Alice Munro vs Chen Jingrun
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Chen Jingrun (1933–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1933 to 1996.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Chen Jingrun (1933–1996)
- — Born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Xiamen University Verified
- — Joined the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Announced the result known as Chen's theorem Verified
- — Published the full proof of Chen's theorem Verified
- — Subject of Xu Chi's reportage Goldbach's Conjecture Verified
- — Elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Married You Kun Verified
- — Injured in a traffic accident and later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified