Chung Ju-yung vs Kenichi Fukui
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Compare the life timelines of Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001) and Kenichi Fukui (1918–1998) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1918 to 1998.
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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
Kenichi Fukui (1918–1998)
- — Born in Nara, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in industrial chemistry from Kyoto Imperial University Verified
- — Appointed professor of physical chemistry at Kyoto University Verified
- — Published the first paper on frontier orbital theory Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Received the Order of Culture Verified
- — President of the Kyoto Institute of Technology Verified
- — Became director of the Institute for Fundamental Chemistry in Kyoto Verified
- — Died in Kyoto, Japan Verified