James Wood

Ukrainian scientist, teacher, traveler, photographer | Cherkasy Institut of Banking | Zvenyhorodka: December 14, 1972 - 3rd arrondissement of Lyon: November 21, 1964

Swiss author | Milan: December 14, 1965 - Kipahulu: August 26, 1974 | Marco Volken | Milan: December 14, 1965 - Kipahulu: August 26, 1974

British philosopher, author | University of Birmingham | England: December 14, 1964 - Constantinople: May 20, 0925 | Gary Cox | England: December 14, 1964

Israeli zoologist and researcher | Tel Aviv University, Boston University | Israel: December 14, 1964 - Wołów: April 20, 1821 | Noga Kronfeld-Schor | Israel

Australian scientist and academic administrator | Rennie Memorial Medal (1993) | University of Sydney, University of Cambridge | December 14, 1960 - Örebro

American astronaut, chemist, United States Air Force officer | University of Massachusetts Amherst, Carter G. Woodson High School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spanish politician | Order of Constitutional Merit | University of the Basque Country, University of Deusto | Donostia-San Sebastián: December 14, 1959

German mathematician | Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (2012), Fröhlich Prize (2006) | University of Warwick | Berlin: December 14, 1955 - Edo: November 27, 1769

Canadian mathematician, Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia | Fellow of the Royal Society (2017), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical

Canadian astronaut | NASA Space Flight Medal, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | Merivale High School, York University | Ottawa: December 14, 1954

Swiss philosopher | December 14, 1953 - Bengaluru: June 30, 2015 | Jean-Claude Wolf | December 14, 1953 - Bengaluru: June 30, 2015

American artist | Sarasota High School, San Francisco Art Institute | December 14, 1953 - Paris: July 3, 2005 | Mark Pauline | December 14, 1953 - Paris: July

researcher | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, State Prize of the Russian Federation | Siberian State Medical University

Indian physicist | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1997) | University of Oxford, University of Calcutta, University College of

Slovene philosopher | Ljubljana: December 14, 1951 - Erquy: July 4, 2018 | Eva Dolar Bahovec - Eva Bahovec | Ljubljana: December 14, 1951 - Erquy: July 4, 2018

American scientist | Rutgers University, Fairleigh Dickinson University | New York City: December 14, 1949 - May 5, 2002 | Barry Stevens | New York City

Estonian politician (1948-2011) | Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Order of the National Coat of Arms

Argentine physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship | Rafael Hernández National College, National University of La Plata | La Plata: December 14, 1947 - July 29, 2023

French mathematician and computer scientist | CNRS silver medal (1996) | Nancy-Université | Nancy: December 14, 1946 - Paris: April 21, 1947 | Marie-Claude

Iranian philosopher and political scientist (1945–2023) | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms | University of Tehran, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Russian engineer | Order of Military Merit, honorary citizen of Nizhny Novgorod, Honoured aircraft engineer, Merited mechanical engineer of the Russian

Chilean writer | University of Chile, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Turin | Santiago: December 14, 1943 - Malmö: September 11, 2019

Austrian legal scholar (1942–2022) | University of Vienna | Vienna: December 14, 1942 - August 7, 2022 | Gerd Kaminski | Vienna: December 14, 1942 - August

Argentine essayist, poet and translator | Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires (2019), honorary doctorate (2019), honorary doctorate | University of Buenos Aires

German philosopher | Aachen: December 14, 1940 - April 22, 2025 | Katharina Comoth | Aachen: December 14, 1940 - April 22, 2025

Dutch university professor and mathematician | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Coevorden: December 14, 1940 - Amstelveen: May 15, 2022 | Mient Jan Faber

scientist | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Balkhash: December 14, 1940 - Orenburg: September 6, 2017 | Valery Kashin | Balkhash: December 14

American physicist | Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1999) | Harvard University, California Institute of Technology | Trenton: December 14

American-Canadian computer scientist | CRM-Fields-PIMS prize (1999), ACM Fellow (2008), Gödel Lecturer (1999), Turing Award (1982), Fellow of the Royal

Brazilian theologian | Premio Internacional Mario Benedetti (2017), Right Livelihood Award (2001), honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel (2009)

Austrian mathematician (1936–2006) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1976) | University of Vienna | Vienna: December 14, 1936 - July 19, 2006

British mathematician | Sylvester Medal (1988), Fellow of the Royal Society, Pólya Prize (1988), Berwick Prize (1965), Senior Whitehead Prize (1976), Fellow

American astronaut | California Institute of Technology, Amherst College | New York City: December 14, 1936 - Belmont: August 6, 2020 | Robert A. Parker | New

