Adonis vs Dan Shechtman
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Compare the life timelines of Adonis (1930–present) and Dan Shechtman (1941–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1941 to 2026.
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Adonis (1930–present)
- — Born in Al Qassabin, Syria Verified
- — Adopted the pen name Adonis Verified
- — Graduated in philosophy from Damascus University Verified
- — Imprisoned in Syria for membership of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and later took Lebanese citizenship Verified
- — Co-founded the poetry journal Shi'r with Yusuf al-Khal Verified
- — Founded the journal Mawaqif Verified
- — Completed a doctorate at Saint Joseph University in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Goethe Prize of the city of Frankfurt Verified
Dan Shechtman (1941–present)
- — Born in Tel Aviv, then in Mandatory Palestine Verified
- — Earned a BSc in mechanical engineering from the Technion Verified
- — Held a research fellowship at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio Verified
- — Completed a PhD in materials engineering at the Technion Verified
- — Joined the faculty of materials engineering at the Technion Verified
- — Observed a tenfold electron diffraction pattern while on sabbatical in the United States Verified
- — Published the discovery of quasicrystals in Physical Review Letters Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Stood as a candidate in the Israeli presidential election Verified