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Bill Pickering

  • Wellington: December 24, 1910 celebration
  • La Cañada Flintridge: March 15, 2004 celebration
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    Bill Pickering  

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    United States, New Zealand  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Wellington: December 24, 1910  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    La Cañada Flintridge: March 15, 2004  

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    1. electrical engineering
    2. aerospace engineering
     

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    1. California Institute of Technology
    2. University of Canterbury
     

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    1. honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2003)
    2. Theodore von Kármán Award (1990)
    3. Edison Medal (1972)
    4. William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1965)
    5. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
    6. Daniel Guggenheim Medal (2000)
    7. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
    8. Japan Prize (1994)
    9. NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1965)
    10. IEEE Fellow
    11. National Medal of Science (1975)
    12. Magellanic Premium (1966)
    13. Order of New Zealand
     

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  • rocket scientist born in New Zealand | honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2003), Theodore von Kármán Award (1990), Edison Medal (1972), William

1. Dan Juvan

  • December 24, 1987 celebration

Slovenian politician | December 24, 1987 - February 14, 2022 | Dan Juvan | December 24, 1987 - February 14, 2022

2. Ciprian Manolescu

  • Alexandria: December 24, 1978 celebration

Romanian-American mathematician | Morgan Prize (2001), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2017) | Harvard University | Alexandria: December 24, 1978

3. Laurent de Sutter

  • Brussels metropolitan area: December 24, 1977 celebration

Belgian writer | UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles | Brussels metropolitan area: December 24, 1977 - Warsaw: September 28, 1939 | Laurent de Sutter

4. Emmanuel Trélat (Emmanuel Trelat)

  • December 24, 1974 celebration

French mathematician | Maurice Audin Mathematic Prize (2010), Blaise-Pascal Award, Felix Klein Prize (2012) | École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

5. Ingo Zechner

  • Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: December 24, 1972 celebration

Austrian historian and philosopher | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: December 24, 1972 - July 20, 1899 | Ingo Zechner | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: December 24, 1972

6. Peter F. Stadler

  • Vienna: December 24, 1965 celebration

Austrian biochemist | University of Vienna | Vienna: December 24, 1965 - Karachi: February 21, 2025 | Peter F. Stadler - Peter Florian Stadler | Vienna

7. Michael Decker

  • Ludwigshafen: December 24, 1965 celebration

German physicist | Ludwigshafen: December 24, 1965 - New Delhi: September 1, 2018 | Michael Decker | Ludwigshafen: December 24, 1965 - New Delhi: September 1, 2018

8. Jüri Liiv (Juri Liiv)

  • December 24, 1964 celebration

Estonian chemist, materials scientist and inventor | University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, Gustav Adolf Grammar School, Tallinn Secondary

9. Gábor Kassay (Gabor Kassay)

  • Odorheiu Secuiesc: December 24, 1956 celebration
  • Gheorghieni: April 19, 2021 deceased

Hungarian mathematician (1956–2021) | Babeș-Bolyai University | Odorheiu Secuiesc: December 24, 1956 - Gheorghieni: April 19, 2021 | Gábor Kassay (Gabor

10. Steve Kirsch

  • Los Angeles: December 24, 1956 celebration

American businessman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Los Angeles: December 24, 1956 - Tampa: April 20, 1999 | Steve Kirsch | Los Angeles: December

11. Mohamed Amine Sbihi

  • Salé: December 24, 1954 celebration

Moroccan politician | Pierre and Marie Curie University, McGill University | Salé: December 24, 1954 - Kraków: April 22, 2021 | Mohamed Amine Sbihi | Salé

12. Elza Salahova

  • Baku: December 24, 1950 celebration

Azerbaijani scientist | Baku: December 24, 1950 - January 1, 2003 | Elza Salahova | Baku: December 24, 1950 - January 1, 2003

13. Bo Berndtsson

  • December 24, 1950 celebration

Swedish mathematician | Stefan Bergman Prize (2017), Göran Gustafsson Prize for mathematics (1995) | University of Gothenburg | December 24, 1950 - New York

14. Ruwen Ogien

  • Hofgeismar: December 24, 1947 celebration
  • 12th arrondissement of Paris: May 4, 2017 deceased

French philosopher (1947–2017) | Paris Descartes University, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | Hofgeismar: December 24, 1947 - 12th arrondissement of

15. Mahendra Bhandari

  • December 24, 1945 celebration

Indian surgeon | Padma Shri in Medicine | Sawai ManSingh Medical College, Ross School of Business, Christian Medical College Vellore, University of Rajasthan

16. Robert Kurz

  • Nuremberg: December 24, 1943 celebration
  • Nuremberg: July 18, 2012 deceased

Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012) | The Black Book of Capitalism | Nuremberg: December 24, 1943 - Nuremberg: July 18, 2012

17. Donald A. Martin

  • December 24, 1940 celebration

American logician and mathematician | Carol Karp Prize (1988), Guggenheim Fellowship (1989), Gödel Lecturer (1994), Tarski Lectures (1992), Fellow of the

18. Victor J. Hruby

  • Valley City: December 24, 1938 celebration

American chemist | Guggenheim Fellowship, Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry (2002), honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1989)

19. Joan Moschovakis

  • December 24, 1937 celebration

American logician and mathematician | University of Wisconsin–Madison | December 24, 1937 - Basel: February 15, 1916 | Joan Moschovakis | December 24, 1937

20. Vasyl Antoniv

  • Osławica: December 24, 1936 celebration

Russian scientist | Faculty of Medicine of Ternopil National Medical University | Osławica: December 24, 1936 - Donetsk: August 10, 2012 | Vasyl Antoniv

21. Yakov Polovitsky

  • Orsha: December 24, 1935 celebration

Russian mathematician | Medal "Veteran of Labour", Honoured Higher education employee of the Russian Federation | Kazan Federal University, Faculty of

22. Enrique Dussel

  • La Paz: December 24, 1934 celebration
  • Mexico City: November 5, 2023 deceased

Argentine-Mexican philosopher | honorary doctorate (2022), Albertus-Magnus professorate (2010) | Catholic University of Paris (1965), Universidad Nacional de

23. Vladimir Grigorʹevič Litovčenko (Vladimir Grigor'evic Litovcenko)

  • December 24, 1931 celebration

Sinelnikov Prize (NAS of Ukraine), Lashkaryov Prize, State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1970), State Prize of Ukraine in Science and

24. Pier Giorgio Perotto

  • Turin: December 24, 1930 celebration
  • Genoa: January 23, 2002 deceased

Italian engineer (1930-2002) | Polytechnic University of Turin, University of Turin | Turin: December 24, 1930 - Genoa: January 23, 2002 | Pier Giorgio Perotto

25. I︠U︡riĭ Mikhaĭlovich Kli︠u︡chnikov (IUrii Mikhailovich Kliuchnikov)

  • December 24, 1930 celebration

December 24, 1930 - Wrocław: December 16, 1849 | I︠U︡riĭ Mikhaĭlovich Kli︠u︡chnikov (IUrii Mikhailovich Kliuchnikov)

26. Frithjof Bergmann

  • Weimar Republic: December 24, 1930 celebration
  • Ann Arbor: May 24, 2021 deceased

German philosopher (1930–2021) | Princeton University | Weimar Republic: December 24, 1930 - Ann Arbor: May 24, 2021 | Frithjof Bergmann | Weimar Republic

27. Franciszek Kaczmarek

  • Łęgowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship: December 24, 1928 celebration
  • Poznań: June 2, 2015 deceased

Polish physicist (1928–2015) | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Adam Mickiewicz

28. Jordi Capell i Casaramona

  • December 24, 1925 celebration

December 24, 1925 - Budapest: January 18, 1940 | Jordi Capell i Casaramona | December 24, 1925 - Budapest: January 18, 1940

29. Heinrich Schepers

  • Hamborn: December 24, 1925 celebration
  • Münster: January 1, 2020 deceased

German philosopher (1925–2020) | Hamborn: December 24, 1925 - Münster: January 1, 2020 | Heinrich Schepers | Hamborn: December 24, 1925 - Münster: January 1, 2020

30. Jesús Arellano (Jesus Arellano)

  • Corella: December 24, 1921 celebration
  • Seville: January 18, 2009 deceased

Spanish philosopher (1921-2009) | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1963) | University of Madrid (1945) | Corella: December 24, 1921 - Seville: January 18, 2009

31. Harry Soodak

  • New York City: December 24, 1920 celebration
  • September 30, 2008 deceased

American physicist and professor | City College of New York | New York City: December 24, 1920 - September 30, 2008 | Harry Soodak | New York City: December

