Abdulrazak Gurnah vs Akira Yoshino
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Compare the life timelines of Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present) and Akira Yoshino (1948–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1948 to 2026.
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Abdulrazak Gurnah (1948–present)
- — Born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar Verified
- — Left Zanzibar for England after the 1964 revolution Verified
- — Taught at Bayero University Kano in Nigeria Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published his first novel, Memory of Departure Verified
- — Paradise shortlisted for the Booker Prize Verified
- — Professor of English at the University of Kent Verified
- — Published Afterlives Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified