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William O. Baker

  • Maryland: July 15, 1915 celebration
  • New Jersey: October 31, 2005 celebration
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    Maryland: July 15, 1915  

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    New Jersey: October 31, 2005  

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    1. Washington College
    2. Princeton University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. IRI Medal (1970)
    2. Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1995)
    3. William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1973)
    4. Perkin Medal (1963)
    5. IEEE Frederik Philips Award (1972)
    6. Charles Lathrop Parsons Award (1976)
    7. Von Hippel Award (1978)
    8. American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1975)
    9. James Madison Medal (1975)
    10. Priestley Medal (1966)
    11. Willard Gibbs Award (1978)
    12. National Medal of Science (1988)
    13. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
     

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  • 1915-2005) American chemist | IRI Medal (1970), Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1995), William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1973), Perkin Medal

1. Stelios Anatolitis

  • Thessaloniki: July 15, 1988 celebration

Greek stand-up comedian, musician and actor | Metropolitan College, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki: July 15, 1988 - Kensington: April 16, 1904

2. Dinesh Kumar

  • July 15, 1979 celebration

University of Rajasthan | July 15, 1979 - Weimar: March 22, 1832 | Dinesh Kumar | July 15, 1979 - Weimar: March 22, 1832 | University of Rajasthan

3. Jennifer Wilcox

  • July 15, 1974 celebration

American chemical engineer | Wellesley College | July 15, 1974 - Wołów: April 20, 1821 | Jennifer Wilcox | July 15, 1974 - Wołów: April 20, 1821 | Wellesley College

4. Theodor Paleologu

  • Bucharest: July 15, 1973 celebration

Romanian politician | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

5. Peter Kenning

  • Steinfurt: July 15, 1970 celebration

German economist | Steinfurt: July 15, 1970 - December 7, 2021 | Peter Kenning | Steinfurt: July 15, 1970 - December 7, 2021

6. Ivan Kulakov

  • July 15, 1967 celebration

Russian artist | Novosibirsk State University | July 15, 1967 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636 | Ivan Kulakov | July 15, 1967 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636

7. Dariusz Surowik

  • Teodorowo: July 15, 1967 celebration

Polish mathematician | Silver Cross of Merit | University of Warsaw | Teodorowo: July 15, 1967 - March 7, 1956 | Dariusz Surowik | Teodorowo: July 15, 1967

8. Christophe Di Pompeo

  • Hautmont: July 15, 1964 celebration

French politician | University of Lille | Hautmont: July 15, 1964 - Fishkill: September 17, 1876 | Christophe Di Pompeo | Hautmont: July 15, 1964 - Fishkill

9. Martin Kreuzer

  • Ihrlerstein: July 15, 1962 celebration

German chess player and mathematician | Brandeis University, Queen's University, University of Regensburg | Ihrlerstein: July 15, 1962 - Berlin: November 28, 1994

10. Christopher Phillips

  • Newport News: July 15, 1959 celebration

American author and philosopher | Socrates Cafe | College of William & Mary, Montclair State University, Washington High School | Newport News: July 15, 1959

11. Henryk Kowalczyk

  • Żabianka, Masovian Voivodeship: July 15, 1956 celebration

Polish politician | University of Warsaw | Żabianka, Masovian Voivodeship: July 15, 1956 - Bourges: January 1, 1559 | Henryk Kowalczyk | Żabianka, Masovian

12. Ashoke Sen

  • Kolkata: July 15, 1956 celebration

Indian physicist | Padma Shri in science & engineering (2001), Fellow of the Royal Society, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012), G.D. Birla Award

13. Marius Andruh

  • Smeeni: July 15, 1954 celebration

Romanian chemist / metallurgist | honorary doctorate from University of Angers (2018) | Chemistry Department of the University of Bucharest | Smeeni: July 15

14. Mary Teuw Niane

  • Dakar: July 15, 1954 celebration

Senegalese politician and mathematician | Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (1999), Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms

15. Algis Jurgis Kundrotas

  • Šilutė District Municipality: July 15, 1950 celebration

born 15 July 1950, Lithuania. Professor, Dr. Habil. of Physical Sciences. | Vytautas Magnus University | Šilutė District Municipality: July 15, 1950

