Ada Yonath vs Ben Okri
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Ben Okri (1959–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1959 to 2026.
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Ada Yonath (1939–2026)
- — Born in Jerusalem Verified
- — Took a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Verified
- — Completed a master's degree in biochemistry Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the Weizmann Institute of Science Verified
- — Established Israel's first protein crystallography laboratory Verified
- — Obtained the first crystals of a ribosomal subunit Verified
- — Led a Max Planck research unit in Hamburg Verified
- — Published high-resolution structures of ribosomal subunits Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Died
Ben Okri (1959–present)
- — Born in Minna, Nigeria Verified
- — Childhood in London Verified
- — Returned to Nigeria Verified
- — Moved to England to study at the University of Essex Verified
- — Published his first novel, Flowers and Shadows Verified
- — Poetry editor of West Africa magazine Verified
- — Published The Famished Road Verified
- — Won the Booker Prize Verified
- — Appointed OBE Verified