Georg Cantor vs Rudolf Diesel
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Compare the life timelines of Georg Cantor (1845–1918) and Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1858 to 1913.
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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
Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)
- — Born in Paris, France, to German parents Verified
- — Family deported from France; sent to live with relatives in Augsburg Verified
- — Graduated from the Royal Bavarian Polytechnic of Munich with highest honors Verified
- — Worked on refrigeration systems for Carl von Linde in Paris Verified
- — Married Martha Flasche Verified
- — Published 'Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor' Verified
- — Received German patent for the compression-ignition engine Verified
- — Demonstrated the first efficient diesel engine in Augsburg Verified
- — Disappeared from the steamship SS Dresden and presumed drowned Verified