Ada Yonath vs Cesária Évora
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Cesária Évora (1941–2011) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1941 to 2011.
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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
Cesária Évora (1941–2011)
- — Born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde Verified
- — Began singing in the bars of Mindelo
- — Travelled to Lisbon to record
- — Released the album La Diva aux Pieds Nus in Paris Verified
- — Released Miss Perfumado Verified
- — Released Voz d'Amor Verified
- — Won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album Verified
- — Announced her retirement from performing
- — Died in Mindelo Verified