Arvo Pärt vs Donald Knuth
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Compare the life timelines of Arvo Pärt (1935–present) and Donald Knuth (1938–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1938 to 2026.
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Arvo Pärt (1935–present)
- — Born in Paide, Estonia Verified
- — Worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio Verified
- — Graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory Verified
- — Married Nora Pärt Verified
- — Composed Für Alina, the first tintinnabuli work Verified
- — Composed Fratres, Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel Verified
- — Emigrated from Soviet Estonia to Vienna Verified
- — Moved to West Berlin Verified
- — Returned to live in Estonia Verified
- — Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa Verified
Donald Knuth (1938–present)
- — Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Verified
- — Earned degrees at Case Institute of Technology Verified
- — PhD from California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Became professor at Stanford University Verified
- — Published first volume of The Art of Computer Programming Verified
- — Received the Turing Award Verified
- — Created the TeX typesetting system Verified
- — Awarded the National Medal of Science Verified