Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Edsger Dijkstra
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Edsger Dijkstra (1930–2002) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1930 to 2002.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008)
- — Born in Kislovodsk Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Rostov State University Verified
- — Arrested and sentenced to eight years in labour camps Verified
- — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich published in Novy Mir Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — The Gulag Archipelago published in Paris Verified
- — Expelled from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in Cavendish, Vermont Verified
- — Returned to Russia Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Edsger Dijkstra (1930–2002)
- — Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands Verified
- — Studied at Leiden University Verified
- — Conceived his shortest-path algorithm Verified
- — Became professor at Eindhoven University of Technology Verified
- — Published Go To Statement Considered Harmful Verified
- — Received the Turing Award Verified
- — Joined the University of Texas at Austin Verified
- — Died in Nuenen, Netherlands Verified