Cahit Arf vs Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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Compare the life timelines of Cahit Arf (1910–1997) and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1910 to 1995.
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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
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995)
- — Born in Lahore, British India Verified
- — Graduated from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Derived the Chandrasekhar limit on the voyage to England Verified
- — Completed PhD at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Married Lalitha Doraiswamy Verified
- — Joined the University of Chicago Verified
- — Served as editor of The Astrophysical Journal Verified
- — Became a naturalized United States citizen Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Chicago, United States Verified