Chung Ju-yung vs Gertrude Elion
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Compare the life timelines of Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001) and Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 81 years, from 1918 to 1999.
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Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001)
- — Born in Asan, Kangwon Province Verified
- — Left the family farm for Seoul Verified
- — Opened an automobile repair shop in Seoul Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Civil Industries, the forerunner of Hyundai Engineering and Construction Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Motor Company Verified
- — Established a shipyard at Ulsan and founded Hyundai Heavy Industries Verified
- — Led the bid committee for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Verified
- — Stood as a candidate in the South Korean presidential election Verified
- — Drove herds of cattle across the border into North Korea Verified
- — Died in Seoul Verified
Gertrude Elion (1918–1999)
- — Born in New York City Verified
- — Graduated from Hunter College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from New York University Verified
- — Joined Burroughs Wellcome Verified
- — Developed 6-mercaptopurine for leukemia Verified
- — Developed acyclovir, the first antiviral drug Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Verified