William Hume-Rothery

British astrophysicist | Bolton School Girls' Division, Durham University, University of Oxford | Lancashire: May 15, 1990 - Sansepolcro: October 21, 1492

Masaryk University Faculty of Arts | May 15, 1984 - Oradea: March 13, 1929 | Antonín Dolák (Antonin Dolak) | May 15, 1984 - Oradea: March 13, 1929

American speleologist | University of California, Santa Cruz (2008) | Fort Worth: May 15, 1980 - Nîmes: January 9, 2008 | Matthew D. Covington | Fort Worth

Evseviev Mordovian State Pedagogical University | Mordovia State University | Saransk: May 15, 1974 - Innsbruck: August 19, 1953 | Marina Antonova | Saransk

sociologist | Arezzo: May 15, 1970 - Bydgoszcz: May 17, 2009 | Massimiano Bucchi | Arezzo: May 15, 1970 - Bydgoszcz: May 17, 2009

Spanish theologian and philosopher | Ratzinger Prize (2023) | University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Theology of Catalonia, University of Barcelona | Barcelona

American mathematician | Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics (2001), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022) | Yale University, Peking University

German physicist (1961-2018) | IEEE Fellow | Karlsruhe: May 15, 1961 - December 30, 2018 | Siegfried Bauer | Karlsruhe: May 15, 1961 - December 30, 2018

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016) | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, University of New Mexico | May

German politician | University of Freiburg | Wiesbaden: May 15, 1957 - Pittsburgh: June 6, 2017 | Felix Leinen | Wiesbaden: May 15, 1957 - Pittsburgh: June 6, 2017

Russian scientist | MSU Faculty of History | Kapustin Yar: May 15, 1956 - Arcetri: June 1, 1540 | Olga Tomashevich | Kapustin Yar: May 15, 1956 - Arcetri: June 1, 1540

German mathematician | Heidelberg University | May 15, 1956 - Amsterdam: August 31, 1967 | Bernold Fiedler | May 15, 1956 - Amsterdam: August 31, 1967

Russian scientist in aerodynamics | National Order of Merit, Zhukovsky Prize (2014), Order of Friendship (2011), Medal of the Order "For Merit to the

American musician | University of California, Santa Cruz | May 15, 1953 - Alexandria: January 1, 0075 | Stanley Jungleib | May 15, 1953 - Alexandria: January 1, 0075

French philosopher & scholar | Paris Nanterre University | Toulouse: May 15, 1953 - Alcaraz: January 1, 1646 | Olivier Abel | Toulouse: May 15, 1953 - Alcaraz

British physicist | Nevill Mott Medal and Prize (2005), L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2009), Fellow of the Royal Society (1999), Faraday Medal

American theoretical physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, King Faisal International Prize in Science (2005)

Indian scientist and agricultural educationist | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University | Hanumangarh: May 15, 1951 - Kyiv: September 29, 1972

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society | University of Texas at Austin, Campion School, Mumbai | Mumbai: May 15, 1951 - Rome: June 26, 1400

Russian philosopher | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Saint Tikhon Orthodox University of the Humanities | May 15, 1947 - Sachse: January 19, 2022

Polish chemist | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University | Stalowa Wola: May 15, 1947 - Warsaw: August 13, 2021 | Andrzej Dąbrowski (Andrzej Dabrowski) | Stalowa

Danish energy official | University of Copenhagen | Frederiksberg: May 15, 1946 - November 19, 1860 | Hans Jørgen Koch (Hans Jorgen Koch) | Frederiksberg: May

May 15, 1945 - January 1, 1975 | Miroslav Antal | May 15, 1945 - January 1, 1975

Australian bioinorganic chemist, novelist and poet (born 1944) | Barbara Ramsden Award (1974), Banjo Award for Fiction (1981), Miles Franklin Literary Award

American astronomer | Keflavík: May 15, 1943 - Verona: August 18, 1781 | Jack G. Hills | Keflavík: May 15, 1943 - Verona: August 18, 1781

Swiss physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2016), Kavli Prize, ISNSCE Nanoscience Prize (2016) | University of Basel

Indian economist | Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs | University of Minnesota, University of California, Berkeley, Savitribai Phule Pune University | May 15

astronaut | IEEE Fellow | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, West Fargo High School | Indianapolis: May 15, 1942 - Edinburgh: March 4, 2000 | Anthony W.

British computer scientist | AAAI Fellow (1991), IJCAI Award for Research Excellence (2011), ACM Fellow (2001) | Fairfield College Preparatory School

Soviet dissident | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Makhachkala: May 15, 1940 - Makhachkala: January 11, 2015 | Vazif Meylanov | Makhachkala: May 15

Mexican scientist, investigator and journalist | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (1987), Kalinga Prize (2011), Guggenheim Fellowship | National Autonomous

American dramatist and children's writer (1936-2003) | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1971), star on Playwrights' Sidewalk, Margaret Edwards Award (2002) | The Pigman

Mari linguist and professor (1935-2012) | Honoured Higher education employee of the Russian Federation, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana | Kuzhenersky

Belarusian physicist of semiconductors | Byelorussian SSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, State Prize of the Republic of Belarus (1980) | Riga

Ukrainian surgeon (b. 1934 d. 2016) | A. N. Bakulev awards, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Odesa National Medical University

Italian chemist | honorary doctorate from University of Nantes (1973) | Verona: May 15, 1933 - March 6, 2025 | Vincenzo Lorenzelli | Verona: May 15, 1933

Russian musician and chemist (1931-2007) | MSU Faculty of Chemistry | Moscow: May 15, 1931 - Moscow: November 15, 2007 | Alexander Dulov | Moscow: May 15, 1931

Ukrainian writer (1931-2002) | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University | Donetsk: May 15, 1931 - Lviv: May 29, 2002 | Vladimir Kuzmenko | Donetsk: May

Polish historian (1930-2020) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005), Balzan Prize (1998) | University of Warsaw, Faculty

Soviet physicist (1930-2016) | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of Lenin, Order of the

American philosopher (1926–2021) | Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Marshall: May 15, 1926 - April 7, 2021 | Kai Nielsen

Chinese mathematician (1926–2012) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1980), HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (2005), State

Dutch philosopher and university professor (1922-2005) | Amsterdam: May 15, 1922 - De Knipe: April 3, 2005 | Ger Harmsen - Gerrit Jan Harmsen | Amsterdam: May

Japanese scientist (1922-2013) | Keio University | Tokyo: May 15, 1922 - January 11, 2013 | Tatsuji Nomura | Tokyo: May 15, 1922 - January 11, 2013 | Keio University

Swedish physician, physicist and teacher (1920-1996) | Björkén Prize (1954) | May 15, 1920 - Stockholm: July 19, 1996 | Arne Engstrom | May 15, 1920

Belarusian scientist | Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For the Capture of Budapest", Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

German physicist (1913–1990) | Grimme-Preis (1965) | Mannheim: May 15, 1913 - Hamburg: February 13, 1990 | Heinz Haber | Mannheim: May 15, 1913 - Hamburg

Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991) | honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham, Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1986), Charles

Miner's Glory 1st class, Sino-Soviet Friendship Medal, Stalin Prize | Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute | May 15, 1911 - May 20, 1973 | Boris Davydov | May 15

Order of the Badge of Honour, Stalin Prize, USSR State Prize (1946), Deserved scientist of ArmSSR (1970), Order of Lenin | National Polytechnic University of Armenia

Polish mathematician (1906 - 1986) | Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, honorary doctor of the Gdańsk University of Technology (1980), Officer

Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator | Palmas Magisteriales (1986), honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos

French philosopher and mathematician (1903–1944) | mort pour la France, Resistance Medal (1947), Companion of the Liberation (1944), citation à l'ordre de

American physician (1901-1963) | E. Mead Johnson Award (1938), National Women's Hall of Fame (2001) | Johns Hopkins University, Mount Holyoke College, Columbia

mathematician | Department of Commerce Gold Medal (1976) | Columbia University, Cornell University | Kamianets-Podilskyi: May 15, 1900 - Rockville: February 1, 1986

Norwegian theoretical physicist (1898-1965) | Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1944), Order of St. Olav, Gunnerus Medal (1960)

Spanish engineer (1897–1974) | Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1968) | ETSEIB | Barcelona: May 15, 1897 - Barcelona: August 19, 1974

American leader of the German American Bund (1896–1951) | Iron Cross | Technical University of Munich | Munich: May 15, 1896 - Munich: December 14, 1951

Dutch university professor and politician (1895-1982) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble (1966) | Venlo: May 15, 1895 - Wassenaar: May 20, 1982

American physicist (1892–1977) | The Thacher School, Yale University | May 15, 1892 - August 19, 1977 | Donald Cooksey | May 15, 1892 - August 19, 1977 | The

Austrian chemist | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences (1952), Wilhelm Exner Medal (1957), Fritz Pregl Prize (1931)

Order of St. Sava, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class | Moscow State University | May 15, 1871 - Geneva: March 2, 1964 | Ivan Aleksinskiy | May 15, 1871

Swedish chemist and peace activist (1871-1957) | Illis quorum (1946) | Uppsala University, University of Neuchâtel | Stockholm: May 15, 1871 - Stockholm: March 29, 1957

Polish chemist | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1923) | May 15, 1870 - Warsaw: December 17, 1934 | Stefan Bartoszewicz | May 15, 1870 - Warsaw

1866-1950 German meteorologist | Order of the Crown (Prussia) | University of Göttingen, University of Marburg, Frederick William University Berlin | Hamburg

Americal chemist (1864-1927) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Boston: May 15, 1864 - June 18, 1927 | Henry Paul Talbot | Boston: May 15, 1864 - June

American mathematician and journalist of pronounced philosophical inclinations (1862-1947) | Ohio Northern University, Columbia University | Rawson: May 15

American dentist and inventor (1861–1949) | New York University College of Dentistry | Montgomery: May 15, 1861 - Newburgh: July 16, 1949 | Wesley Wait

French physicist (1859-1906) | Benjamin Franklin Medal, Elliott Cresson Medal (1909), Nobel Prize in Physics (1903), La Caze Prize of the Academy of Sciences

German mathematician (1857–1939) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Karlsruhe: May 15, 1857 - Karlsruhe: June 13, 1939 | Hermann Wiener | Karlsruhe

Ukrainian chemist (1854-1942) | University of Vienna | Zarubyntsi: May 15, 1854 - New Town: May 24, 1942 | Johann Horbaczewski | Zarubyntsi: May 15, 1854 - New

German surgeon (1846-1926) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Tübingen, University of Bonn | Gotha: May 15, 1846 - Göttingen: July 22, 1926

Russian-French immunologist, embryologist, biologist | Albert Medal (1916), Copley Medal (1906), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1895), Nobel Prize in

Swiss machinist (1843–1899) | Heiden: May 15, 1843 - Schenectady: February 22, 1899 | John Kruesi | Heiden: May 15, 1843 - Schenectady: February 22, 1899

Swiss pharmacist, chemist and botanist (1828-1894) | Langenthal: May 15, 1828 - Bern: December 11, 1894 | Friedrich August Flückiger (Friedrich August

German writer and journalist (1824-1899) | University of Tartu, Frederick William University Berlin, Köllnisches Gymnasium, Clausthal University of Technology

Austrian chemist (1819–1874) | Vienna: May 15, 1819 - Vienna: November 5, 1874 | Friedrich Rochleder | Vienna: May 15, 1819 - Vienna: November 5, 1874

Italian mathematician and philosopher (1818-1905) | Rome: May 15, 1818 - Ancona: January 1, 1905 | Ercole Roselli | Rome: May 15, 1818 - Ancona: January 1, 1905

Indian philosopher (1817–1905) | Kolkata: May 15, 1817 - Kolkata: January 19, 1905 | Debendranath Tagore | Kolkata: May 15, 1817 - Kolkata: January 19, 1905

Swiss mathematician (1801–1859) | honorary doctorate (1846) | University of Zurich, TU Wien | Brody: May 15, 1801 - Zurich: January 12, 1859 | Joseph Ludwig

Scottish physician (1788-1874) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Rumford Medal (1854) | University of Aberdeen | Arbroath: May 15, 1788 - London: March 2, 1874

German chemist and mineralogist (1774-1856) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853) | Bavarian Forest: May 15, 1774 - Munich: March 5, 1856

English translator and Neoplatonist (1758-1835) | St Paul's School | London: May 15, 1758 - London: November 1, 1835 | Thomas Taylor | London: May 15, 1758

Russian philosopher and prince | Kyiv: May 15, 1749 - Dresden: January 12, 1830 | Nikolai Putyatin | Kyiv: May 15, 1749 - Dresden: January 12, 1830

German philosopher (1740-1821) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Schornweisach: May 15, 1740 - Hanover: May 22, 1821 | Johann Georg Heinrich Feder

Slovak-Hungarian Jesuit, astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (1720–1792) | The astrodome of the Lyceum in Eger | University of Vienna, Ján

German mathematician | Hamburg: May 15, 1637 - Hamburg: November 17, 1704 | Valentin Heins | Hamburg: May 15, 1637 - Hamburg: November 17, 1704

Dutch mathematician (1615-1660) | Leiden University | Leiden: May 15, 1615 - Leiden: May 29, 1660 | Frans van Schooten | Leiden: May 15, 1615 - Leiden: May 29, 1660

English mathematician and Anglican minister (1574–1660) | slide rule, Clavis Mathematicae | Eton College, King's College | Eton: May 15, 1574 - Albury: June 13, 1660