Ada Yonath vs Liu Xiaobo
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Liu Xiaobo (1955–2017) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1955 to 2017.
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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
Liu Xiaobo (1955–2017)
- — Born in Changchun, Jilin province, China Verified
- — Graduated in literature from Jilin University Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in literature by Beijing Normal University Verified
- — Took part in the Tiananmen Square protests and was detained afterwards Verified
- — Sentenced to re-education through labour Verified
- — Served as president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center Verified
- — Co-authored Charter 08 and was detained Verified
- — Sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died in Shenyang Verified