Wubbo Ockels

Estonian physicist and technologist | Friend of Wikipedia, Order of the White Star, 5th Class | University of Tartu | March 28, 1973 - London: November 1, 1923

German mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2014), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), George David

Rector of Azerbaijan Technical University | Honored Scientist of Azerbaijan | Baku State University | March 28, 1960 - January 1, 1900 | Vilayət Vəliyev

French-Belgian writer | Commander of the Order of the Crown, honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Concours

Filipino physicist | University of the Philippines | Baclayon: March 28, 1960 - Hietzing: July 30, 1865 | Caesar Saloma | Baclayon: March 28, 1960 - Hietzing

Bulgarian academic | Sofia University | Sofia: March 28, 1955 - November 6, 2023 | Ivaylo Ditchev | Sofia: March 28, 1955 - November 6, 2023 | Sofia University

Dutch physicist | Leiden University | Franeker: March 28, 1955 - January 1, 1601 | Wim van Saarloos | Franeker: March 28, 1955 - January 1, 1601

Russian scientist | First Pavlov State Medical University | Saint Petersburg: March 28, 1954 - Franeker: November 8, 1694 | Vyacheslav Ignatyev | Saint

director of LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics and Political Science | Sweden: March 28, 1953 - September 5, 2023 | Christopher Coker | Sweden: March

Austrian university president | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009), Wilhelm Exner Medal (1998), Fellow of the American

French philosopher | Roubaix: March 28, 1953 - Philadelphia: February 1, 1841 | Jacob Rogozinski | Roubaix: March 28, 1953 - Philadelphia: February 1, 1841

Spanish scientist | honorary doctorate from INSA Lyon (2012), Narcís Monturiol Medal (1989), Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award (2009) | Technical

Italian astrophysicist | Premio Presidente della Repubblica (prize) (2013) | Scuola Normale Superiore | Adria: March 28, 1952 - Washington, D.C.: April 30, 1907

German mathematician (1949-2011) | Bielefeld University | Bad Kreuznach: March 28, 1949 - March 21, 2010 | Fritz Grunewald | Bad Kreuznach: March 28, 1949

Finnish Mathematician | University of Helsinki | March 28, 1948 - Providence: November 17, 2017 | Pertti Mattila | March 28, 1948 - Providence: November 17, 2017

Soviet and Russian geologist | Fersman Prize (2013), Russian government prize for science and technology (2000) | Moscow State University | Saint Petersburg

Israeli academic | Hebrew Theological College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, New York University, Washington University in St. Louis | Albany: March 28

Russian physicist | Mikhail Lomonosov Award | MSU Faculty of Physics | Oskemen: March 28, 1945 - Moscow: August 8, 2007 | Aleksandr Bogolyubov | Oskemen: March

Scottish-Australian doctor, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, medical researcher, and a community health advocate | Officer of the Order of Australia (2011)

French scientist | Angers: March 28, 1944 - Loudun: August 21, 1981 | Jean-Luc Perrier | Angers: March 28, 1944 - Loudun: August 21, 1981

American philosopher (1942–2024) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009), Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Rostov State University, Southern Federal University, Belarusian State University | March 28, 1941 - San Jose: October 18, 2008 | Stefan Grigorievich Samko

British-Australian astronomical photographer | Member of the Order of Australia (2019), Jackson-Gwilt Medal (1986) | Bury: March 28, 1941 - Drobeta-Turnu

Israeli electrical engineer | Edison Medal (2008), Israel Prize (1991), IEEE Jack A. Morton Award (1982), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2009) | Technion –

Indian scientist | Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, IEEE Fellow, Padma Shri in literature and education (2021) | Harvard

German physicist | University of Hamburg | Hamburg: March 28, 1937 - Budapest: June 4, 1971 | Gert Roepstorff | Hamburg: March 28, 1937 - Budapest: June 4, 1971

scientist | Medal "Veteran of Labour", USSR State Prize (1984) | Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University | Soviet destroyer Leningrad: March 28

scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | First Pavlov State Medical University

Peruvian novelist and writer (1936–2025) | Hayek Medal (2016), Alfonso Reyes International Prize (2010), Ortega y Gasset Awards (1999), honorary doctorate of

French physicist (1933–2007) | CNRS silver medal (1967), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1994) | 4th arrondissement

Israeli chemist | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Berlin: March 28, 1932 - December 10, 2017 | Gideon Czapski | Berlin: March 28, 1932 - December 10, 2017

American physicist | President's Medal (2000), Nobel Prize in Physics (1990), Panofsky Prize (1989), Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2016) | John

Japanese computer scientist (1930–1996) | University of Tokyo | Japan: March 28, 1930 - April 22, 1996 | Nobuo Yoneda | Japan: March 28, 1930 - April 22

French mathematician (1928–2014) | Cours Peccot (1957), Émile Picard Medal (1977), Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1988), Fields medal (1966) | Éléments de

German chemist (1926-2005) | Gelsenkirchen: March 28, 1926 - October 31, 2005 | Ottmar Kling | Gelsenkirchen: March 28, 1926 - October 31, 2005

Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971), Order of the Badge of Honour (1970), Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of

American mathematician (1923–1988) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1960) | University of Manitoba, Indiana University, University of Toronto | Lublin: March 28

American physicist (1921–2013) | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1966), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Enrico Fermi Award (1978) | University of

Polish physicist (1916-2000) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the National Education Commission, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Work Flag

