Cahit Arf vs Ella Fitzgerald
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1917 to 1996.
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Cahit Arf (1910–1997)
- — Born in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Galatasaray High School in Istanbul Verified
- — Graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Joined Istanbul University as an assistant in mathematics Verified
- — Doctorate at the University of Göttingen under Helmut Hasse Verified
- — Introduced the Arf invariant of quadratic forms Verified
- — Awarded the İnönü Prize Verified
- — Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton Verified
- — Professor at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996)
- — Born in Newport News, Virginia Verified
- — Won amateur night at the Apollo Theater Verified
- — Joined the Chick Webb Orchestra Verified
- — Recorded A-Tisket, A-Tasket Verified
- — Began working with Norman Granz Verified
- — Recorded the Great American Songbook series Verified
- — Won her first Grammy Awards Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Beverly Hills, California Verified