Cahit Arf vs Paul Erdős
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Paul Erdős (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
- — Graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Galatasaray High School in Istanbul 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
Paul Erdős (1913–1996)
- — Born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Entered Pázmány Péter University in Budapest Verified
- — Moved to Manchester, England, for a postdoctoral fellowship Verified
- — Received doctorate in mathematics from the University of Budapest Verified
- — Moved to the United States and took a fellowship at Princeton Verified
- — Contributed an elementary proof of the prime number theorem Verified
- — Awarded the Cole Prize of the American Mathematical Society Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Mathematics Verified
- — Died in Warsaw, Poland, while attending a mathematics conference Verified