Alar Toomre

Czech physicist | Neuron Impulse prize (2017) | University of Oxford, Imperial College London | Zlín: February 5, 1984 - Mexico City: March 6, 1946 | Katerina

Russian mathematician (born 1975) | Prize of the President of the Russian Federation, Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences for outstanding

scientist, civil rights activist | Ural State University | Yekaterinburg: February 5, 1972 - The Hague: January 31, 1748 | Sergey Arlenovich Zykov

Scottish philosopher | University of Glasgow | United Kingdom: February 5, 1966 - Zadar: August 11, 2022 | Tony Milligan | United Kingdom: February 5, 1966

professor of quantum physics at the University of Cambridge | Imperial College London | Kent: February 5, 1966 - November 22, 2021 | Crispin Barnes | Kent

Polish chemist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2019) | Adam Mickiewicz High School in Poznań, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Poznań

Romanian mathematician | Babeș-Bolyai University | Fântânele: February 5, 1959 - Cluj-Napoca: August 16, 2021 | Csaba Varga | Fântânele: February 5, 1959

Norwegian physician | honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen (2014) | University of California, Los Angeles, Oslo Waldorf School, University of Oslo

American chemist | James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry (2006) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of

Indian theoretical physicist and cosmologist (b. 1955) | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia | Muzaffarnagar: February 5, 1955 - Eskilstuna parish

French philosopher and linguist | Officer of Arts and Letters | Darwin and the Science of Evolution | Lycée Descartes | Privas: February 5, 1952 - Inverness

German politician (1951–2023) | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2019) | Berlin: February 5, 1951 - December 13, 2023 | Carlo

Austrian archaeologist and chemist | University of Vienna | Vienna: February 5, 1950 - Sofia: July 2, 1895 | Ernst Pernicka | Vienna: February 5, 1950 - Sofia

Soviet and Russian musicologist | Moscow Conservatory | Moscow: February 5, 1950 - Moscow: July 9, 2017 | Irina Lozovaya | Moscow: February 5, 1950 - Moscow

Russian scientist | Saratov State University | Saratov: February 5, 1949 - Saint Petersburg: May 17, 1914 | Yury Borisov | Saratov: February 5, 1949 - Saint

British mathematician and computer scientist | Conrad Schlumberger Award | University of Manchester, King's College | February 5, 1948 - London: March 18, 1939

Polish chemist | University of Wrocław | Kalisz: February 5, 1948 - Warsaw: October 13, 1935 | Adam Jezierski | Kalisz: February 5, 1948 - Warsaw: October 13, 1935

Chairman & Group CEO of the HORIBA Group | Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award (2014), Order of the Rising Sun | February 5, 1948 - Houston: April 3, 1995 | Atsushi

Israeli businessman | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | Budapest: February 5, 1947 - Hamburg: March 8, 1727 | Yossi Gross | Budapest: February 5

American biologist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012) | Lower Merion High School, Clark University, Tufts University

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2013), honorary

French philosopher (1944–2022) | Louis Marin Prize (2010), Officer of the Legion of Honour, prix Gegner (2000), Knight of the National Order of Merit

University of Seville (1968) | February 5, 1943 - Neuhof: October 17, 2004 | María Dolores Pérez Bendito (Maria Dolores Perez Bendito) | February 5, 1943

Russian academician in sociology, philosopher and historian | Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University | Dimitrovgrad: February 5, 1943 - Moscow

American entrepreneur | Pong | University of Utah, Utah State University, Davis High School | Clearfield: February 5, 1943 - Blue Hill: July 31, 2016 | Nolan

Israeli mathematics educator (born 1941) | University of California, Berkeley, Hebrew Reali School | Haifa: February 5, 1941 - London: January 1, 1955 | Nitsa

Indian physicist, author, philosopher and musician | University of Calcutta, University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture | February 5, 1939

Italian physicist (1937–2011) | Columbia University | Rome: February 5, 1937 - Rome: March 5, 2011 | Mario Coppola | Rome: February 5, 1937 - Rome: March 5, 2011

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Princeton University | Evanston: February 5, 1936 - Potsdam: June 15, 1917

Chinese computer scientist (1936-2006) | State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2001), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1991), Member of

Founder of CompuTrac, Inc., inventor, pioneer in the field of technical analysis | Cornell University | February 5, 1933 - Kilchberg: September 29, 1962

