Chiang Kai-shek vs Selman Waksman
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Compare the life timelines of Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) and Selman Waksman (1888–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1888 to 1973.
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Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975)
- — Born in Xikou, Zhejiang, China Verified
- — Military training in Japan Verified
- — Became commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy Verified
- — Led the Northern Expedition Verified
- — Married Soong Mei-ling Verified
- — Led China during the Second Sino-Japanese War Verified
- — Retreated to Taiwan Verified
- — Died in Taipei, Taiwan Verified
Selman Waksman (1888–1973)
- — Born near Kiev, Russian Empire Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Earned PhD in biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Rutgers University Verified
- — Discovery of streptomycin Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Founded the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers Verified
- — Died in Hyannis, Massachusetts Verified