16. Shigekazu Nagata

  • Ishikawa Prefecture: July 15, 1949 celebration

Japanese molecular biologist, immunologist and biochemist | Asahi Prize (1997), Robert Koch Prize (1995), Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine (2012)

17. Guy Pujolle

  • Paris: July 15, 1949 celebration

scientist | Paris Dauphine University | Paris: July 15, 1949 - Mainz: November 16, 2024 | Guy Pujolle | Paris: July 15, 1949 - Mainz: November 16, 2024

18. Michael Cremo

  • Schenectady: July 15, 1948 celebration

American alternative archeologist | George Washington University | Schenectady: July 15, 1948 - September 5, 2017 | Michael Cremo | Schenectady: July 15, 1948

19. Roman Kaiser

  • Kirchberg: July 15, 1945 celebration

Swiss chemist | Kirchberg: July 15, 1945 - Oslo: February 20, 1985 | Roman Kaiser | Kirchberg: July 15, 1945 - Oslo: February 20, 1985

20. Harald Grosse

  • Vienna: July 15, 1944 celebration

Austrian physicist | Ludwig Boltzmann Prize (1981) | University of Vienna | Vienna: July 15, 1944 - Gothenburg: May 23, 2001 | Harald Grosse | Vienna: July 15

21. Mykhaylo Chemberzhi

  • Izmail: July 15, 1944 celebration
  • Kyiv: March 5, 2018 deceased

Ukrainian composer (1944-2018) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, People's Artist of Ukraine, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine

22. Jocelyn Bell Burnell

  • Lurgan: July 15, 1943 celebration

British astrophysicist (born 1943) | honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta (2016), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2004), Karl G. Jansky

23. Gennady Kovalyov

  • Voronezh: July 15, 1943 celebration

Russian scientist | Voronezh State University | Voronezh: July 15, 1943 - Kazan: September 17, 1891 | Gennady Kovalyov | Voronezh: July 15, 1943 - Kazan

24. Attila Ágh (Attila Agh)

  • July 15, 1941 celebration

The Republic is Twenty Years Old Prize (2009), Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize (2005) | Eötvös Loránd University | July 15, 1941 - December 11, 2020 | Attila

25. Vladimir Gutlyanskii

  • Saint Petersburg: July 15, 1941 celebration

Ph.D. Tomsk State University 1967 | Krylov prize | Tomsk State University | Saint Petersburg: July 15, 1941 - Heidelberg: April 13, 1853 | Vladimir Gutlyanskii

26. Robert Winston

  • Greater London: July 15, 1940 celebration

British scientist (born 1940) | honorary doctor of the University of Auckland (2008), Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Michael Faraday Prize (1999), The

27. Hamid Valiyev

  • Sadakhlo: July 15, 1939 celebration

scientist | Baku State University | Sadakhlo: July 15, 1939 - August 23, 2022 | Hamid Valiyev | Sadakhlo: July 15, 1939 - August 23, 2022 | Baku State University

28. Peter Hacker

  • Greater London: July 15, 1939 celebration

British philosopher | Greater London: July 15, 1939 - La Jolla: July 6, 2020 | Peter Hacker | Greater London: July 15, 1939 - La Jolla: July 6, 2020

29. Cho Zang-hee

  • South Korea: July 15, 1936 celebration

Korean neuroscientist | Korea Engineering Award | Uppsala University, Stockholm University, Seoul National University | South Korea: July 15, 1936 - Kyiv

30. John Hopfield

  • Chicago: July 15, 1933 celebration

American scientist (born 1933) | Nobel Prize in Physics (2024), ICTP Dirac Medal (2001), Guggenheim Fellowship (1968), Benjamin Franklin Medal (2019), IEEE

31. Ildar Ibragimov

  • Saint Petersburg: July 15, 1932 celebration

Russian mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1989), Lenin Prize | Moscow State University, Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty

32. Jacques Derrida

  • El-Biar: July 15, 1930 celebration
  • 5th arrondissement of Paris: October 8, 2004 deceased

French philosopher (1930–2004) | Theodor W. Adorno Award (2001), Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award (2008) | Faculty of Arts of Paris, Harvard University

33. Stephen Smale

  • Flint: July 15, 1930 celebration

American mathematician | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1997), National Medal of Science (1996), Oswald Veblen Prize in

34. Nicholas Rescher

  • Hagen: July 15, 1928 celebration
  • Pittsburgh: January 5, 2024 deceased

American philosopher | Aquinas Medal (2007), Helmholtz Medal (2016), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Guggenheim Fellowship

35. Raymond Gosling

  • Wembley: July 15, 1926 celebration
  • May 18, 2015 deceased

British physicist (1926-2015) | University College London, King's College London | Wembley: July 15, 1926 - May 18, 2015 | Raymond Gosling | Wembley: July 15

36. Rem Khokhlov

  • Livny: July 15, 1926 celebration
  • Moscow: August 8, 1977 deceased

Soviet physicist (1926-1977) | Mikhail Lomonosov Award, USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Lenin Prize | MSU Faculty of Physics

37. Jean-Loup Delcroix

  • Voiron: July 15, 1924 celebration
  • Arpajon: May 22, 2003 deceased

French physicist (1924–2003) | École Normale Supérieure | Voiron: July 15, 1924 - Arpajon: May 22, 2003 | Jean-Loup Delcroix | Voiron: July 15, 1924

38. David Cox

  • Birmingham: July 15, 1924 celebration
  • Oxford: January 18, 2022 deceased

English statistician (1924–2022) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1956), Fellow of the Royal Society (1973), Max Planck Research Award

39. Luigi Gatteschi

  • Pelago: July 15, 1923 celebration
  • Turin: April 11, 2007 deceased

Italian mathematician (1923-2007) | University of Florence | Pelago: July 15, 1923 - Turin: April 11, 2007 | Luigi Gatteschi | Pelago: July 15, 1923 - Turin

40. Leon M. Lederman

  • New York City: July 15, 1922 celebration
  • Rexburg: October 3, 2018 deceased

American mathematician and physicist | Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (2000), Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (1986), Washington Award (1992), Fellow of the

41. Robert Bruce Merrifield

  • Fort Worth: July 15, 1921 celebration
  • Cresskill: May 14, 2006 deceased

American biochemist | honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-II (1988), Chemical Pioneer Award (1993), Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide

42. Bertram Brockhouse

  • Lethbridge: July 15, 1918 celebration
  • Hamilton: October 13, 2003 deceased

Canadian physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship, Companion of the Order of Canada, Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1973), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Nobel

43. Paddy Bassett

  • Menzies Bay: July 15, 1918 celebration
  • July 20, 2019 deceased

New Zealand agricultural scientist | University of Canterbury, University of Cambridge, Craighead Diocesan School, Massey University | Menzies Bay: July 15

44. William O. Baker

  • Maryland: July 15, 1915 celebration
  • New Jersey: October 31, 2005 deceased

1915-2005) American chemist | IRI Medal (1970), Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1995), William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1973), Perkin Medal

45. Albert Ghiorso

  • Vallejo: July 15, 1915 celebration
  • Berkeley: December 26, 2010 deceased

American nuclear scientist | Howard N. Potts Medal (1969), Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry (1973), Fellow of the American Physical Society

46. Ufa Akhmedsafin

  • July 15, 1912 celebration

Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Hero of Socialist Labour | July 15, 1912 - Baku: August 22, 2014 | Ufa

47. Hendrik Casimir

  • The Hague: July 15, 1909 celebration
  • Heeze: May 4, 2000 deceased

Dutch physicist (1909–2000) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1975), Wilhelm Exner Medal (1982), Matteucci Medal (1985), IRI

48. William Gemmell Cochran

  • Rutherglen: July 15, 1909 celebration
  • Orleans: March 29, 1980 deceased

British / American statistician (1909–1980) | Wilks Memorial Award (1967), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1942), Guggenheim Fellowship

49. G. V. Uzhik

  • Warsaw: July 15, 1908 celebration
  • Moscow: July 16, 1964 deceased

scientist | Order of the Badge of Honour | Moscow State Textile University | Warsaw: July 15, 1908 - Moscow: July 16, 1964 | G. V. Uzhik | Warsaw: July 15

50. Henryk Zygalski

  • Poznań: July 15, 1908 celebration
  • Liss: August 30, 1978 deceased

Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1908–1978) | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000) | Zygalski sheets | Saint Mary Magdalene High School

51. Adolf Yushkevich

  • Odesa: July 15, 1906 celebration
  • Moscow: July 17, 1993 deceased

Soviet historian of mathematics and leading expert in medieval Eastern mathematics (1906-1993) | Kenneth O. May Prize (1989), George Sarton Medal (1978), Order

