Ada Yonath vs Chico Mendes
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Chico Mendes (1944–1988) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 44 years, from 1944 to 1988.
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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
Chico Mendes (1944–1988)
- — Born in Xapuri, Acre Verified
- — Began work as a rubber tapper Verified
- — Learned to read and write from Euclides Fernandes Távora Verified
- — Organised empates against forest clearance Verified
- — Helped found the rural workers' union in Xapuri Verified
- — Co-founded the National Council of Rubber Tappers Verified
- — Campaigned in Washington against development bank funding for Amazon roads Verified
- — Received the United Nations Global 500 Roll of Honour Verified
- — Shot dead at his home in Xapuri Verified