Pablo Casals vs Selman Waksman
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Compare the life timelines of Pablo Casals (1876–1973) and Selman Waksman (1888–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1888 to 1973.
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Pablo Casals (1876–1973)
- — Born in El Vendrell, Catalonia Verified
- — Studied at the Municipal School of Music in Barcelona
- — Discovered Bach's Cello Suites Verified
- — Formed trio with Cortot and Thibaud Verified
- — Recorded the complete Bach Cello Suites Verified
- — Exile in Prades in protest of Franco Verified
- — Founded the Prades Bach Festival Verified
- — Performed at the White House for John F. Kennedy Verified
- — Performed Hymn to the United Nations Verified
- — Died in San Juan, Puerto Rico Verified
Selman Waksman (1888–1973)
- — Born near Kiev, Russian Empire Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Earned PhD in biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Rutgers University Verified
- — Discovery of streptomycin Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Founded the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers Verified
- — Died in Hyannis, Massachusetts Verified