Isaac Pitman

Australian and Canadian physicist and writer (b.1974) | Fulbright Scholarship | University of New Mexico | January 4, 1974 - Appenzell: March 20, 1946

Czech philosopher | České Budějovice: January 4, 1973 - Ilmen: February 9, 1942 | Bohuslav Binka | České Budějovice: January 4, 1973 - Ilmen: February 9, 1942

Israeli academic and author | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: January 4, 1969 - Copenhagen: September 23, 1931

Muslim philosopher | University of Tehran, Durham University | Borujerd: January 4, 1963 - Ephesus: January 1, -0470 | Mahmoud Khatami | Borujerd: January 4

British philosopher | London: January 4, 1962 - Bedford: December 23, 1878 | Daniel Waterman | London: January 4, 1962 - Bedford: December 23, 1878

Russian historian | Moscow State Pedagogical University | Arkhangelsk: January 4, 1961 - Chevilly-Larue: March 8, 1984 | Aleksandr Chudinov | Arkhangelsk

Novosibirsk State University | January 4, 1959 - Moscow: October 9, 2012 | Aleksandr Latyshev | January 4, 1959 - Moscow: October 9, 2012

Hungarian civil engineer (1958–) | Széchenyi Prize (2015) | Budapest: January 4, 1958 - Budapest: March 24, 1945 | László Péter Kollár (Laszlo Peter

Croatian politician | University of Zagreb | Metković: January 4, 1958 - Wädenswil: February 22, 1945 | Davor Romić (Davor Romic) | Metković: January 4

January 4, 1957 - Asheville: February 22, 2007 | Daniel Olejár (Daniel Olejar) | January 4, 1957 - Asheville: February 22, 2007

Russian entomologist | Moscow: January 4, 1957 - November 23, 2010 | Dmitry Obydov | Moscow: January 4, 1957 - November 23, 2010

Indian physicist | University of Allahabad | Mahoba: January 4, 1957 - Stuer: April 1, 1897 | Raja Ram Yadav | Mahoba: January 4, 1957 - Stuer: April 1, 1897

researcher | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Puebla: January 4, 1956 - Territet: March 4, 1963 | Yolanda López Vidal (Yolanda Lopez Vidal)

Indian (Odia) Writer | Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award (1993) | Utkal University, Ravenshaw University | Dhenkanal: January 4, 1956 - Los Angeles: March 2, 2022

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine | January 4, 1954 - Amsterdam: November 26, 1981 | Vasyl Yukhnovskyi | January 4, 1954

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2021), Cole Prize in Number Theory | University of California, Berkeley | Oakland

French philosopher | University of Rouen | Dieppe: January 4, 1951 - New Haven: June 19, 1951 | Jean-Marie Nicolle | Dieppe: January 4, 1951 - New Haven: June 19, 1951

Swiss politician | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne | Lausanne: January 4, 1950 - Durham: March 26, 1964 | Daniel Brélaz (Daniel Brelaz)

Italian mathematician and politician (1950-2021) | Scuola Normale Superiore | Catania: January 4, 1950 - Pisa: May 4, 2021 | Luciano Modica | Catania: January

Egyptian scientist (1949–1989) | Military Technical College, University of Kent | Rod El Farag: January 4, 1949 - July 14, 1989 | Said Elsayyed Bedeer | Rod

Soviet-born Israeli American mathematician | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Moscow State University | Moscow: January 4, 1948 - New Brunswick: July 7, 2018

1945-, American chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2014), honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I (2009)

American radiologist | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Stanford University, University of California, San Francisco, Massachusetts

Dutch historian | University of Amsterdam, Wageningen University & Research | Leiden: January 4, 1943 - Ljubljana: June 25, 1935 | Hans Blom | Leiden: January

American physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009) | University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers University

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Leroy P. Steele Prize (1975), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)

Russian mathematician | Moscow: January 4, 1942 - Florence: May 29, 1860 | Viktor Zharinov | Moscow: January 4, 1942 - Florence: May 29, 1860

German philosopher (1942–2016) | University of Hamburg, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Munich: January 4, 1942 - Rauschenberg: September 4, 2016

Welsh Nobel Laureate in Physics | Faraday Medal (1982), Fritz London Award (1970), Hughes Medal (1972), Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Faraday Medal and

Swiss psychoanalyst | Lucerne: January 4, 1940 - Zurich: June 23, 2016 | Maja Wicki-Vogt | Lucerne: January 4, 1940 - Zurich: June 23, 2016

Georgian scientist | Tbilisi State University | Moscow: January 4, 1940 - Tbilisi: October 29, 2019 | Vyacheslav Chkhikvadze | Moscow: January 4, 1940

Italian philosopher (1937–2018) | University of Pavia, Ghislieri College | Milan: January 4, 1937 - Milan: March 11, 2018 | Mario Vegetti | Milan: January 4

Italian philosopher and politician (1936–2023) | Max Planck Research Award (1992), honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, Honorary

Russian mathematician and university teacher | Ural State University | Yekaterinburg: January 4, 1935 - October 23, 2021 | Lev Shevrin | Yekaterinburg: January

British political theorist (born 1935) | Padma Bhushan, Gandhi International Peace Award, Fellow of the British Academy | January 4, 1935 - Putney: March 11, 1722

Canadian high jumper and scientist | North Toronto Collegiate Institute, University of Toronto | Toronto: January 4, 1935 - March 6, 2023 | Ken Money

British mathematician | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2016) | University of Oxford | London: January 4, 1935 - December 1, 2024 | Ronald Brown

mathematician (1933-2011) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Chicago: January 4, 1933 - Boca Raton: December 24, 2011 | Marvin Knopp | Chicago

Czech astronomer and physicist (1932-1993) | Masaryk University | Třebíč: January 4, 1932 - Sydney: August 21, 1993 | Zdeněk Kvíz (Zdenek Kviz)

French philosopher (1932–2018) | University of Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art | 8th arrondissement of Paris

Japanese mathematician (1932–2012) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1977) | University of Washington, University of Tokyo | Kofu: January 4, 1932 - Berkeley: August 29, 2012

physicist (1929-2018) | Howard N. Potts Medal (1986), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Otto Laporte Award (2003), Guggenheim Fellowship | City College

Italian teacher and philosopher (1922-1996) | Taranto: January 4, 1922 - San Giovanni Rotondo: September 21, 1996 | Giuseppe Semerari | Taranto: January 4

French historian and anthropologist (1914–2007) | Prix Essai France Télévisions (2005), Order of the Serbian Flag, honorary doctorate of the Masaryk

American chemist (1905-1985) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1941), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Guggenheim Fellowship (1940) | Humboldt University of Berlin

Trinidadian historian, journalist and Marxist (1901–1989) | Beyond a Boundary, Minty Alley, The Black Jacobins, World Revolution | Queen's Royal College

Polish poet and painter | Jagiellonian University, Lviv University | Burshtyn: January 4, 1900 - Lviv: August 1, 1942 | Debora Vogel | Burshtyn: January 4

Marxist economist and philosopher (1899-1990) | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Neuilly-sur-Seine: January 4, 1899 - Bremen

Canadian mathematician (1896-1980) | honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1963), Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award (1955), honorary doctor of the

American aerospace engineer (1895–1982) | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1948), National Aviation Hall of Fame (1972), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2003), J.

Brazilian physician, scientist and inventor | Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Sanidad (1954) | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo: January 4

mathematician (1890-1973) | University of Paris, Collège de France, Harvard University, Kansas State University | Newark: January 4, 1890 - La Jolla: December 27, 1973

German physicist (1888-1956) | X-ray badge (1956), Max Planck Medal (1944) | Heidelberg University | Berlin: January 4, 1888 - Tübingen: May 22, 1956

Serbian bishop and saint (1880–1956) | University of Bern | Lelić: January 4, 1881 - South Canaan Township: March 18, 1956 | Nikolaj Velimirović (Nikolaj

Italian politician and historian (1879–1958) | University of Turin | Fossano: January 4, 1879 - Rome: June 13, 1958 | Balbino Giuliano | Fossano: January 4

German chemist (1877-1964) | Laura R. Leonard Prize (1936) | Hanover: January 4, 1877 - Düsseldorf: February 28, 1964 | Leo Ubbelohde | Hanover: January 4

Austrian physicist (1875-1942) | Znojmo: January 4, 1875 - New York City: March 29, 1942 | Sigmund Strauß (Sigmund Strauss) | Znojmo: January 4, 1875 - New

American physicist | University of Paris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Newton: January 4, 1874 - Washington, D.C.: July 2, 1932 | George K. Burgess

American chemical engineer and mesoamericanist | Perkin Medal (1927) | Valparaiso University | Kempton: January 4, 1874 - New York City: May 28, 1931 | John E.

