Cahit Arf vs Roald Dahl
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Roald Dahl (1916–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1916 to 1990.
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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
Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- — Born in Llandaff, Cardiff Verified
- — Attended Repton School in Derbyshire Verified
- — Joined the Shell Petroleum Company Verified
- — Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Verified
- — Posted to Washington, D.C. as assistant air attaché and published his first story Verified
- — Married actress Patricia Neal Verified
- — Settled at Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Verified
- — Published James and the Giant Peach Verified
- — Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified