French neuroscientist, socialist activist, antidreyfusard and freemason who was very influential in the early 20th century. One of his main contributions was to propose the…
French geologist, mineralogist and scientist. Lapparent wrote a textbook of stratigraphical geology, 1881-83 and helped draw up French geological maps. He was a member of…
German political scientist known as the discoverer and publisher of the early writings of Karl Marx. Siegfried Landshut died on 8 December 1968 in Hamburg,…
Spanish doctor and a scientist considered the pioneer of the dentistry and creator of surgery or oral maxilofacial in Spain. He died 14 February 1968…
American scientist who shared the Nobel Prize for physics on 2 November 1955 with Dr. Polykarp Kusch (born 26 January 1911, Blankenburg, Germany) for work…
French marine scientist, considered the “Father of Physical Oceanography” in France.
French Socialist writer and political scientist, known particularly for her anti-communism, anti-totalitarianism and pro-democracy writings. She died on 22 January 2001. Link to Wikipedia biography
American academic, environmental scientist, and politician from the state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, he has served as the Secretary of State of Wisconsin since 1983.…
American author, inventor, futurist, and director of engineering at Google. Aside from futurology, he is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech…
French chemist who patented the reaction for converting ammonia to nitric acid, which was later used in the Ostwald process. He was both a research…
Danish scientist, professor at the department of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen from 1916 to 1945. He contributed a number of fundamental discoveries within…
Arthur R. von Hippel: Pioneer in Materials Science and Human Design Generator Arthur R. von Hippel was a German-American materials scientist and physicist renowned for…
American soldier, government official, political scientist, and author. He saw action in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II, first with Merrill’s Marauders, getting wounded…
Belgian-French scientist, explorer, researcher, and writer probably best known as “the father of cryptozoology”. His 1958 book, “On the Track of Unknown Animals” (originally published…
American scientist known for her work in cancer research and therapy. She was a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis…
German scientist, author and embryologist who was the first to show that fertilization is the fusion of two nuclei, the egg and the sperm. Hertwig…
German biologist, who was one of the first influential women scientists in the field of biology and a pioneer in the field of comparative psychology.…
French scientist, the inventor of aluminium electrolysis and developer of the first successful commercial electric arc furnace in 1900. Héroult’s death on 9 May 1914…
German natural scientist and physician, an adventurer who loved to mountain climb. As head of an expedition, he conquered Nanga Parbat with his friend Herman…
American puppeteer, producer, director, writer and performing genius. Winner of seven Emmys, Henson was inducted into the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Hall of…
Belgium scientist, chemist and researcher who discovered dipropargyle C6H6. Henry died 3/09/1913, Leuven, Belgium. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
American scientist, selected for astronaut training in August 1967 but he never went into space. During the summer of 1985, Henize was scheduled for the…
Germany scientist, and biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1953. He was distinguished for his studies of intermediary metabolism; published his autobiography, 1952. He…
American former science educator known as “Mr. Electricity” and “The Happy Scientist” and nicknamed “Rob” who was convicted of possession of child pornography in 2021.…
Swiss-German astrologer, statistician and researcher said to have cast and studied more than 60,000 birth charts. He was the author of a number of books…
French scientist, a specialist in the study of volcanoes. Catherine (called Katia) married fellow geologist Maurice Krafft on 18 August 1970. While they were on…
French scientist, a specialist in the study of volcanoes. Krafft married fellow geologist Catherine Conrad on 18 August 1970. While they were on a field…
American scientist in nuclear physics who contributed to the fundamental understanding of neutronic physics, making possible the development of modern nuclear reactors. Kouts earned his…
United States Navy aerologist and polar explorer of Slovak descent who filmed the signing of the Japanese surrender in colour. Kosco graduated from the United…
Former East German sprint track and field athlete. During her career she collected a remarkable sixteen world records in outdoor sprints, as well as 14…
American mystic teacher and author, also known as Judy Zebra Knight and JZ Knight, who claims to be the channel of a spiritual entity named…
English economist, prolific author and architect of the International Monetary Fund and The World Bank. The author of “Economic Consequences of Peace” in 1919, his…
German author, mathematician, scientist, astronomer, court astrologer and teacher. Known as “the father of modern astronomy,” he discovered the three laws of planetary motion which…
American athlete and politician. A professional football quarterback with the San Diego Chargers, he spent three seasons seeing little action on five different teams until…
Scottish-British anatomist, scientist, author and anthropologist. He was an expert on the reconstruction of prehistoric man from fragments of fossil remains. Keith was knighted. He…
American artist and sculptor. More than 50 pieces of her artwork were featured by the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in a solo exhibit called…
American scientist, NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions who has served as NASA’s Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office. Kavandi logged…
American-born financial guru designated as the Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability on October 6, 2008. Kashkari was nicknamed “The $700 billion…
Russian chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986…
Soviet physicist who invented new machines for liquefaction of gases and in 1937 discovered the superfluidity of liquid helium. He was a corecipient of the…
German social scientist and labor activist who was active in the country’s Christian trade unions (CTU) and similar organizations. She took part in the German…
French chemist. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of asymmetric catalysis. His discoveries have had far-reaching impacts on the pharmaceutical industry.…
Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons. Jungk was born into a Jewish family. When Adolf Hitler came to…
Dutch scientist and professor at the University of Utrecht. He was professor of experimental physics, physical geography and meteorology from 27 September 1888 and professor…
Spanish mathematician, scientist, naval officer, and mariner. He died 21 June 1773. Link to Wikipedia biography
American-British scientist, known as the “Father of Tamoxifen,” who specializes in drugs for breast cancer treatment and prevention. Jordan was the first to discover the…
American specialist in software engineering methodologies, he is often associated with the function point model of cost estimation. He graduated from the University of Florida,…