John D. Rockefeller vs Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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Compare the life timelines of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1852 to 1934.
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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
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934)
- — Born in Petilla de Aragón, Spain Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from the University of Zaragoza Verified
- — Served as an army medical officer in Cuba Verified
- — Married Silveria Fañanás García Verified
- — Appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Valencia Verified
- — Moved to the University of Barcelona and began landmark studies of the nervous system Verified
- — Appointed professor of histology and pathological anatomy at Madrid Verified
- — Published Textura del Sistema Nervioso del Hombre y de los Vertebrados Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified