William Sturgeon

Political scientist and philosopher working on global sustainability and science advice. Executive committee of Global Young Academy. | Fulbright Scholarship

Ukrainian IT entrepreneur, social activist and scientist | Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, National University of Internal Affairs

researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-4714-1981) | University of Copenhagen, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University | May 22, 1977 - January 1, 1772 | Thomas

German computer scientist | Communicator Award of DFG (2019) | University of Tübingen | Hamburg: May 22, 1976 - Aalborg: February 28, 1970 | Katharina A.

Pontifical University of John Paul II | May 22, 1974 - Woods Hole: August 16, 1957 | Tereza Obolevich | May 22, 1974 - Woods Hole: August 16, 1957

French researcher | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2019), CNRS silver medal (2019) | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

British historian and philosopher | May 22, 1970 - Panama: January 20, 1902 | Carlos Andrés Segovia (Carlos Andres Segovia) | May 22, 1970 - Panama: January 20, 1902

German mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2019) | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Alzey: May 22, 1969 - January 6, 2025

Italian mathematician (1965-) | Bartolozzi Prize (1997), Sloan Fellowship | Sapienza University of Rome (1989), Harvard University (1993) | Rome: May 22, 1965

Estonian philosopher and Wikipedian | Order of the White Star, 5th Class (2013), Estonian Volunteer of the Year (2008) | Tallinn University, University of

American space physicist | Arctowski Medal (2023), James B. Macelwane Medal (1993) | University of California, Los Angeles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Italian mathematician | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore | Castri di Lecce: May 22, 1954 - Milan: September 9, 1973 | Giuseppe Buttazzo | Castri di

Japanese doctor of Engineering (1954-), inventor of the blue LED, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics | honorary doctor of Toulouse-III University (2019), Queen

Ukrainian mathematician | Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies | Dnipro: May 22, 1953 - Lviv: August 19, 1961 | Volodymyr Kapustian | Dnipro

researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2376-1243) | Prague: May 22, 1952 - December 14, 2016 | Pavel Vodička (Pavel Vodicka) | Prague: May 22, 1952 - December 14, 2016

British philosopher | Guggenheim Fellowship (2022) | Magdalen College School, University of Oxford, Harvard University, Exeter College | United Kingdom: May

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Princeton University | May 22, 1949 - Rome: August 28, 2013 | Harold R. Parks

Estonian politician | University of Tartu, Keila School | Keila: May 22, 1948 - January 1, 1985 | Tõnu Karu (Tonu Karu) | Keila: May 22, 1948 - January 1, 1985

Estonian biologist and physicist | University of Tartu | Võrnu: May 22, 1946 - Bonn: June 2, 1956 | Enn Kaup | Võrnu: May 22, 1946 - Bonn: June 2, 1956

American businessman | Rutgers University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Providence: May 22, 1945 - January 30, 1966 | Curtis Carlson | Providence: May 22

American mathematician | Humboldt Prize, Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2021), Humboldt Research Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

French–Venezuelan chemical engineer | Montpellier: May 22, 1944 - Bern: May 29, 1922 | Jean-Louis Salager | Montpellier: May 22, 1944 - Bern: May 29, 1922

chemist | Humboldt Prize, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | May 22, 1943

American domestic terrorist, mathematician and anarchist (1942–2023) | Industrial Society and Its Future, Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How | Eliot House

educational philosopher and student of the classics, anthropology, cognitive psychology, and cultural history | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Indian statistican (1937-2017) | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1981), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1975)

Argentine singer and songwriter (1937–2011) | La Plata: May 22, 1937 - Guatemala City: July 9, 2011 | Facundo Cabral - Rodolfo Enrique Cabral Camiñas | La

American engineer and businessman (1936-2014) | Edwin H. Land Medal (2006), IEEE Frederik Philips Award (1985), Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2005), IEEE

Hungarian philosopher, aesthetics and university teacher | Eötvös Loránd University, University of Szeged | Mezőberény: May 22, 1936 - Zurich: December 13, 1940

May 22, 1936 - Igls: October 26, 1973 | Robert François Raymond Marty (Robert Francois Raymond Marty)

Soviet physicist (1935-2014) | National Research Nuclear University | May 22, 1935 - December 21, 2014 | Anatolij Mikhajlovskij | May 22, 1935 - December 21

British theologian (1934–2025) | Charterhouse School, Trinity Hall | Oldham: May 22, 1934 - Addenbrooke's Hospital: January 18, 2025 | Don Cupitt | Oldham

Czech philosopher and university educator (1933-2012) | Prague: May 22, 1933 - Prague: January 7, 2012 | Ivo Tretera | Prague: May 22, 1933 - Prague: January 7, 2012

Chinese mathematician (1933-1996) | Hua Loo-Keng Prize of Mathematics (1992), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1980), Pioneer of Reform (2018)

mathematician working in geometry | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Harvard University | Lynn: May 22, 1931 - Cambridge: November 22, 1944

Polish mathematician (1931-2015) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1977), honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow (2006), Polish

Swiss mathematician (1929–2023) | honorary doctor of ETH Zürich (1992), honorary doctorate of University of Burgundy (1997), Steele Prize for Mathematical

Hungarian chemist (1927-2017) | honorary doctor of the Ohio State University, honorary citizen of Budapest (2006), Arthur C. Cope Award (2001), Tolman Award

American mathematician (1927-2014) | Lincoln University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Dunbar High School | Bessemer: May 22, 1927

American chemist (1921–2005) | Priestley Medal (1976), Remsen Award (1970), National Medal of Science (1994), Oesper Award (1999), Othmer Gold Medal (2003)

Georgian mathematician (1916-1994) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1975), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1966), Order of the October Revolution

American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) | NEA Jazz Masters | Jazz in Silhouette, Purple Night, The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One | A.

