Karel Preis

German politician (FDP) | Munich: August 20, 1986 - Saint Petersburg: March 18, 1912 | Lukas Köhler (Lukas Kohler) | Munich: August 20, 1986 - Saint

Ukrainian politician | Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University | Tovste: August 20, 1975 - Arlington County: February 8, 2005 | Volodymyr Hevko

Australian scientist | University of Melbourne | August 20, 1970 - São Vicente: February 29, 1972 | Josephine M. Forbes | August 20, 1970 - São Vicente

Italian politician and writer | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore | Rome: August 20, 1970 - Ferrara: January 1, 1468 | Michela Marzano | Rome

Turkish-American physicist and skeptic | Johns Hopkins University, Boğaziçi University | August 20, 1967 - Amasya: January 1, 0379 | Taner Edis | August 20

Azerbaijani politician | Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University | Baku: August 20, 1965 - Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: July 1, 1990 | Gular Ahmadova - Gülər

Norwegian professor | Norwegian Institute of Technology | Levanger Municipality: August 20, 1965 - Buenos Aires: October 13, 1865 | Magnar Bjørås (Magnar

Russian painter (1964-2020) | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2016), Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation | Moscow State

Brazilian physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003) | University of

German Chemist | Darmstadt: August 20, 1963 - January 17, 1936 | Sabine Laschat | Darmstadt: August 20, 1963 - January 17, 1936

Iranian philosopher, thinker, translator and editor | Aligarh Muslim University, agrégation de philosophie, University of Tehran | Tehran: August 20, 1963

New Zealand chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2018), MacDiarmid Medal (2012), Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Rutherford Medal (2012)

scientist | N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod: August 20, 1959 - Sèvres: June 16, 1967 | Vladimir Yerofeyev | Nizhny

Italian mathematician and politician | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Edinburgh

Australian science writer | Klopsteg Memorial Award (2016) | University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Deakin University | Brisbane: August 20, 1958

English mathematician and Fields medalist | Royal Medal (1992), The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2009), honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier

Polish mathematician | Plumey price (2003) | University of Warsaw (1980), Collège Rousseau (1975), Polish Academy of Sciences (1986) | August 20, 1957

Polish politician | Cross of Recognition (2008) | Vilnius University | Kaunas: August 20, 1956 - Kiel: March 15, 1900 | Regimantas Čiupaila (Regimantas

scientist (1954–2012) | Spiritual Revival Prize (2008) | Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University | Minsk: August 20, 1954 - Minsk: April 26, 2012

American physicist | Fellow of the Optical Society | Sarah Lawrence College, University of Rochester | New York City: August 20, 1954 - London: September 3, 1983

Finnish mathematician and theoretical computer scientist, professor of Mathematics (University of Turku) | University of Turku | Jyväskylän maalaiskunta

Italian politician | Fontanellato: August 20, 1949 - Bologna: April 19, 2024 | Giovanna Grignaffini | Fontanellato: August 20, 1949 - Bologna: April 19, 2024

Danish cryptographer and mathematician | University of Chicago | Horsens: August 20, 1948 - Rumkale: January 1, 1200 | Peter Landrock | Horsens: August 20

Vietnamese-American astrophysicist | prix Moron (2007), Kalinga Prize (2009), Prix littéraire de l'Asie (2000), Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2012) | Princeton

Italian mathematician and jurist | Rome: August 20, 1948 - Lviv: May 3, 1987 | Mauro Palma | Rome: August 20, 1948 - Lviv: May 3, 1987

scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Voronezh State University | Uvarovsky District: August 20, 1947 - Bled: February 13, 1933

Canadian chemist, professor and science comunicator | Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking (2014), James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement

German chemist and manager | Reutlingen: August 20, 1946 - Göttingen: May 15, 1986 | Jürgen Hambrecht (Jurgen Hambrecht) | Reutlingen: August 20, 1946

Ukrainian physicist and technician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Order of Merit, 1st class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class, State Prize of

Finnish psychologist | The special medal of merit of work for working environment, State Award for Public Information (1996) | Kisko: August 20, 1941 - Kharar

French philosopher (1940-2021) | honorary degree of HEC Paris, Grand prix de philosophie (2019) | Lycée Lakanal, École Normale Supérieure, University of

French neuropsychiatrist | Order of Friendship | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Paris Descartes University, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | Beirut: August

American scientist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Guggenheim Fellowship, James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics (1997) | Harvard University

Czech chemist | Únanov: August 20, 1938 - Orsay: October 22, 2013 | Miroslav Raab | Únanov: August 20, 1938 - Orsay: October 22, 2013

Japanese scientist (1936-) | Order of Culture (2000), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2000), Person of Cultural Merit (2000) | University of Pennsylvania, Tokyo

Bangladeshi scientist | Sylhet District: August 20, 1936 - January 1, 1627 | Rafiq Uddina Ahmed | Sylhet District: August 20, 1936 - January 1, 1627

Dutch-American scientist in engineering | Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, William Prager Medal (2001), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

Belgian-French mathematical physicist | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Peano Prize (2009), Commander of the Order of Leopold (2022)

Russian physicist | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Zhukovsky Prize (1970), Honoured aircraft

August 20, 1934 - Blanes: September 28, 2019 | Tomas Ohlin | August 20, 1934 - Blanes: September 28, 2019

Turkish scientist | Istanbul University, University of Minnesota | Istanbul: August 20, 1931 - November 29, 2020 | Ayhan Ulubelen | Istanbul: August 20, 1931

Finnish physicist (1930–2002) | honorary doctorate, Fritz London Award (1984), Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Körber European Science Prize

university professor and researcher active in Brazil (1925-2013) | University of São Paulo, Escola Estadual de São Paulo, Institut Henri Poincaré | São

Romanian philosopher | Kossuth Prize (2006) | Cluj-Napoca: August 20, 1924 - Budapest: March 12, 2010 | Zádor Tordai (Zador Tordai) | Cluj-Napoca: August 20

American mathematician (1923-2016) | Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Washington

author | University of Michigan, Oberlin College | August 20, 1920 - November 21, 2017 | Alice Burks | August 20, 1920 - November 21, 2017 | University of

British biochemist (1920–2005) | Novartis Medal and Prize (1981), Fellow of the Royal Society (1977), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Feldberg

Russian chemist (1919-2006) | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

Russian mathematician (1919-1984) | Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg", Medal "For the Victory over

Azerbaijani nuclear physicist (1918–1993) | Medal "Veteran of Labour", VDNKh gold medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, State Prize of

Jewish Hungarian Mexican chemist and executive, bridge player and writer | Winthrop-Sears Medal (2004), Biotechnology Heritage Award (2013) | Budapest: August

American cinema pioneer (1916-2013) | John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Emmy Award | University of California, Berkeley | Raton: August 20, 1916 - Los

Early Radiation Laboratory staff at the University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles

Finnish physicist | Hämeenlinna: August 20, 1913 - Porvoo: December 22, 1998 | Erkki Laurila | Hämeenlinna: August 20, 1913 - Porvoo: December 22, 1998

Italian philosopher, literary critic and politician (1909-1993) | University of Florence | Ferrara: August 20, 1909 - Florence: April 25, 1993 | Cesare

scientist | Moscow State University | August 20, 1905 - February 27, 1984 | Sergej Sergeevič Karinskij (Sergej Sergeevic Karinskij) | August 20, 1905

philosopher, linguist (1905-1973) | Poznań: August 20, 1905 - Wabern bei Bern: May 14, 1973 | Jean Gebser | Poznań: August 20, 1905 - Wabern bei Bern: May 14, 1973

German-American physicist | Leiden University, University of California, Berkeley | Germany: August 20, 1901 - Aberdeen: August 26, 1965 | Gerhard Heinrich

American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry | Leroy P. Steele Prize (1979) | Bochner

Polish physicist (1898–1968) | Work Flag Order, 1st class, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (1942), Medal of the 10th

Romanian mathematician (1892-1983) | State Prize of the Romanian People's Republic (1962) | University of Paris, University of Bucharest, A. T. Laurian

German-American theologian and philosopher | Messenger Lectures (1957), Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1962), Knight

German theologian (1884–1976) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Reuchlin Award (1957), Pour le Mérite for

National Bureau of Standards (1883-1962) | Chillicothe: August 20, 1883 - Washington, D.C.: September 9, 1962 | Daniel William Kessler | Chillicothe: August

Czech physicist (1878-1952) | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Lazce: August 20, 1878 - Prague

philosopher from Italy (1877-1976) | Senigallia: August 20, 1877 - Buenos Aires: July 16, 1976 | Rodolfo Mondolfo | Senigallia: August 20, 1877 - Buenos Aires