Nigerian politician | Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (1977) | University of Ibadan, Barewa College, St Catharine's College | Adamawa State: December

Pakistani poet and writer (1931-2002) | Pride of Performance (2000) | British Raj: December 14, 1931 - Pakistan: November 8, 2002 | Jon Elia | British Raj

Soviet physicist (1930–2022) | Lenin Prize, Order of Friendship, Order of Honour, USSR State Prize | Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg

German electrical engineer and professor at ETH Zurich | University of Stuttgart | Leutkirch: December 14, 1930 - Wettingen: January 15, 2015 | Konrad Reichert

Czech mathematician (1929-2002) | Czech Medal of Merit | Prague: December 14, 1929 - December 5, 2002 | Jindřich Nečas (Jindrich Necas) | Prague: December

Soviet physicist (1928–1997) | Lenin Prize (1988), State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1971), State Prize of Ukraine in Science and

Georgian philosopher (1927-2020) | Goethe Medal (2006), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2008), Presidential Order of Excellence

Soviet physicist (1922-2001) | Order of Cyril and Methodius, Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1969), Fellow of the

scientist | Order of the Red Star | Military Academy of the Signal Corps, National Defense University of Ukraine | Vinnytsia Raion: December 14, 1921 - Kyiv

Bulgarian engineer | Charles University | Stakevtsi: December 14, 1919 - United States: June 6, 2015 | Viden Tabakov | Stakevtsi: December 14, 1919 - United

German aerospace engineer (1911-1998) | Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1992), Charles Stark Draper Prize (1991), Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, National Inventors Hall of Fame

Egyptian activist (1908–1975) | University of Paris | Tanta: December 14, 1908 - Cairo: September 20, 1975 | Doria Shafik | Tanta: December 14, 1908 - Cairo

Swedish chemist, crystallographer and professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Uppsala (1903–1986) | Björkén Prize (1944), Gregori

Soviet chemist | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the October Revolution, Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"

Georgian philosopher (1888–1969) | Order of the Badge of Honour (1966), Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Leipzig University, Saint Petersburg State University

Czech literature historian, educator, sociologist and writer (1879-1958) | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague | Tábor: December 14, 1879 - Tábor

German general (1879–1940) | Grashof Commemorative Medal (1937), honorary doctorate, Goethe Medal for Art and Science (1940) | Königlich Bayerische

Indian educator, professor of literature and philosophy | December 14, 1868 - May 9, 1909 | Lilavati Singh | December 14, 1868 - May 9, 1909

December 14, 1867 - Beijing: September 9, 1976 | Carl Alrik Hult | December 14, 1867 - Beijing: September 9, 1976

Russian biologist (1857-1930) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | December 14, 1857

British businessman (1854-1901) | Walthamstow: December 14, 1854 - Coventry: October 29, 1901 | John Kemp Starley | Walthamstow: December 14, 1854 - Coventry

physicist, mathematician, inventor (1853-1922) | University of Pisa, Liceo Classico Annibal Caro | Lapedona: December 14, 1853 - Monterubbiano: November 25, 1922

American scientific editor (1848–1909) | Dickinson College, Heidelberg University | December 14, 1848 - March 23, 1909 | William Henry Wahl | December 14

Australian chemist and politician (1840–1912) | Newbury: December 14, 1840 - Hamilton: September 1, 1912 | David Hay Dalrymple | Newbury: December 14, 1840

German teacher (1839–1914) | Lutherstadt Wittenberg: December 14, 1839 - Wernigerode: May 4, 1914 | Gottlieb Leuchtenberger | Lutherstadt Wittenberg

December 14, 1837 - Ljubljana: April 19, 1714 | Janko Pajk | December 14, 1837 - Ljubljana: April 19, 1714

Tibetan Buddhist scholar (1813–1899) | Sheja Dzö | Dêgê: December 14, 1813 - December 28, 1899 | Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye | Dêgê: December 14, 1813

American academic (1811-1892) | Yale College | Farmington: December 14, 1811 - New Haven: March 4, 1892 | Noah Porter | Farmington: December 14, 1811 - New

Danish poet and critic (1791–1860) | Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1852), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1840), etatsråd

German jurist and social theorist (1720-1794) | University of Göttingen, University of Jena, Ratsgymnasium Osnabrück | Osnabrück: December 14, 1720

French clerks regular, diplomat, historian and writer | Sorbonne, College of Sorbonne | Beauvais: December 14, 1670 - Paris: March 23, 1742 | Jean-Baptiste

English philosopher | London: December 14, 1631 - London: February 18, 1679 | Anne Conway | London: December 14, 1631 - London: February 18, 1679