Adonis vs Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Adonis (1930–present) and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1932 to 2007.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
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
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Worked as a research engineer at the Saclay atomic energy centre Verified
- — Spent a postdoctoral year at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Appointed professor at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay Verified
- — Formed the Orsay liquid crystal group Verified
- — Took the chair of condensed matter physics at the Collège de France Verified
- — Became director of the ESPCI in Paris Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Orsay, France Verified