George Wald

International School for Advanced Studies, Sapienza University of Rome | November 18, 1977 - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: September 23, 1845 | Matteo Sommacal

British philosopher (1972-) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2020) | Exeter College, University of Oxford, University of St Andrews, University of Leeds

British politician | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2024) | Somerville College, University College London, St Edward's College | Billinge

Italian philosopher | Pesaro: November 18, 1970 - High Wycombe: April 10, 1988 | Gianluca Magi | Pesaro: November 18, 1970 - High Wycombe: April 10, 1988

French political scientist | Knight of the National Order of Merit (2017) | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Sciences Po | Paris: November

Russian geophysics | November 18, 1968 - July 12, 2017 | Alexey Leonidovich Sobisevich | November 18, 1968 - July 12, 2017

Brazilian politician | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul | Cachoeirinha: November 18, 1965 - Belo Horizonte: March 30, 2015 | Miki Breier

physicist | University of Basel, University of California, Davis, Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: November 18, 1965 - January 1, 1626 | Henning

US writer and professor | University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston | San Antonio: November 18, 1965 - Cambridge: January 29, 1988 | Brené Brown

researcher | Irun: November 18, 1963 - Budapest: January 2, 1945 | Markos Zapiain | Irun: November 18, 1963 - Budapest: January 2, 1945

engineer from Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, University of Warwick | November 18

Hong Kong barrister and politician | Renmin University of China, University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong: November 18, 1960

painter and sculptor | Morbegno: November 18, 1959 - London: September 26, 1996 | Joseph Pace | Morbegno: November 18, 1959 - London: September 26, 1996

Swiss physicist and mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | ETH Zurich | Aarau: November 18, 1958 - Riccione: December 22, 1972

Turkish mathematician (born 1957) | Leelavati Award (2018) | Paris Diderot University, Collège Champittet, St. Joseph High School, Yale University | Istanbul

German physicist | Minden: November 18, 1955 - Ilovlya: August 24, 1774 | Bodo Lampe | Minden: November 18, 1955 - Ilovlya: August 24, 1774

mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles | November 18

University of Valladolid, University of Oviedo | November 18, 1955 - Tartu: April 25, 1985 | José Ramón Ayllón (Jose Ramon Ayllon) | November 18, 1955

Russian scientist | Antsiferov Prize, Medal "Make haste to do good", Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | Saint Petersburg State Institute of History

Belarusian archaeologist | Belarusian State University | Dubašy: November 18, 1952 - Saratov: March 1, 1942 | Edward Zaikouski | Dubašy: November 18, 1952

Indian physicist | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1994), Padma Shri in science & engineering (2017) | Tata Institute of Fundamental

French mathematician | Stefan Banach Medal, Salem Prize (1979), Prix de l'Etat (1992), Ostrowski Prize (1997), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Soviet composer and actor | Master of Sport of the USSR | D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia | Moscow: November 18, 1950 - Korolyov: March 18, 1980

Soviet/Russian aeronautical engineer and scientist | Pepperdine University, Moscow Aviation Institute | Vysotskoe: November 18, 1948 - Moscow: January 27, 2025

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer | ACM Software System Award (2019), ACM Fellow (2004), SIGCOMM Award (2005), IEEE Internet Award (2003)

Dutch physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Spinoza Prize (2002) | University of Amsterdam | Zwanenburg: November 18, 1947 - Paris: July 16, 1739

Russian scientist | Honoured Lawyer of Russia | Moscow State Law University | Sergeyevka: November 18, 1947 - Saint Petersburg: January 4, 1990 | Viktor

academic | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2014), Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)

Ph.D. University of Sofia 1975 | Sofia University, University of Wrocław | Shemshevo: November 18, 1944 - Sofia: April 8, 2009 | B. D. Bojanov | Shemshevo

Polish physicist | Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw, University of Warsaw | Kraków

Polish chess player | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń | Kornatowo: November 18, 1940 - Toruń: December 6, 2022 | Andrzej Michalski | Kornatowo

Australian philosopher | November 18, 1940 - May 11, 1844 | Ian Robinson | November 18, 1940 - May 11, 1844

Israeli physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University, The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2004)

American British neuroscientist, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine | honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University (2015), Feldberg Foundation

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939) | PEN Pinter Prize (2016)

physicist, business executive | McGill University, University of Southern California | Arvida: November 18, 1936 - Redondo Beach: October 17, 2024 | Virginia

German politician and writer (1935-1997) | Deutscher Memorial Prize (1978), Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1978)

scientist | Joffe Prize, PL Kapitza Gold Medal | Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg | Saint Petersburg: November 18, 1934 - September 15, 2021

Scottish chemist (1927-2010) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Meldola Medal and Prize (1956), Fellow of the Royal

British physicist (1926–1999) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Guthrie Medal and Prize (1991) | astrophysics | Malvern College, University of Cambridge, Trinity College

French statistician (1924-2000) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1954) | Le Cam's theorem, Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem, local

Slovenian physicist | Čačak: November 18, 1922 - January 3, 2014 | Miodrag V. Mihailović (Miodrag V. Mihailovic) | Čačak: November 18, 1922 - January 3, 2014

Argentinian mathematician, philosopher and epistemologist (1922-2009) | Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires, diamond Konex award (1996)

British businessman and wartime codebreaker | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Latymer Upper School, University College London | Wembley: November

November 18, 1919 - Saint Petersburg: May 14, 1951 | Jean Besson | November 18, 1919 - Saint Petersburg: May 14, 1951

American physicist | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Fisk University, Ohio State University | Gainesville: November 18, 1917

Italian mathematician and politician (1913-2001) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Officer of the Legion of Honour

Polish physicist (1912-2004) | Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of Cyril and

American statistician (1901–1984) | University of Iowa | Jefferson: November 18, 1901 - Tschingel: July 26, 1984 | George Gallup | Jefferson: November 18

November 18, 1899 - Zaragoza: September 18, 1941 | Fritz Kaftanski | November 18, 1899 - Zaragoza: September 18, 1941

American theologian, educator, and civil rights mentor (1899–1981) | Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Morehouse College | West Palm Beach: November

British physicist (1897–1974) | honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1947), Dalton Medal (1948), Bakerian Lecture (1939), Royal Medal

Finnish physicist | Statsrådet Mauritz Hallberg's prize (1922) | University of Helsinki | November 18, 1896 - October 15, 1972 | Jarl Axel Wasastjerna

Austrian chemist (1896–1963) | John Torrence Tate Medal (1961) | Technische Universität Berlin, Technical University of Darmstadt | Graz: November 18, 1896

University of Zagreb | November 18, 1893 - Ljubljana: April 19, 1714 | Josip Birsa | November 18, 1893 - Ljubljana: April 19, 1714 | University of Zagreb

Bulgarian philosopher (1890-1970) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Leipzig University | Troyan: November 18, 1890 - Sofia: February 20, 1970

Italian mathematician | University of Padua | Treviso: November 18, 1889 - Rome: August 24, 1949 | Attilio Palatini | Treviso: November 18, 1889 - Rome: August 24, 1949

French philosopher (1882–1973) | Aquinas Medal (1951), Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française (1961), Grand prix national des Lettres (1963)

Czechoslovak physicist | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Gymnázium Třebíč | Velké Meziříčí: November 18, 1879 - Gifhorn: April 17, 1945

November 18, 1878 - Lutsk: January 23, 2019 | Iwan Serhijowytsch Teletow | November 18, 1878 - Lutsk: January 23, 2019

Austrian physicist (1873–1919) | University of Vienna | Vienna: November 18, 1873 - Vienna: September 1, 1919 | Arthur Szarvassy | Vienna: November 18, 1873

Italian mathematician and sinologist (1872–1953) | University of Genoa | Genoa: November 18, 1872 - Rome: January 6, 1953 | Giovanni Vacca - Giovanni Enrico

Swiss botanist (1868-1944) | University of Lausanne, ETH Zurich | Sainte-Croix: November 18, 1868 - Zurich: May 9, 1944 | Paul Jaccard | Sainte-Croix: November

November 18, 1862 - Geneva: September 19, 2013 | Ivar Damm | November 18, 1862 - Geneva: September 19, 2013

Imperial Kharkov University | November 18, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: May 22, 1994 | Pavel Leykfeld | November 18, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: May 22, 1994

German chemist (1853-1936) | Wiesbaden: November 18, 1853 - Tutzing: January 18, 1936 | Meinhard Hoffmann | Wiesbaden: November 18, 1853 - Tutzing: January 18, 1936

November 18, 1849 - Copenhagen: September 10, 1886 | Alexander Bock | November 18, 1849 - Copenhagen: September 10, 1886

German pharmacologist | Heidelberg University | Merano: November 18, 1847 - Munich: January 1, 1927 | Hermann von Tappeiner | Merano: November 18, 1847

British politician (1844-1921) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

German mathematician (1844–1933) | Cothenius Medal (1922), Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class | University of Königsberg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

German physicist (1839–1894) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order | Leipzig University, ETH Zurich, Humboldt University of Berlin | Schwerin

Dutch physicist (1831-1911) | Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1901), Commemorative medal of the Netherlands Red Cross for the ambulances of the

Swedish business person and candycane maker (1824-1923) | Jönköpings Kristina församling: November 18, 1824 - Gränna cityparish: January 25, 1923 | Amalia

Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887) | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class | Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University

German mathematician | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Greifswald, Humboldt University of Berlin | Naumburg: November 18, 1816

German theologian and philosopher (1812-1871) | Köthen: November 18, 1812 - Leipzig: September 13, 1871 | Hermann Adalbert Daniel | Köthen: November 18, 1812

German explorer and inventor (1802–1847) | Bremen: November 18, 1802 - Bremen: June 6, 1847 | Johann Wilhelm Wendt | Bremen: November 18, 1802 - Bremen: June 6, 1847

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1825), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1839), 72 names on the

German classical philologist and teacher | Entzheim: November 18, 1773 - Heidelberg: November 18, 1827 | Karl Philipp Kayser | Entzheim: November 18, 1773

British chemist (1736-1802) | Croonian Medal and Lecture (1787), Harveian Oration (1791), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Goulstonian

Russian court physician and founder and first president of St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences | Leiden University | Moscow: November 18, 1692 - Saint

French philosopher and writer | Dictionnaire Historique et Critique | Carla-Bayle: November 18, 1647 - Rotterdam: December 28, 1706 | Pierre Bayle

last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363 | Misopogon, Cesars, Account of the campaign against the Nardini, Account of the battle of Strasburg