Polish mechanical engineer (1872–1950) | honorary doctor of the Gdańsk University of Technology (1950), Gold Cross of Merit, Commander of the Order of

Austrian automobile and aircraft designer (1872-1940) | Grave of honor | TU Wien | Vienna: January 4, 1872 - Züsow: September 7, 1940 | Edmund Rumpler

Portuguese Mathematician and Army Officer | Porto: January 4, 1866 - July 9, 1918 | Rodolfo Guimarães (Rodolfo Guimaraes) | Porto: January 4, 1866 - July 9, 1918

Russian physicist (1863-1944) | Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering | Saint Petersburg: January 4, 1864 - Milan: September 12, 1944

British filmmaker (1864–1959) | London: January 4, 1864 - Brighton: May 17, 1959 | George Albert Smith | London: January 4, 1864 - Brighton: May 17, 1959

Czechoslovak poet | Budislavice: January 4, 1862 - Pardubice: July 22, 1947 | Josef Zdeněk Raušar (Josef Zdenek Rausar | J. Z. Žuborič)

Dutch musician | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1908) | Sneek: January 4, 1862 - February 11, 1917 | Albert Pomper | Sneek: January 4, 1862 - February

Czech architect (1862-1930) | Czech Technical University in Prague | Stráž nad Nežárkou: January 4, 1860 - Smíchov: April 23, 1930 | Václav Weinzettl

Bashkir-Tatar scholar and publicist | madrasa | Kiçüçat: January 4, 1859 - Ufa: April 11, 1936 | Rizaetdin Fäxretdin (Rizaetdin Faxretdin) | Kiçüçat

American mathematician (1859–1929) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Syracuse University | Elmira: January 4, 1859 - December 11, 1929 | Edward Drake Roe

scientist | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint

French writer (1852–1918) | The Simple Life | Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris, Faculté de théologie protestante de Strasbourg | Vibersviller

Italian philosopher and presbyter (1852-1934) | Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

historian of science (1848-1922) | Hedingen: January 4, 1848 - Dornach: March 17, 1922 | Heinrich Suter | Hedingen: January 4, 1848 - Dornach: March 17, 1922

American inventor | Chester County: January 4, 1846 - New York City: September 9, 1917 | Edward Hibberd Johnson | Chester County: January 4, 1846 - New York

chemist (1844-1913) | Körösladány: January 4, 1844 - Budapest: March 11, 1913 | Béla Lengyel (Bela Lengyel) | Körösladány: January 4, 1844 - Budapest

Romanian chemist (1841-1925) | University of Paris | Cucuteni: January 4, 1841 - Iași: April 2, 1925 | Petru Poni | Cucuteni: January 4, 1841 - Iași: April 2, 1925

Iranian scientist | Najm ol-Thaghib, Faṣl al-khiṭāb fī ithbāt taḥrīf kitāb Rabb al-arbāb | Nur County: January 4, 1839 - Najaf: October 1, 1902

Austrian physicist | Lieben Prize (1871) | Vienna: January 4, 1839 - Vienna: February 1, 1886 | Leander Ditscheiner | Vienna: January 4, 1839 - Vienna: February 1, 1886

German chemist (1838–1926) | Wrocław: January 4, 1838 - Radebeul: May 1, 1926 | Friedrich von Heyden | Wrocław: January 4, 1838 - Radebeul: May 1, 1926

Norwegian scholar and politician (1818-1889) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Commander of the Order of

German chemist (1809–1886) | Frederick William University Berlin, Leipzig University | Meissen: January 4, 1809 - Tharandt: June 1, 1886 | Julius Adolph

Spanish professor (1809-1868) | Cal Torelló (Sanaüja): January 4, 1809 - Barcelona: April 1, 1868 | Joan Agell i Torrents - Juan Agell y Torrents | Cal

French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired

Danish mathematician | Odense: January 4, 1797 - Copenhagen: October 7, 1843 | Carl Ludvig Bendz | Odense: January 4, 1797 - Copenhagen: October 7, 1843

Swedish chemist (1792-1841) | Uppsala University | Finnerödja: January 4, 1792 - Bilbao: October 28, 1841 | Johan August Arfwedson | Finnerödja: January 4

French billiards player | Le Cailar: January 4, 1771 - Rotterdam: December 23, 1847 | François Mingaud (Francois Mingaud) | Le Cailar: January 4, 1771

American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | West Nottingham Academy, University of Edinburgh

French chemist and politician (1737-1816) | Collège des Godrans | Dijon: January 4, 1737 - former 10th arrondissement of Paris: January 2, 1816

Italian philosopher (1716-1793) | Comacchio: January 4, 1716 - Rome: December 17, 1793 | Appiano Buonafede - Tito Benvenuto (Agatopisto Cromaziano | Appio

English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727) | Knight Bachelor (1705) | Opticks, or a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of

German inventor | Nuremberg: January 4, 1595 - Nuremberg: January 20, 1670 | Hans Hautsch | Nuremberg: January 4, 1595 - Nuremberg: January 20, 1670

architect, mathematician, physicist (1567-1617) | Opticorum Libri Sex | University of Douai | Brussels metropolitan area: January 4, 1567 - Antwerp: March 20, 1617

Archbishop of Prague | University of Paris, Charles University, University of Padua, University of Bologna, University of Montpellier | Prague: January 4, 1351