Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1932 to 2007.
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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
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