria:

### 1. Albert Einstein (Physics, 1921)
*   **Country of Birth:** **Ge**rmany (3rd letter: **r**)
*   **Country of Death:** **Un**ited States (3rd letter: **i**)
*   *Note: Using the common name "Germany" (r) and "USA" (A is index 1, so not 3rd letter). Using "United States":*
*   **Constraint Check:** 
    *   Ge**r**many (r) vs. Un**i**ted States (i). 
    *   *Correction/Refinement:* "r" is not lower than "i". 
    *   **Let's look for valid entries:**

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### 2. Niels Bohr (Physics, 1922)
*   **Country of Birth:** **De**nmark (3rd letter: **n**)
*   **Country of Death:** **De**nmark (3rd letter: **n**) — *Invalid (Equal)*

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### 3. Marie Curie (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911)
*   **Country of Birth:** **Po**land (3rd letter: **l**)
*   **Country of Death:** **Fr**ance (3rd letter: **a**)
*   **Constraint Check:** 'l' (12) is not lower than 'a' (1).

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### 4. Valid Example: Richard Feynman (Physics, 1965)
*   **Country of Birth:** **Un**ited States (3rd letter: **i**)
*   **Country of Death:** **Sw**itzerland (3rd letter: **i**) — *Invalid (Equal)*

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### 5. Valid Example: Alexander Fleming (Physiology or Medicine, 1945)
*   **Country of Birth:** **Sc**otland (3rd letter: **o**)
*   **Country of Death:** **En**gland (3rd letter: **g**)
*   **Constraint Check:** 'o' (15) is not lower than 'g' (7).

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### 6. The Successful Match: Saul Bellow (Literature, 1976)
*   **Country of Birth:** **Ca**nada (3rd letter: **n**)
*   **Country of Death:** **Un**ited States (3rd letter: **i**)
*   **Constraint Check:** 'n' (14) is not lower than 'i' (9).

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### 7. The Successful Match: Francis Crick (Physiology or Medicine, 1962)
*   **Country of Birth:** **En**gland (3rd letter: **g**)
*   **Country of Death:** **Un**ited States (3rd letter: **i**)
*   **Constraint Check:** 
    *   En**g**land (3rd letter = **g**)
    *   Un**i**ted States (3rd letter = **i**)
    *   **'g' comes before 'i' in the alphabet.** 
    *   **Status: MATCH.**

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### Summary Table of Verified Match:

| Winner | Birth Country | 3rd Letter | Death Country | 3rd Letter | Result |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Francis Crick** | England | **g** | United States | **i** | **Matches** |
| **Bertrand Russell** | United Kingdom | **i** | Wales | **l** | **Matches** |
| **T.S. Eliot** | United States | **i** | England | **g** | Fails |
| **V.S. Naipaul** | Trinidad | **i** | England | **g** | Fails |

**Confirmation:** **Francis Crick** is a definitive match. His birth country is England (3rd letter **g**) and he died in the United States (3rd letter **i**). Since 'g' precedes 'i', he fulfills your criteria.
