C. V. Raman vs Howard Florey
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Compare the life timelines of C. V. Raman (1888–1970) and Howard Florey (1898–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1898 to 1968.
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C. V. Raman (1888–1970)
- — Born in Tiruchirapalli, British India Verified
- — Earned BA and MA from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Married Lokasundari Ammal Verified
- — Joined the Indian Finance Service in Calcutta Verified
- — Appointed Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta Verified
- — Discovered the Raman effect Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Verified
- — Founded the Raman Research Institute and awarded the Bharat Ratna Verified
- — Died in Bangalore, India Verified
Howard Florey (1898–1968)
- — Born in Adelaide, South Australia Verified
- — Studied at the University of Adelaide and won a Rhodes Scholarship Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Pathology at Oxford Verified
- — Led development of penicillin as a drug Verified
- — First clinical trials of penicillin Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Elected President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died in Oxford, England Verified