52. Costin Nenițescu (Costin Nenitescu)

  • Ferentari: July 15, 1902 celebration
  • Bușteni: July 28, 1970 deceased

Romanian chemist (1902-1970) | August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1970) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Technical University of Munich, ETH Zurich

53. Nicola Abbagnano

  • Salerno: July 15, 1901 celebration
  • Milan: September 9, 1990 deceased

Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990) | University of Naples Federico II | Salerno: July 15, 1901 - Milan: September 9, 1990 | Nicola Abbagnano

54. Tadeusz Sendzimir

  • Lviv: July 15, 1894 celebration
  • Jupiter: September 1, 1989 deceased

Polish engineer (1894-1989) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Bessemer Gold Medal | Lviv Polytechnic | Lviv: July 15, 1894

55. Erik Jorpes

  • Kökar: July 15, 1894 celebration
  • Stockholm: July 10, 1973 deceased

Finnish-Swedish physician and biochemist | The KTH Great Prize (1950) | University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet | Kökar: July 15, 1894 - Stockholm: July 10, 1973

56. Walter Benjamin

  • Berlin: July 15, 1892 celebration
  • Portbou: September 26, 1940 deceased

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940) | Theses on the Philosophy of History, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical

57. Barbara Spofford Morgan

  • New York City: July 15, 1887 celebration
  • Norfolk: April 1, 1971 deceased

American educator, essayist and psychologist | Wycombe Abbey School, Humboldt University of Berlin | New York City: July 15, 1887 - Norfolk: April 1, 1971

58. Louis Lavelle

  • Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal: July 15, 1883 celebration
  • Parranquet: September 1, 1951 deceased

French academic (1883–1951) | Broquette-Gonin prize (1943), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1932) | University of Lyon | Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal: July 15

59. Nikita Liyan-Kun

  • Shanghai: July 15, 1882 celebration
  • Moscow: January 1, 1947 deceased

Soviet sinologist | Order of the Badge of Honour | Peking University | Shanghai: July 15, 1882 - Moscow: January 1, 1947 | Nikita Liyan-Kun | Shanghai: July

60. Kan'ichi Terazawa

  • Yonezawa: July 15, 1882 celebration
  • February 5, 1969 deceased

Japanese physicist | University of Tokyo | Yonezawa: July 15, 1882 - February 5, 1969 | Kan'ichi Terazawa | Yonezawa: July 15, 1882 - February 5, 1969

61. Sergei Namyotkin

  • Qaymar: July 15, 1876 celebration
  • Moscow: August 5, 1950 deceased

Russian chemist | Stalin Prize, 3rd degree, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant

62. Charles Hatfield

  • Fort Scott: July 15, 1875 celebration
  • Pearblossom: January 12, 1958 deceased

1875-1958) American cloud seeder | Fort Scott: July 15, 1875 - Pearblossom: January 12, 1958 | Charles Hatfield | Fort Scott: July 15, 1875 - Pearblossom

63. Ora Willis Knight

  • Bangor: July 15, 1874 celebration
  • November 11, 1913 deceased

botanist (1874-1913) | Bangor: July 15, 1874 - November 11, 1913 | Ora Willis Knight | Bangor: July 15, 1874 - November 11, 1913

64. José Enrique Rodó (Jose Enrique Rodo)

  • Montevideo: July 15, 1871 celebration
  • Palermo: May 1, 1917 deceased

Uruguayan writer (1871–1917) | Ariel | Montevideo: July 15, 1871 - Palermo: May 1, 1917 | José Enrique Rodó (Jose Enrique Rodo) | Montevideo: July 15, 1871

65. Max Bodenstein

  • Magdeburg: July 15, 1871 celebration
  • Berlin: September 3, 1942 deceased

German chemist (1871–1942) | Bunsen Medal (1936), Karmarsch Medal (1936), August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1936) | Heidelberg University | Magdeburg: July

66. Wilhelm Wirtinger

  • Ybbs an der Donau: July 15, 1865 celebration
  • Ybbs an der Donau: January 14, 1945 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1865–1945) | Royal Medal, Sylvester Medal (1907) | University of Vienna | Ybbs an der Donau: July 15, 1865 - Ybbs an der Donau

