George Westinghouse vs Ilya Repin
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Compare the life timelines of George Westinghouse (1846–1914) and Ilya Repin (1844–1930) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1846 to 1914.
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George Westinghouse (1846–1914)
- — Born in Central Bridge, New York Verified
- — Served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War Verified
- — Married Marguerite Erskine Walker Verified
- — Patented the railway air brake and founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company Verified
- — Founded the Westinghouse Electric Company Verified
- — Licensed Nikola Tesla's AC induction motor and polyphase patents Verified
- — Westinghouse Electric lit the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago Verified
- — Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant began transmitting AC power Verified
- — Lost control of the Westinghouse companies during the financial panic Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Ilya Repin (1844–1930)
- — Born in Chuguyev, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire Verified
- — Moved to St. Petersburg and entered the Imperial Academy of Arts Verified
- — Married Vera Shevtsova Verified
- — Studied in Paris on an Academy scholarship Verified
- — Completed Barge Haulers on the Volga Verified
- — Completed Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan Verified
- — Completed Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks Verified
- — Became a professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts Verified
- — Settled at the Penates estate in Kuokkala, Finland Verified
- — Died at Penates in Kuokkala, Finland Verified