Andrew Carnegie vs Bernhard Riemann
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1835 to 1866.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts Verified
Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866)
- — Born in Breselenz, Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Studied at the University of Berlin Verified
- — Completed doctoral thesis on the theory of complex functions Verified
- — Delivered habilitation lecture founding Riemannian geometry Verified
- — Appointed full professor at Gottingen Verified
- — Published paper on prime numbers stating the Riemann hypothesis Verified
- — Traveled to Italy seeking relief from tuberculosis Verified
- — Married Elise Koch Verified
- — Died at Selasca on Lake Maggiore, Italy Verified