67. Alexandre Desgrez

  • Bannes: July 15, 1863 celebration
  • January 20, 1940 deceased

French physician (1863–1940) | Montyon Science Award (1913), Commander of the Legion of Honour | Bannes: July 15, 1863 - January 20, 1940 | Alexandre Desgrez

68. Władysław Szaniawski (Wladyslaw Szaniawski)

  • Przegaliny Duże: July 15, 1861 celebration
  • January 16, 1931 deceased

Polish astronomer | Przegaliny Duże: July 15, 1861 - January 16, 1931 | Władysław Szaniawski (Wladyslaw Szaniawski) | Przegaliny Duże: July 15, 1861

69. Vilfredo Pareto

  • Paris: July 15, 1848 celebration
  • Céligny: August 19, 1923 deceased

Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923) | The Mind and Society | Polytechnic University of Turin | Paris: July 15, 1848 - Céligny: August 19, 1923

70. Fooke Hoissen Müller (Fooke Hoissen Muller)

  • Aurich: July 15, 1798 celebration
  • Berlin: October 8, 1856 deceased

German mathematician, low German writer | University of Göttingen | Aurich: July 15, 1798 - Berlin: October 8, 1856 | Fooke Hoissen Müller (Fooke Hoissen

71. Caspar Garthe

  • Frankenberg: July 15, 1796 celebration
  • Cologne: January 21, 1876 deceased

German physicist (1796-1876) | Frankenberg: July 15, 1796 - Cologne: January 21, 1876 | Caspar Garthe | Frankenberg: July 15, 1796 - Cologne: January 21, 1876

72. Gabrio Piola

  • Milan: July 15, 1794 celebration
  • Giussano: November 9, 1850 deceased

Italian mathematician and physicist | University of Pavia | Milan: July 15, 1794 - Giussano: November 9, 1850 | Gabrio Piola | Milan: July 15, 1794 - Giussano

73. Georg Friedrich Parrot

  • Montbéliard: July 15, 1767 celebration
  • Helsinki: July 8, 1852 deceased

German scientist of Scottish-French origin (1767–1852) | University of Stuttgart, University of Königsberg | Montbéliard: July 15, 1767 - Helsinki: July 8, 1852

74. Edme Régnier (Edme Regnier)

  • Semur-en-Auxois: July 15, 1751 celebration
  • Paris: June 10, 1825 deceased

French mechanic and inventor (1751-1825) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1814) | Semur-en-Auxois: July 15, 1751 - Paris: June 10, 1825 | Edme Régnier (Edme

75. Jacques-André Naigeon (Jacques-Andre Naigeon)

  • Paris: July 15, 1738 celebration
  • Paris: February 28, 1810 deceased

French philosopher and artist (1738-1810) | Paris: July 15, 1738 - Paris: February 28, 1810 | Jacques-André Naigeon (Jacques-Andre Naigeon) | Paris: July 15

76. Georg Wolfgang Krafft

  • Tuttlingen: July 15, 1701 celebration
  • Tübingen: June 12, 1754 deceased

Russian mathematician (1701-1754) | University of Tübingen | Tuttlingen: July 15, 1701 - Tübingen: June 12, 1754 | Georg Wolfgang Krafft | Tuttlingen: July

77. Marko Martinović (Marko Martinovic)

  • Perast: July 15, 1663 celebration
  • October 28, 1716 deceased

1663-1716) | Perast: July 15, 1663 - October 28, 1716 | Marko Martinović (Marko Martinovic) | Perast: July 15, 1663 - October 28, 1716

78. Christian Knorr von Rosenroth

  • Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship: July 15, 1636 celebration
  • Sulzbach-Rosenberg: May 1, 1689 deceased

Silesian noble | Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship: July 15, 1636 - Sulzbach-Rosenberg: May 1, 1689 | Christian Knorr von Rosenroth (Christian Peganius

79. Richard Cumberland

  • London: July 15, 1631 celebration
  • Peterborough: October 9, 1718 deceased

English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough (1631–1718) | Magdalene College, St Paul's School | London: July 15, 1631 - Peterborough: October 9, 1718

80. Gu Yanwu

  • Kunshan: July 15, 1613 celebration
  • February 15, 1682 deceased

Chinese philologist and geographer | Kunshan: July 15, 1613 - February 15, 1682 | Gu Yanwu | Kunshan: July 15, 1613 - February 15, 1682

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