Li Ka-shing vs Peter Higgs
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Compare the life timelines of Li Ka-shing (1928–present) and Peter Higgs (1929–2024) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 95 years, from 1929 to 2024.
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Li Ka-shing (1928–present)
- — Born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, China Verified
- — Family fled to Hong Kong Verified
- — Left school to work after his father's death Verified
- — Founded Cheung Kong Industries Verified
- — Married Chong Yuet-ming Verified
- — Cheung Kong listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Verified
- — Acquired a controlling stake in Hutchison Whampoa Verified
- — Established the Li Ka Shing Foundation Verified
- — Reorganised his businesses into CK Hutchison Holdings Verified
- — Retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Verified
Peter Higgs (1929–2024)
- — Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England Verified
- — Graduated with first-class honours in physics from King's College London Verified
- — Earned PhD in molecular physics from King's College London Verified
- — Took up a lectureship at the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Married Jody Williamson Verified
- — Published papers proposing the Higgs mechanism and Higgs boson Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at Edinburgh Verified
- — Higgs boson discovered at CERN Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Died in Edinburgh, Scotland Verified