Edwin Hubble vs Vaslav Nijinsky
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Compare the life timelines of Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) and Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1889 to 1950.
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Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)
- — Born in Marshfield, Missouri Verified
- — Studied law at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Earned PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Joined the staff of Mount Wilson Observatory Verified
- — Identified a Cepheid variable in the Andromeda Nebula Verified
- — Married Grace Burke Leib Verified
- — Published the velocity-distance relation now known as Hubble's law Verified
- — Helped commission the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Verified
- — Died in San Marino, California Verified
Vaslav Nijinsky (1889–1950)
- — Born in Kiev Verified
- — Enrolled at the Imperial Theatrical School in St Petersburg Verified
- — Graduated and joined the Imperial Ballet Verified
- — Joined the Ballets Russes Verified
- — Choreographed L'Après-midi d'un faune Verified
- — Dismissed from the Ballets Russes Verified
- — Choreographed The Rite of Spring Verified
- — Married Romola de Pulszky Verified
- — Diagnosed with schizophrenia Verified
- — Died in London Verified