Andrew Carnegie vs Sofia Kovalevskaya
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1850 to 1891.
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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
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891)
- — Born in Moscow, Russian Empire Verified
- — Contracted a marriage of convenience with Vladimir Kovalevsky Verified
- — Studied at the University of Heidelberg Verified
- — Studied privately with Karl Weierstrass in Berlin Verified
- — Received doctorate summa cum laude from the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Sofia Vladimirovna Verified
- — Appointed lecturer at Stockholm University Verified
- — Won the Prix Bordin of the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Promoted to full professor at Stockholm University Verified
- — Died of pneumonia in Stockholm Verified