John D. Rockefeller vs Wilhelm Röntgen
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Compare the life timelines of John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1845 to 1923.
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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
Wilhelm Röntgen (1845–1923)
- — Born in Lennep, Prussia Verified
- — Family moved to Apeldoorn in the Netherlands Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at ETH Zurich Verified
- — Married Anna Bertha Ludwig Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics at the University of Giessen Verified
- — Became professor of physics at the University of Würzburg Verified
- — Discovered X-rays Verified
- — Moved to Munich as professor of experimental physics Verified
- — Awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Munich, Germany Verified