American chemist | Quitman County: August 20, 1876 - December 31, 1933 | Claude A. Hatcher | Quitman County: August 20, 1876 - December 31, 1933

Icelandic philosopher | August 20, 1875 - September 22, 1952 | Ágúst H. Bjarnason (Agust H. Bjarnason) | August 20, 1875 - September 22, 1952

academic, physicist, and astronomer from Japan | Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School, University of Tokyo | Fukushima Prefecture: August 20, 1873

Russian chemist (1872-1946) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Moscow State University | Moscow: August 20, 1872 - Moscow

Dutch chemist | University of Basel, Delft University of Technology | Rotterdam: August 20, 1868 - Delft: May 16, 1949 | Jacob Böeseken (Jacob Boeseken)

Italian mathematician (1863-1924) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1884) | Segre embedding, Segre classification, Segre cubic, Segre

German mathematician (1862-1919) | University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: August 20, 1862 - Heidelberg: December 12, 1919 | Paul

August 20, 1861 - Rymättylä: July 21, 1971 | Kurt Bieler | August 20, 1861 - Rymättylä: July 21, 1971

August 20, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1894 | Johann Jakob Lutz | August 20, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1894

Australian chemist and bushwalker | August 20, 1850 - January 1, 1931 | William Mogford Hamlet | August 20, 1850 - January 1, 1931

Polish novelist (1847–1912) | Cross of Independence with Swords | The Doll | University of Warsaw | Hrubieszów: August 20, 1847 - Warsaw: May 19, 1912

Dutch chemist (1847–1934) | Rotterdam: August 20, 1847 - Wassenaar: January 8, 1934 | Sebastiaan Hoogewerff | Rotterdam: August 20, 1847 - Wassenaar: January 8, 1934

Romanian politician and academic (1833-1906) | University of Paris | Iași: August 20, 1833 - Bucium: March 20, 1906 | Vasile Pogor | Iași: August 20, 1833

American chemist and inventor (1832–1913) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1886) | Jefferson: August 20, 1832 - Pasadena: January 16, 1913 | Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

Polish chemist (1832–1884) | Imperial University of Dorpat | Warsaw: August 20, 1832 - Warsaw: September 14, 1884 | Jakub Natanson | Warsaw: August 20, 1832

American mathematician | University of Vermont | Rockingham: August 20, 1829 - St. Louis: May 26, 1903 | Selim Peabody | Rockingham: August 20, 1829 - St.

German chemist and entrepreneur (1828-1904) | Schwerte: August 20, 1828 - Iserlohn: October 25, 1904 | Theodor Fleitmann | Schwerte: August 20, 1828

Mathematiker, philosoph (1827–1903) | TU Wien, Banícka akadémia | Smolník: August 20, 1827 - Budapest: June 24, 1903 | Gábor Corzan Avendano (Gabor

Italian chemist (1814-1865) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Naples Federico II | Scilla: August 20, 1814 - Turin: July 18, 1865

Italian physicist and geologist (1807-1878) | University of Turin, Mines ParisTech, University of Paris | Corneliano d'Alba: August 20, 1807 - Turin: December 30, 1878

Swedish chemist (1779–1848) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Copley Medal (1836), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1813), Honorary

American politician (1764-1831) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | University of Edinburgh

Czech-German astronomer | Fellow of the Royal Society | Modřice: August 20, 1719 - Heidelberg: April 16, 1783 | Christian Mayer | Modřice: August 20, 1719

Scottish lawyer and philosopher (1705–1795) | University of Edinburgh | August 20, 1705 - March 6, 1795 | James Balfour | August 20, 1705 - March 6, 1795

German physicist and theologian | Stralsund: August 20, 1647 - Greifswald: July 19, 1723 | Theodor Pyl | Stralsund: August 20, 1647 - Greifswald: July 19, 1723

French dramatist (1625-1709) | Lycée Pierre-Corneille | Rouen: August 20, 1625 - Les Andelys: December 8, 1709 | Thomas Corneille | Rouen: August 20, 1625

Slovak poet, linguist, mathematician, translator, university educator and science writer (1555-1615) | Charles University | Nedožery-Brezany: August 20, 1555

bishop of Aire-sur-l'Adour | Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel | Bordeaux: August 20, 1512 - Bordeaux: February 5, 1594