Frances Perkins vs Otto Hahn
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Compare the life timelines of Frances Perkins (1880–1965) and Otto Hahn (1879–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1880 to 1965.
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Frances Perkins (1880–1965)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Mount Holyoke College Verified
- — Earned a master's degree from Columbia University Verified
- — Witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire Verified
- — Appointed New York State Industrial Commissioner Verified
- — Became U.S. Secretary of Labor Verified
- — Chaired the committee that drafted the Social Security Act Verified
- — Oversaw passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act Verified
- — Served on the U.S. Civil Service Commission Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Otto Hahn (1879–1968)
- — Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany Verified
- — Earned doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Marburg Verified
- — Worked with Ernest Rutherford at McGill University in Montreal Verified
- — Began three-decade collaboration with Lise Meitner in Berlin Verified
- — Co-discovered the element protactinium Verified
- — Discovered nuclear fission with Fritz Strassmann Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Served as first president of the Max Planck Society Verified
- — Died in Göttingen, West Germany Verified