Louis de Broglie vs Vladimir Nabokov
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Compare the life timelines of Louis de Broglie (1892–1987) and Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1899 to 1977.
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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
Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
- — Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
- — Family flees Russia after the Revolution Verified
- — Studies at Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Marries Véra Slonim Verified
- — Emigrates to the United States Verified
- — Teaches literature at Cornell University Verified
- — Publishes 'Lolita' Verified
- — Settles in Montreux, Switzerland Verified
- — Publishes 'Pale Fire' Verified
- — Dies in Montreux, Switzerland Verified