Cahit Arf vs Mary Leakey
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Mary Leakey (1913–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1913 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
Mary Leakey (1913–1996)
- — Born in London, England Verified
- — Attended lectures in archaeology and geology at University College London Verified
- — Married Louis Leakey Verified
- — Moved to East Africa Verified
- — Discovered the Proconsul africanus skull on Rusinga Island Verified
- — Discovered the Zinjanthropus cranium (OH 5) at Olduvai Gorge Verified
- — Took charge of the excavations at Olduvai Gorge
- — Directed the excavation of the Laetoli footprints in Tanzania Verified
- — Published the autobiography Disclosing the Past Verified
- — Died in Nairobi, Kenya Verified