German mathematician (1932–2024) | University of Göttingen, University of Münster | Recklinghausen: February 5, 1932 - Heikendorf: August 31, 2024 | Arnold

Applied mathematician (1932-2005) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1971) | Harvard University, Newton North High School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Polish chemist | Ignacy Mościcki Medal (2001), Medal of the National Education Commission, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of

Polish mathematician (1930–2005) | Work Flag Order, 1st class, Officer of the Order of Leopold II, Medal of the National Education Commission, Commander with

American nuclear physicist (1927–2003) | James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics (1976), National Medal of Science (1997), Albert Einstein Award (1967)

Japanese inventor | tactile paving | Kurashiki: February 5, 1926 - Okayama University Hospital: July 10, 1982 | Seiichi Miyake | Kurashiki: February 5, 1926

French composer (1921–2017) | facial composite | Étaples: February 5, 1921 - Strasbourg: July 7, 2017 | Roger Dambron - Roger Henri Marcel Dambron

American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-1990) | honorary doctorate of the Université de Clermont-Ferrand (1967), Dirac Medal for the Advancement of

American physical chemist | Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV, Erasmus Hall High School, Columbia University | Brooklyn: February 5, 1913 - Palo Alto: April 6, 2012

Vietnamese writer (1913–1997) | Order of Independence | Vietnam: February 5, 1913 - May 10, 1997 | Nguyễn Khắc Viện (Nguyen Khac Vien) | Vietnam

Russian physicist (1912–1995) | USSR State Prize | Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Moscow: February 5, 1912 - Moscow: January 1, 1995 | Sergey Shikhov

Gymnasium Beekvliet, Higher Institute of Philosophy | February 5, 1911 - Rotterdam: February 21, 2018 | Johannes Jacobus Petrus van Boxtel | February 5

Norwegian physicist and geochemist | Guggenheim Fellowship (1935) | University of Oslo | Langesund: February 5, 1906 - Santa Fe: December 24, 1979 | William

Catalan historian and lawyer (1905–1938) | Sabadell: February 5, 1905 - Térmens: August 11, 1938 | Miquel Carreras i Costajussà (Miquel Carreras i Costajussa)

Armenian political theorist (1900–1956) | Charles University | Eleşkirt: February 5, 1900 - Sofia: January 13, 1956 | Hayk Asatryan | Eleşkirt: February 5

British historian of mathematics | University of Lausanne, University of Cambridge, Girton College (1929) | Göttingen: February 5, 1900 - London Borough of

Order of the Red Star, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner | S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy | February 5, 1897 - Giessen: March 16, 1922 | Viktor

German physicist (1896–1978) | Berlin: February 5, 1896 - Munich: June 11, 1976 | Hartmut Kallmann | Berlin: February 5, 1896 - Munich: June 11, 1976

Romanian philosopher (1896-1971) | Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu National College, University of Bucharest | Roșiești: February 5, 1896 - Bucharest: April 21, 1971

Serbian philosopher (1894-1981) | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Belgrade: February 5, 1894 - Belgrade: September 28, 1981 | Ksenija

Polish philosopher (1893–1970) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Herder Prize (1968) | University of Freiburg, University of Göttingen, Lviv University

German engineer (1882–1972) | Grashof Commemorative Medal (1964) | Technical University of Munich | Zweibrücken: February 5, 1882 - Göttingen: July 30, 1972

French physicist (1878–1953) | La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences (1936) | École polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech, Lycée Louis-le-Grand

German chemist (1873–1920) | University of Göttingen | Sighetu Marmației: February 5, 1873 - Berlin: December 10, 1920 | Friedrich Dolezalek | Sighetu

Dutch inventor and entrepreneur | Berkel-Enschot: February 5, 1869 - Montreux: December 11, 1952 | Wilhelmus Van Berkel | Berkel-Enschot: February 5, 1869

Russian existentialist philosopher (1866 – 1938) | Athens and Jerusalem | Imperial University of St. Vladimir, Imperial Moscow University | Kyiv: February 5

Norwegian astronomer and businessman from Drammen | Drammen Municipality: February 5, 1862 - April 2, 1896 | Hans Jürgen Kiær (Hans Jurgen Kiaer) | Drammen

