Louis de Broglie vs Percy Julian
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Compare the life timelines of Louis de Broglie (1892–1987) and Percy Julian (1899–1975) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1899 to 1975.
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Louis de Broglie (1892–1987)
- — Born in Dieppe, France Verified
- — Earned degree in history at the Sorbonne Verified
- — Earned degree in science Verified
- — Served in French army radio section during World War I Verified
- — Doctoral thesis proposing wave nature of matter Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Appointed professor at the Henri Poincare Institute Verified
- — Became permanent secretary of the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Elected to the Academie francaise Verified
- — Died in Louveciennes, France Verified
Percy Julian (1899–1975)
- — Born in Montgomery, Alabama Verified
- — Graduated as valedictorian from DePauw University Verified
- — Earned master's degree in chemistry from Harvard University Verified
- — Received Ph.D. from the University of Vienna Verified
- — Completed the first total synthesis of physostigmine Verified
- — Married Anna Roselle Johnson Verified
- — Became director of research at the Glidden Company Verified
- — Founded Julian Laboratories Verified
- — Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Died in Waukegan, Illinois Verified