Chinese engineer | Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (1994), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Southwest Jiaotong University

American chemist (1912–2004) | Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry (1971), Oesper Award (1990), American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1986), Linus

German social scientist (1894–1970) | Goethe University Frankfurt | Freiburg im Breisgau: May 22, 1894 - Montagnola: December 16, 1970 | Friedrich Pollock

Greek Astronomer and Astrophysicist | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Istanbul: May 22, 1893 - January 30, 1991 | Stavros Plakidis | Istanbul

American legal scholar (1893–1962) | Yale College, Yale Law School | Seattle: May 22, 1893 - Chicago: February 13, 1962 | Karl Llewellyn | Seattle: May 22

XXth century Mathematician (1893–1980) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit | Knaster–Tarski theorem

Peruvian writer and philosopher | National University of Trujillo | Chancaybaños District: May 22, 1892 - Lima: July 17, 1960 | Antenor Orrego | Chancaybaños

May 22, 1873 - Berkeley: December 12, 2017 | Gustav Robert Paalen | May 22, 1873 - Berkeley: December 12, 2017

Physicist, electrical engineer, university professor (1866–1943) | Hector Medal (1922), Fellow of the Physical Society of London, Fellow of the Royal

English mathematician (1865-1936) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1904), Smith's Prize (1888) | Dixon's identity, Dixon's elliptic functions | Trinity College

Dutch ethnographer and physicist (1864–1953) | Leiden University | Papendrecht: May 22, 1864 - Leiden: September 1, 1953 | Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis

Danish physicist | Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1926), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1905) | Herlufsholm School, University of Copenhagen

English aviator (1860-1937) | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society | Kensington: May 22, 1860 - October 3, 1937

Austrian mathematician (1859–1921) | University of Vienna, University of Rostock | Rychnov nad Kněžnou: May 22, 1859 - Vienna: December 15, 1921 | Gustav

Russian socialist | Odesa University | Odesa: May 22, 1859 - Berlin: October 16, 1922 | Ilya Rubanovich | Odesa: May 22, 1859 - Berlin: October 16, 1922

Medical faculty of Moscow University | May 22, 1854 - Indiana University School of Medicine: December 14, 1982 | Vasily Isayev | May 22, 1854 - Indiana

Austrian chemist (1853–1941) | TU Wien | Vienna: May 22, 1853 - Vienna: September 6, 1941 | Hans Jüptner von Jonstorff (Hans Juptner von Jonstorff)

German mathematician (1848-1911) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Humboldt University of Berlin | Potsdam: May 22, 1848 - Hamburg: July 20, 1911

chemist | University of Helsinki | Turku: May 22, 1843 - Kharkiv: November 15, 1907 | Berndt Herman Ivar Lagermarck | Turku: May 22, 1843 - Kharkiv: November 15, 1907

Russian scientist (1842–1902) | Legion of Honour, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University

American astronomer | Great Easton: May 22, 1837 - January 1, 1927 | Edgar Frisby | Great Easton: May 22, 1837 - January 1, 1927

French inventor, 1826-1898 | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of Christ | Angers: May 22, 1826 - Paris

May 22, 1816 - Moscow: January 1, 2005 | Pavel Alekseevich Zarubin | May 22, 1816 - Moscow: January 1, 2005

French materials scientist (1814–1887) | Montfort-sur-Argens: May 22, 1814 - Brignoles: August 2, 1887 | Joseph-Louis Lambot | Montfort-sur-Argens: May 22

Knight of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Science Award (1855) | Lycée Charlemagne | May 22, 1806 - August 16, 1943 | Félix-Henri Boudet (Felix-Henri

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour

Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian | Radhanagore: May 22, 1772 - Bristol: September 27, 1833 | Ram Mohan Roy | Radhanagore

astronomer, mathematician and Italian abbot | Zagarolo: May 22, 1749 - Rome: December 24, 1827 | Giuseppe Calandrelli | Zagarolo: May 22, 1749 - Rome: December 24, 1827

Italian physicist | Rocca Grimalda: May 22, 1735 - Pavia: February 25, 1800 | Carlo Barletti | Rocca Grimalda: May 22, 1735 - Pavia: February 25, 1800

University of Greifswald | May 22, 1731 - East Hampton: September 8, 1982 | Christian Wollin | May 22, 1731 - East Hampton: September 8, 1982

French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist, best known for his Essai sur le Beau, a 1741 philosophical work on aesthetics | Châteaulin: May 22