Charles Sherrington vs David Hilbert
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) and David Hilbert (1862–1943) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1862 to 1943.
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Charles Sherrington (1857–1952)
- — Born in Islington, London Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Professor of Physiology at Liverpool Verified
- — Coined the term 'synapse' Verified
- — Published 'The Integrative Action of the Nervous System' Verified
- — Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford Verified
- — President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Eastbourne, England Verified
David Hilbert (1862–1943)
- — Born in Königsberg, Prussia Verified
- — Doctorate from the University of Königsberg Verified
- — Appointed professor at the University of Göttingen Verified
- — Published Foundations of Geometry Verified
- — Presented the 23 problems at the International Congress of Mathematicians Verified
- — Developed the theory of Hilbert spaces Verified
- — Advocated Hilbert's program in the foundations of mathematics Verified
- — Retirement from Göttingen Verified
- — Death in Göttingen Verified