Georg Cantor vs John D. Rockefeller
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Compare the life timelines of Georg Cantor (1845–1918) and John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1845 to 1918.
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Georg Cantor (1845–1918)
- — Born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire Verified
- — Family moved from Russia to Germany Verified
- — Studied mathematics in Zurich and Berlin Verified
- — Received doctorate from the University of Berlin Verified
- — Joined the University of Halle Verified
- — Proved the uncountability of the real numbers Verified
- — Married Vally Guttmann Verified
- — Co-founded the German Mathematical Society and served as its first president Verified
- — Published diagonal argument and theory of transfinite numbers Verified
- — Died in a sanatorium in Halle Verified
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937)
- — Born in Richford, New York Verified
- — Family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Verified
- — Began work as an assistant bookkeeper at Hewitt & Tuttle Verified
- — Entered the oil refining business in Cleveland Verified
- — Married Laura Celestia Spelman Verified
- — Founded the Standard Oil Company Verified
- — Founded the University of Chicago with major endowments Verified
- — Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Standard Oil Verified
- — Established the Rockefeller Foundation Verified
- — Died in Ormond Beach, Florida Verified