Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Gertrude Elion
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1918 to 1999.
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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
Gertrude Elion (1918–1999)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Hunter College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from New York University Verified
- — Joined Burroughs Wellcome Verified
- — Developed 6-mercaptopurine for leukemia Verified
- — Developed acyclovir, the first antiviral drug Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Verified