David Ben-Gurion vs Selman Waksman
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Compare the life timelines of David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973) and Selman Waksman (1888–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1888 to 1973.
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David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973)
- — Born in Płońsk Verified
- — Emigrated to Ottoman Palestine Verified
- — Became leader of the Jewish Agency Verified
- — Declared the establishment of the State of Israel Verified
- — Led Israel through the 1948 war Verified
- — Retired to Sde Boker Verified
- — Returned as prime minister Verified
- — Death at Sheba Medical Center 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