Alexander Graham Bell vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1847 to 1922.
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922)
- — Born in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Canada
- — Received the US patent for the telephone Verified
- — Made the first successful telephone call to his assistant Thomas Watson Verified
- — Co-founded the Bell Telephone Company
- — Died in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified