John Taliaferro Thompson

chemist | Corday-Morgan Prize (2015) | University of Nottingham, MSU Faculty of Chemistry | December 31, 1974 - Utrecht: November 15, 1844 | Andrei N.

French physicist | Yves Rocard Prize (2011), Scientific Grand Prize of the NRJ Fondation (2015) | Paris Descartes University, Supélec | Paimpol: December 31

Chinese-American statistician, University of California, Berkeley | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (2006), Fellow

Bangladeshi physicist | Jahangirnagar University, University of St Andrews | Dhaka: December 31, 1966 - Warsaw: January 15, 1968 | A A Mamun | Dhaka: December

Russian mathematician | Moscow State School 57, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Moscow: December 31, 1958 - Fort Collins

Pakistani academic | Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences | University of Oxford, University of Karachi | Kasur: December 31, 1957 - Queens' College: October 20, 1896

Czech illustrator, religion writer and scriptwriter | Kyjov: December 31, 1955 - New Delhi: February 5, 1927 | Oldřich Selucký (Oldrich Selucky) | Kyjov

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist (1952–2020) | Rutherford Medal (1991), Fields medal (1990), Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of

British meteorologist | Jule G. Charney Medal (1997), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, IOP Dirac Medal (2014), International Meteorological

Indonesian philosopher | Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University | Pekalongan: December 31, 1951 - Rostock: July 27, 2015 | Musa Asy'arie | Pekalongan: December 31

American politician | Commonwealth School, Harvard University, Harvard College, Georgetown University Law Center, St Catherine's College | Boston: December 31

American computer scientist | ACM Fellow (2012) | Purdue University, Reed College, University of California, San Diego | Boulder: December 31, 1949 - June 4, 1930

Canadian physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | California Institute of Technology, William Jewell College | Bethel

Soviet and Russian bard | Merited Artist of the Russian Federation | MSU Faculty of Physics | Dushanbe: December 31, 1945 - Florence: April 25, 1993 | Tatyana

American theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California | Fellow of the

Italian mathematician | University of Turin | Camagna Monferrato: December 31, 1942 - January 13, 2025 | Gabriele Lolli | Camagna Monferrato: December 31, 1942

Canadian academic | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, ISCB Fellow (2009), ISCB Senior Scientist Award (2003), ACM Fellow (2023), Marcel Vincent Prize (1977)

American scientist | Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award (2017), IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award | Stanford

Hungarian mathematician (born: 1938) | Bolyai University, Romanian Academy, Babeș-Bolyai University | Cluj-Napoca: December 31, 1938 - Amsterdam: May 10, 1941

chemist from Germany | Mönchengladbach: December 31, 1938 - April 21, 2019 | Walter Jansen | Mönchengladbach: December 31, 1938 - April 21, 2019

Canadian computer scientist (1937–2023) | December 31, 1937 - January 4, 2023 | Maarten van Emden | December 31, 1937 - January 4, 2023

scientist | Gadabay: December 31, 1935 - March 20, 2020 | Köçərli Şahvələd (Kocərli Sahvələd) | Gadabay: December 31, 1935 - March 20, 2020

American chemist and author of German-Jewish descent (b. 1934) | Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2013) | Kippenheim: December 31, 1934 - Nijmegen: June 13, 2015

December 31, 1931 - Jerusalem: May 18, 1990 | Gerhard Öhlmann (Gerhard Ohlmann) | December 31, 1931 - Jerusalem: May 18, 1990

educator from Bolivia | Great Immigrants Award (2008), National Teachers Hall of Fame (1999) | California State University, Los Angeles, Colegio San Calixto

Excellence in People's Education of the Azerbaijan SSR | December 31, 1928 - Baku: July 18, 2018 | Idris Verdiyev | December 31, 1928 - Baku: July 18, 2018

German philosopher | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Robert Curtius Award (1990), Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize

American academic administrator | Woodstock College, Canisius High School | Blasdell: December 31, 1924 - Weston: March 18, 2017 | J. Donald Monan | Blasdell

American physicist (1915–2011) | University of Pittsburgh | Schenectady: December 31, 1915 - Greenwich: September 30, 2011 | Lee Davenport | Schenectady

Danish physicist | Copenhagen: December 31, 1912 - Gentofte Municipality: February 22, 1990 | Børge Bak (Borge Bak) | Copenhagen: December 31, 1912 - Gentofte

German mathematician (1906-1994) | University of Königsberg | Olsztyn: December 31, 1906 - January 16, 1994 | Werner Burau | Olsztyn: December 31, 1906

Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Glory, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in

Russian mathematician (*1899 – †1981) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the

German mathematician (1896-1981) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1954), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal

Dutch university professor | Delft University of Technology | The Hague: December 31, 1889 - Bilthoven: July 27, 1985 | Cornelis Johannes van Nieuwenburg | The

Soviet jurist, philologist and historian (1882-1966) | Kazan Federal University | Ulyanovsk: December 31, 1882 - Perm: July 21, 1966 | Vasily Glushkov

Dutch historian (1882–1967) | Leiden University | Deventer: December 31, 1882 - Amsterdam: August 31, 1967 | David Cohen | Deventer: December 31, 1882

Swedish mathematician | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: December 31, 1876 - Oscar Parish: June 2, 1965 | Filip Lundberg | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: December 31

Ukrainian mathematician (1872-1956) | Lviv University | Ternopil: December 31, 1872 - Lviv: August 13, 1956 | Volodymyr Levytskyi - Володи́мир

German politician and chemist (1868-1910) | Żelechowa: December 31, 1868 - Rügen: April 3, 1910 | Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbrück (Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbruck)

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | December 31, 1868

Paraguayan chemist and writer | University of Buenos Aires | Asunción: December 31, 1860 - October 17, 1931 | Ovidio Rebaudi | Asunción: December 31, 1860

Austrian mineralogist (1855–1931) | Eduard Suess medal (1930), Wollaston Medal (1929) | University of Vienna | Prague: December 31, 1855 - Vienna: June 18, 1931

American philosopher | Killingly: December 31, 1853 - July 20, 1899 | Marietta Kies | Killingly: December 31, 1853 - July 20, 1899

Slovenian scientist and philosopher (1841–1921) | December 31, 1841 - Varaždin: July 16, 1921 | Josip Križan (Josip Krizan) | December 31, 1841

Danish mathematician | Copenhagen: December 31, 1839 - Frederiksberg: March 27, 1912 | Frederik Bing | Copenhagen: December 31, 1839 - Frederiksberg: March 27, 1912

Pavlovsk Cadet Corps, Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy | December 31, 1837 - Saint Petersburg: October 15, 1902 | Pavel Lachinov | December 31

Italian physicist (1818-1897) | University of Pavia | Milan: December 31, 1818 - Milan: July 15, 1897 | Giovanni Cantoni | Milan: December 31, 1818 - Milan

British librarian (1815–1898) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | Merchant Taylors' School | Hanwell

English physician and chemist (1813–1873) | Croonian Medal and Lecture (1868), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Goulstonian Lectures

chemist (1811-1892) | Pécs: December 31, 1811 - Budapest: July 5, 1892 | Károly Nendtvich (Karoly Nendtvich) | Pécs: December 31, 1811 - Budapest: July 5, 1892

German philosopher | Lichtenstein: December 31, 1801 - Winnenden: November 14, 1853 | Friedrich Fischer | Lichtenstein: December 31, 1801 - Winnenden: November 14, 1853

Portuguese politician | Lisbon: December 31, 1769 - Lisbon: July 2, 1846 | Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira | Lisbon: December 31, 1769 - Lisbon: July 2, 1846

German engineer (1764-1848) | Frankfurt: December 31, 1764 - Berlin: August 18, 1848 | Johann Albert Eytelwein | Frankfurt: December 31, 1764 - Berlin: August 18, 1848

Japanese mathematician and daimyo of the middle Edo period; 7th Lord of Kurume | December 31, 1714 - December 16, 1783 | Arima Yoriyuki | December 31, 1714

French astronomer | Order of the Holy Spirit, Order of Saint Louis | Versailles: December 31, 1714 - Paris: September 23, 1769 | Michel Ferdinand d'Albert

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, Leiden University, University of Harderwijk

French Cistercian abbess | Paris: December 31, 1593 - Port-Royal-des-Champs: February 19, 1671 | Agnès Arnauld - Jeanne-Catherine-Agnès Arnauld (Agnes Arnauld)

English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632) | Trinity College | Uttoxeter: December 31, 1540 - Gloucester College: September 30, 1632 | Thomas Allen | Uttoxeter

Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC) | Pater Patriae | De Oratore, De Inventione, De Natura Deorum, Philippicae, De re publica