Italian philosopher | Caltanissetta: March 28, 1915 - Rome: January 24, 1994 | Rosario Assunto | Caltanissetta: March 28, 1915 - Rome: January 24, 1994

Japanese mineralogist | University of Tokyo | March 28, 1912 - August 16, 1943 | Takeo Iimori | March 28, 1912 - August 16, 1943 | University of Tokyo

German physicist (1911–2000) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble (1966), Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1973), Bavarian Order of

Soviet chemist (1910-1960) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Labour Valour"

Bulgarian physicist (1908-1978) | Sofia University | Svishtov: March 28, 1908 - Sofia: September 15, 1978 | Emil Djakov | Svishtov: March 28, 1908 - Sofia

Soviet physicist | Hero of Socialist Labour (1978), Order of Lenin (1978), Order of the Badge of Honour (1945), Order of Lenin (1953), Hero of Socialist Labour

French philosopher (1905–1975) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, honorary doctorate at the Laval University

American activist (1902–1995) | Humanist of the Year (1977), Gandhi Peace Award (1981) | Harvard University, New College, Columbia University, The New

Italian mathematician and geodesy professor (1902–1961) | Trieste: March 28, 1902 - Tripoli: November 17, 1961 | Giovanni Boaga | Trieste: March 28, 1902

March 28, 1900 - Paulinenaue: February 3, 1956 | Samuel Stendig | March 28, 1900 - Paulinenaue: February 3, 1956

Austrian chemist (1899-1934) | TU Wien | Vienna: March 28, 1899 - Vienna: February 15, 1934 | Georg Weissel | Vienna: March 28, 1899 - Vienna: February 15, 1934

American chemical engineer (1897–1997) | IRI Achievement Award (1992) | University of Washington | Milford: March 28, 1897 - Tucson: November 1, 1997

Romanian academic | Viperești: March 28, 1895 - Iași: November 5, 1984 | Ștefan Bârsănescu (Stefan Barsanescu) | Viperești: March 28, 1895 - Iași

teacher, writer, and inventor (1895–1976 | Villamanín: March 28, 1895 - Ferrol: October 27, 1976 | Ángela Ruiz Robles (Angela Ruiz Robles) | Villamanín

Italian chemist (1890–1965) | Potenza: March 28, 1890 - Rome: January 5, 1965 | Eligio Perucca | Potenza: March 28, 1890 - Rome: January 5, 1965

Polish diplomat | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sava, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Sava

French geologist (1878–1940) | Prix François-Fontannes (1907), Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris Zoological Park | Science Faculty of Paris | Paris

American chemist, conservationist, and college football coach (1874–1953) | University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley, George Washington University

German chemist (1872–1940) | Bayreuth: March 28, 1872 - Aschaffenburg: May 16, 1940 | Otto Dimroth | Bayreuth: March 28, 1872 - Aschaffenburg: May 16, 1940

Russian physicist (1870-1934) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Moscow: March 28, 1870 - Berlin: December 24, 1934

Italian physicist (1862–1916) | Bressa Prize (1889) | University of Turin | Macerata Feltria: March 28, 1862 - Pisa: December 11, 1916 | Angelo Battelli

US Naval officer (1855–1944) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | United States Naval Academy | Canandaigua: March 28, 1855 - August 25, 1944

archaeologist, priest (1854–1907) | Tolna: March 28, 1854 - Szekszárd: February 22, 1907 | Mór Wosinsky (Mor Wosinsky) | Tolna: March 28, 1854

Dutch surveyor | Honorary doctor of Leiden University (1886) | Delft University of Technology | March 28, 1849 - March 17, 1897 | Charles Mathieu Schols

Hungarian mathematician and physicist | Eötvös Loránd University | Sárosd: March 28, 1847 - Pestszentlőrinc: December 27, 1930 | Gyula Farkas | Sárosd

March 28, 1845 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: December 4, 2023 | Anders Johan Atterberg | March 28, 1845 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: December 4, 2023

physiologist (1837–1900) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1892), Croonian Medal and Lecture (1888) | University of Göttingen | Hamburg: March 28, 1837

Austrian railway and tunnel builder, inventor (1831-1897) | Order of Saint Michael, Order of Franz Joseph, 4th Class Order of the Crown, ennoblement (1883)

German philosopher (1830–1904) | Order of the Crown | University of Tübingen | Tübingen: March 28, 1830 - Tübingen: August 4, 1904 | Christoph von Sigwart

1829-1910) | Order of the Iron Crown | Boppard: March 28, 1829 - Arco: March 16, 1910 | August Thonet | Boppard: March 28, 1829 - Arco: March 16, 1910

Russian physician (1827–1891) | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class | Medical faculty of

Italian literary critic, scholar, writer, and politician (1817–1883) | Morra De Sanctis: March 28, 1817 - Naples: December 29, 1883 | Francesco de Sanctis

American inventor (1811–1895) | Onondaga County: March 28, 1811 - Dansville: June 11, 1895 | James Caleb Jackson | Onondaga County: March 28, 1811

March 28, 1799 - Paris: January 1, 1206 | Alexander Jung | March 28, 1799 - Paris: January 1, 1206

French chemist and pharmacist (1777-1850) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Oloron-Sainte-Marie: March 28, 1777 - Galluis: December 9, 1850 | Antoine Germain

English scientist (1741-1799) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Wellington: March 28, 1741 - Birmingham: October 6, 1799 | William

Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670) | Heidelberg University | Uherský Brod: March 28, 1592 - Amsterdam: November 15, 1670 | John Amos