Chen-Ning Yang vs Karl Lagerfeld
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Compare the life timelines of Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025) and Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 86 years, from 1933 to 2019.
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Chen-Ning Yang (1922–2025)
- — Born in Hefei, Anhui Province, China Verified
- — Graduated from National Southwestern Associated University in Kunming Verified
- — Moved to the United States for graduate study Verified
- — Earned PhD from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Published Yang-Mills gauge theory with Robert Mills Verified
- — Proposed parity non-conservation in weak interactions with Tsung-Dao Lee Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became founding director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook Verified
- — Returned to China to join Tsinghua University Verified
- — Died in Beijing, China Verified
Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019)
- — Born in Hamburg, Germany Verified
- — Moved to Paris Verified
- — Won the coat category of the International Wool Secretariat design competition Verified
- — Appointed artistic director at Jean Patou Verified
- — Began designing for Fendi Verified
- — Became head designer at Chloé Verified
- — Appointed creative director of Chanel Verified
- — Launched his own label, Karl Lagerfeld Verified
- — Died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France Verified