Czech sociologist (1862-1947) | Trpín: February 5, 1862 - Poděbrady: February 22, 1947 | Břetislav Foustka (Bretislav Foustka) | Trpín: February 5, 1862

United States Military Academy | February 5, 1861 - Bucharest: April 21, 1882 | Ormond M. Lissak | February 5, 1861 - Bucharest: April 21, 1882

German aviator (1861-1942) | Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown | Frankenthal: February 5, 1861 - Berlin: February 22, 1942 | August von Parseval - Franz August

St. Petersburg State Transport University, University of Warsaw | February 5, 1860 - Paris: December 31, 2004 | Henryk Merczyng | February 5, 1860 - Paris

American chemist (1857-1918) | Portsmouth: February 5, 1857 - Zurich: June 24, 1918 | Frederick Pearson Treadwell | Portsmouth: February 5, 1857 - Zurich: June 24, 1918

American inventor (1854-1932) | Kentucky: February 5, 1854 - New York City: August 9, 1932 | Jean-Aimé LeRoy (Jean-Aime LeRoy) | Kentucky: February 5, 1854

American businessman | Norwich University | Wareham: February 5, 1847 - Cleveland: July 11, 1919 | Samuel T. Wellman | Wareham: February 5, 1847 - Cleveland

American businessman | Stoke: February 5, 1845 - Pompeii: April 2, 1910 | Thomas B. Jeffery | Stoke: February 5, 1845 - Pompeii: April 2, 1910

Scottish inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006), Automotive Hall of Fame | University of Edinburgh | Dreghorn: February 5, 1840 - Dublin: October 23, 1921

American-born inventor (1840-1916) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006), Knight Bachelor | Sangerville: February 5, 1840 - London: November 24, 1916

Hungarian philosopher (1840–1888) | Zsadány: February 5, 1840 - Budapest: November 28, 1888 | Péter Bihari (Peter Bihari) | Zsadány: February 5, 1840

Imperial Forestry Institute | February 5, 1838 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: January 21, 2016 | Alexander Rudzki | February 5, 1838 - 15th arrondissement

American evangelist (1837–1899) | Moody Bible Institute, Moody Publishers, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Moody Church | Northfield: February 5, 1837

Russian critic and philosopher | Main Pedagogical Institute | Nizhny Novgorod: February 5, 1836 - Saint Petersburg: November 29, 1861 | Nikolay Dobrolyubov

German chemist and physicist (1825–1909) | Kassel: February 5, 1825 - Merano: November 2, 1909 | Georg André Lenoir (Georg Andre Lenoir) | Kassel: February

English chemist (1817–1880) | Royal Medal (1850), Fellow of the Royal Society | Balliol College, University of Giessen, Harrow School | London: February 5

French writer (1808–1873) | Toulouse: February 5, 1808 - Paris: February 16, 1873 | Hippolyte Prévost (Hippolyte Prevost) | Toulouse: February 5, 1808

Japanese scholar (1799-1876) | Kiyotake: February 5, 1799 - Tokyo Prefecture: September 23, 1876 | Yasui Sokken | Kiyotake: February 5, 1799 - Tokyo

French mathematician and physicist | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand Prix Gobert (1952) | École polytechnique | Saint-Malo: February 5, 1797 - Paris

Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (1795–1871) | Albert Order, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for

British mathematician and clergyman (1780-1864) | St Catharine's College, Queens' College | York: February 5, 1780 - Mayfair: January 7, 1864 | Thomas Turton

1772-1837) | Trinity College Dublin | New Ross: February 5, 1772 - Dublin: November 24, 1837 | Bartholomew Lloyd | New Ross: February 5, 1772 - Dublin

French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (1770–1847) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1814), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1825), Officer of the

Boston physician, scientist, and military surgeon | Harvard University, Harvard College, University of Aberdeen | Boston: February 5, 1744 - Boston: September 16, 1819

Joseon Dynasty philosopher and writer (1737-1805) | Joseon: February 5, 1737 - Seoul: October 20, 1805 | Park Ji-won (Jonam) | Joseon: February 5, 1737

French noble and epistolarian writer (1626–1695 or 1696) | Paris: February 5, 1626 - Grignan: April 17, 1695 | Madame de Sévigné - Marie de Rabutin-Chantal

German scientist | University of Palermo | Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld: February 5, 1608 - Würzburg: May 22, 1666 | Gaspar Schott (Aspasius Caramuelius