John Walter Christie

University of Geneva | May 6, 1988 - December 31, 2023 | Nikita Kalinin | May 6, 1988 - December 31, 2023 | University of Geneva

American economist | Princeton University | San Francisco: May 6, 1985 - Midland: March 17, 1991 | Glen Weyl | San Francisco: May 6, 1985 - Midland: March 17, 1991

Romanian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Bôcher Memorial Prize (2002) | University of Virginia | Piatra Neamț: May 6

theoretical chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award in Theoretical Physical

Dutch physicist and university professor | University of Amsterdam | May 6, 1965 - Kraków: October 19, 2016 | Stan Bentvelsen | May 6, 1965 - Kraków: October

engineer and academic | IEEE Fellow, Edison Medal (2020), Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (2020), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

Ukrainian speleologist (born 1961) | Sniatyn: May 6, 1961 - November 14, 2020 | Yuriy Kasyan | Sniatyn: May 6, 1961 - November 14, 2020

Russian scientist | Saint Petersburg State University | Yoshkar-Ola: May 6, 1960 - Saint Petersburg: November 21, 2021 | Олег Васильевич

British political scientist | Nuffield College, University of Keele, Noel-Baker Community School | May 6, 1960 - June 23, 1923 | Keith Dowding | May 6, 1960

Indian Tamil-language writer and IAS officer | Pudhumai Pitthan Padaippilakkiya Viruthu, Sahitya Akademi Award (2022) | Tirumangalam: May 6, 1959 - Geneva

Czech physicist and university educator | Belarusian State University | Zlín: May 6, 1957 - Ludwigshafen: June 10, 1934 | Miroslav Mašláň (Miroslav Maslan)

scientist | Rostov State University | Ulaanbaatar: May 6, 1956 - July 12, 2017 | Ivan A. Parinov | Ulaanbaatar: May 6, 1956 - July 12, 2017 | Rostov State University

German theologian | Darmstadt: May 6, 1955 - Laguna Hills: July 21, 1985 | Renate Jost | Darmstadt: May 6, 1955 - Laguna Hills: July 21, 1985

Israeli mathematician and Talmudist | University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Bar-Ilan University, University of Côte d'Azur | Nice: May 6, 1954 - Saint

Italian physician and teacher | Rome: May 6, 1954 - Messina: April 3, 1995 | Giovanni Rezza | Rome: May 6, 1954 - Messina: April 3, 1995

Venezuelan economist | Central University of Venezuela, Eötvös Loránd University | Naiguatá: May 6, 1954 - Newport: September 3, 1894 | Nelson Merentes

American physics professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Guggenheim Fellowship | Princeton University, Freeport High School | New York

scientist | Tuvan State University | Teeli: May 6, 1953 - Nocera Inferiore: July 17, 1892 | Anna Dyrtyk-ool | Teeli: May 6, 1953 - Nocera Inferiore: July 17, 1892

American mathematician | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Chicago: May 6, 1953 - Liss: August 30, 1978 | Sy Friedman | Chicago: May 6, 1953 - Liss

Peruvian-American biophysicist | Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics (2004), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Max Delbrück Prize in Biological

Chilean writer and researcher | University of Concepción | Santiago: May 6, 1951 - Madrid: February 28, 2018 | Antonio Saldías (Antonio Saldias) | Santiago

Professor of political philosophy | Grand prix catholique de littérature (2023), Prix Chateaubriand (2022), Édouard Bonnefous Prize (2012), prix Moron

Israeli theoretical physicist and astrophysicist | Marcel Grossmann Award (2021), The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2019) | Tel Aviv University

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | May 6, 1948 - July 23, 2019 | Aleksey Yashin | May 6, 1948 - July 23, 2019 | Merited

American philosopher | honorary doctorate from ENS (2010), Harvard Centennial Medal, Holberg International Memorial Prize (2021), honorary doctor of the

American cryptographer | Marconi Prize (2007), IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award (2000), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

Czech physicist, translator and university educator | Masaryk University | Uherské Hradiště: May 6, 1944 - Prague: June 15, 1931 | Jan Novotný (Jan Novotny

Chinese mathematician | Stefan Bergman Prize (1993), honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American sculptor | Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture (2007), National Medal of Arts, Guggenheim Fellowship, Praemium Imperiale (2021), MacArthur

American physicist | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1982) | University of California, Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology | Teaneck: May 6, 1942

French mathematician (1942–2009) | Servant Prize (1982) | École polytechnique | Béziers: May 6, 1942 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: March 21, 2009

American physicist (1942–2024) | American University | Rutland: May 6, 1942 - May 10, 2024 | Bruce Maccabee | Rutland: May 6, 1942 - May 10, 2024 | American University

Polish physicist | Wołomin: May 6, 1941 - Dubrovnik: January 1, 1610 | Bohdan Kos | Wołomin: May 6, 1941 - Dubrovnik: January 1, 1610

Bishop of Namur | Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy (1975) | Université catholique de Louvain, Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Namur

Spanish writer | Barcelona: May 6, 1939 - Kungsholm parish: May 11, 1931 | Rafael Barberán Domínguez (Rafael Barberan Dominguez | Gim West | Ralph Barby

American physical chemist (1938-2020) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007) | Wheaton College, University of Chicago

French sociologist | CNRS silver medal (1994) | Franz Kafka: Subversive Dreamer, Revolutionary Affinities: Towards a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity, Redemption

Slovene philosopher | Celje: May 6, 1937 - Lahore: April 21, 1938 | Žiga Knap (Ziga Knap) | Celje: May 6, 1937 - Lahore: April 21, 1938

Polish physicist | University of Warsaw | Warsaw: May 6, 1936 - Mexico City: January 22, 2019 | Bogdan Mielnik | Warsaw: May 6, 1936 - Mexico City: January 22, 2019

German-American mathematician | University of Maryland, University of Miami | Berlin: May 6, 1931 - September 16, 2023 | Dagmar R. Henney - Dagmar Renate

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

American chemist (1929–2007) | Dickson Prize in Science (1993), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007), Charles F. Kettering Prize (1985), X-ray badge

German inventor (1929–2009) | Playmobil | Greiz: May 6, 1929 - Markdorf: January 30, 2009 | Hans Beck | Greiz: May 6, 1929 - Markdorf: January 30, 2009 | Playmobil

British academic (1927-2001) | The Queen's College, The Glasgow Academy, Yale University | Cambridge: May 6, 1927 - Lancaster: January 29, 2001 | Ninian Smart

Hungarian mathematician (1927–1977) | University of Szeged | Szeged: May 6, 1927 - Szeged: September 28, 1977 | Géza Fodor - Fodor Géza Dezső (Geza Fodor)

Russian scientist | Medal "For Courage", Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great

Swedish inventor and entrepreneur | Chalmers University of Technology | Steneby socken: May 6, 1924 - Nacka: April 4, 2015 | Bengt G. Olsson | Steneby socken

British television presenter (1924-2015) | Vienna: May 6, 1924 - Wales: January 19, 2015 | Bob Symes | Vienna: May 6, 1924 - Wales: January 19, 2015

Swiss-American mathematician (1923-2016) | German School of Athens, University of Zurich | Naples: May 6, 1923 - Bellingham: March 12, 2016 | Verena

Yugoslav/Macedonian pedologist | Sofia University | Amyntaio: May 6, 1919 - Skopje: December 21, 2019 | Gjorgji Filipovski | Amyntaio: May 6, 1919 - Skopje

Dutch mathematician (1917-1975) | Delft University of Technology | Den Helder: May 6, 1917 - Delft: November 9, 1975 | Reinier Timman | Den Helder: May 6, 1917

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1911–1990) | Wilbur Cross Medal (1976) | University of Cambridge, Dartmouth College, Yale University | May 6, 1911 - December 21, 1990

Canadian physicist (1908–2001) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society | University

French mathematician (1906-1998) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1966), Guggenheim Fellowship (1952), Guggenheim Fellowship (1944), Prix Francoeur

Soviet mathematician (1904–1980) | Order of Lenin | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Vladimir: May 6, 1904 - Moscow: August 4, 1980

Israeli engineer and creator of the Feldenkrais Method (1904-1984) | Feldenkrais Method | Science Faculty of Paris, École spéciale des travaux publics, du

nutritionist and biochemist | Yale University, Indiana University, Nanjing University, Ohio University | Nanxi District: May 6, 1900 - Nanjing: July 29, 2010

German mathematician (1898–1967) | TU Dresden | Dresden: May 6, 1898 - Darmstadt: January 4, 1967 | Alwin Walther | Dresden: May 6, 1898 - Darmstadt: January 4, 1967

Swedish medical physicist, professor (1896–1966) | Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University | Stockholm: May 6, 1896

Brazilian mathematician (1895–1974) | The Man who Counted | Rio de Janeiro: May 6, 1895 - Recife: June 18, 1974 | Júlio César de Mello e Souza (Julio Cesar

Kazan Imperial University | May 6, 1879 - Budapest: November 18, 1971 | Arnold Brening | May 6, 1879 - Budapest: November 18, 1971 | Kazan Imperial University

Swedish physicist and researcher, known for work on electrical discharges and contacts (1879-1970) | Uppsala University, University of Göttingen | Skara: May

Finnish philosopher and sociologist (1878-1940) | University of Helsinki | Helsinki: May 6, 1878 - Helsinki: October 30, 1940 | Gunnar Landtman | Helsinki: May

Dutch cosmologist (*1872 – †1934) | Bruce Medal (1931), Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1931), James Craig Watson Medal (1929), Prix Jules

French chemist (1871-1935) | Lavoisier Medal (1912), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Jecker Prize (1906), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1912), Officer of the

Russian theorist and organizer of librarianship (1871–1949) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1945), Order of the Badge of Honour (1945) | Humboldt

Spanish writer, philosopher and politician (1870-1939) | Complutense University of Madrid, University of Barcelona | Barcelona: May 6, 1870 - Buenos Aires

Serbian mathematician and philosopher (*1868 – †1943) | honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade | University of Paris, University of Belgrade

Italian scientist (1867–1927) | Asti: May 6, 1867 - Rome: May 10, 1927 | Alessandro Artom | Asti: May 6, 1867 - Rome: May 10, 1927

Russian scientist (1858–1918) | Eastern Faculty of Imperial St. Petersburg University | Voronezh: May 6, 1858 - Saint Petersburg: January 17, 1918 | Valentin

German chemist (1856–1930) | Winkel: May 6, 1856 - Munich: January 1, 1930 | Adolf Lehne | Winkel: May 6, 1856 - Munich: January 1, 1930

French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner (1851–1925) | Courtenay: May 6, 1851 - 18th arrondissement of Paris: February 10, 1925 | Aristide Bruant

British chemist | Aurora Polaris | University of Leeds | May 6, 1848 - August 17, 1927 | Henry Richardson Procter | May 6, 1848 - August 17, 1927 | Aurora Polaris

British chemist (1848-1937) | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society

1846-1894 | National University of Kharkiv | Bryansk: May 6, 1846 - Yalta: July 19, 1894 | Aleksandr Pavlovich Eltekov | Bryansk: May 6, 1846 - Yalta: July 19, 1894

May 6, 1830 - September 20, 2015 | Henry Fairbanks | May 6, 1830 - September 20, 2015

Argentine politician and writer | National School of Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires: May 6, 1809 - Buenos Aires: February 26, 1878 | Juan María Gutiérrez (Juan

Spanish author, political theorist and diplomat (1809-1853) | Legion of Honour | University of Salamanca, University of Seville | Valle de la Serena: May 6

British actuary (1809–1893) | North Shields: May 6, 1809 - January 1, 1893 | Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse | North Shields: May 6, 1809 - January 1, 1893

naturalist (1798-1868) | Lviv University | Bielsko: May 6, 1798 - Brno: May 5, 1868 | Aleksander Zawadzki | Bielsko: May 6, 1798 - Brno: May 5, 1868

German mathematician (1792-1872) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Erlangen: May 6, 1792 - Berlin: April 1, 1872 | Martin Ohm | Erlangen: May 6, 1792

German philosopher | University of Jena | Eisenberg: May 6, 1781 - Munich: September 27, 1832 | Karl Christian Friedrich Krause | Eisenberg: May 6, 1781

pharmacist | May 6, 1775 - November 19, 1860 | Hans Henrich Maschmann | May 6, 1775 - November 19, 1860

French mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1831) | Reims University, École royale du génie de Mézières | Mézières: May 6, 1769 - former 11th

botanist (1761-1847) | Merentibus Medal | Vilnius University | Jasiancy: May 6, 1761 - Vilnius: April 15, 1847 | Stanisław Bonifacy Jundziłł (Stanislaw

English geologist, traveller and writer ; (1761-1841) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Winchester College, Trinity College | Probus: May 6, 1761 - Probus: July 4, 1841

Swiss politician, philosopher and diplomat (1751-1818) | Yverdon-les-Bains: May 6, 1751 - Coppet: July 21, 1818 | François-Rodolphe de Weiss

German chemist | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Speyer: May 6, 1635 - London: January 1, 1682 | Johann Joachim Becher | Speyer: May 6, 1635 - London