32. Hendrik Jan Vink

  • Haarlem: December 24, 1915 celebration
  • May 11, 2009 deceased

Dutch physicist (1915-2009) | Haarlem: December 24, 1915 - May 11, 2009 | Hendrik Jan Vink | Haarlem: December 24, 1915 - May 11, 2009

33. Bill Pickering

  • Wellington: December 24, 1910 celebration
  • La Cañada Flintridge: March 15, 2004 deceased

rocket scientist born in New Zealand | honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2003), Theodore von Kármán Award (1990), Edison Medal (1972), William

34. Kirill Bolshakov

  • December 24, 1906 celebration

Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Order of the

35. Howard Hughes

  • Houston: December 24, 1905 celebration
  • Houston: April 5, 1976 deceased

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976) | Congressional Gold Medal, National Aviation Hall of Fame (1973) | Fessenden

36. Hendrik Wade Bode

  • Madison: December 24, 1905 celebration
  • Cambridge: June 21, 1982 deceased

American Controls and Communications pioneer (1905-1982) | IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award

37. Arnold Scholz

  • Charlottenburg: December 24, 1904 celebration
  • Flensburg: February 1, 1942 deceased

German mathematician (1904–1942) | Scholz conjecture, Scholz's reciprocity law | Frederick William University Berlin, Kaiserin Augusta Gymnasium

38. Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik

  • Tbilisi: December 24, 1878 celebration
  • Munich: July 9, 1946 deceased

sociologist, literary critic (1878–1946) | Saint Petersburg State University | Tbilisi: December 24, 1878 - Munich: July 9, 1946 | Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik

39. Olga Povitzky

  • December 24, 1877 celebration
  • May 21, 1948 deceased

American physician and bacteriologist | December 24, 1877 - May 21, 1948 | Olga Povitzky | December 24, 1877 - May 21, 1948

40. František Lorenz (Frantisek Lorenz)

  • Zbyslav (Vrdy): December 24, 1872 celebration
  • Porto Alegre: May 24, 1957 deceased

Czech-born philosopher and Esperantist (1872-1957) | Zbyslav (Vrdy): December 24, 1872 - Porto Alegre: May 24, 1957 | František Lorenz (Frantisek Lorenz)

41. Satyadhyana Tirtha

  • Chikodi: December 24, 1872 celebration
  • Pandharpur: March 24, 1942 deceased

Hindu guru | Chikodi: December 24, 1872 - Pandharpur: March 24, 1942 | Satyadhyana Tirtha | Chikodi: December 24, 1872 - Pandharpur: March 24, 1942

42. Emanuel Lasker

  • Barlinek: December 24, 1868 celebration
  • New York City: January 11, 1941 deceased

former World Chess champion (1868–1941) | Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports, world chess champion | Heidelberg University, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg

43. Manol Ivanov

  • Pirdop: December 24, 1867 celebration
  • May 25, 1906 deceased

scientist | Pirdop: December 24, 1867 - May 25, 1906 | Manol Ivanov | Pirdop: December 24, 1867 - May 25, 1906

44. František Machovec (Frantisek Machovec)

  • Lnáře: December 24, 1855 celebration
  • Karlín: October 8, 1892 deceased

Czech teacher and mathematician (1855–1892) | Lnáře: December 24, 1855 - Karlín: October 8, 1892 | František Machovec (Frantisek Machovec) | Lnáře

45. Alfred Kern

  • Bülach: December 24, 1850 celebration
  • March 2, 1893 deceased

Swiss chemist (1850-1893) | Bülach: December 24, 1850 - March 2, 1893 | Alfred Kern | Bülach: December 24, 1850 - March 2, 1893

46. Icilio Guareschi

  • San Secondo Parmense: December 24, 1847 celebration
  • Turin: June 20, 1918 deceased

Italian chemist (1847–1918) | University of Bologna | San Secondo Parmense: December 24, 1847 - Turin: June 20, 1918 | Icilio Guareschi | San Secondo

47. Silas M. Burroughs

  • December 24, 1846 celebration
  • February 6, 1895 deceased

American businessman | University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | December 24, 1846 - February 6, 1895 | Silas M. Burroughs | December 24, 1846 - February 6

48. Julian Treumann

  • Racibórz: December 24, 1841 celebration
  • Hanover: August 17, 1910 deceased

German chemist (1841–1910) | Racibórz: December 24, 1841 - Hanover: August 17, 1910 | Julian Treumann | Racibórz: December 24, 1841 - Hanover: August 17, 1910

49. Adam Bełcikowski (Adam Belcikowski)

  • Kraków: December 24, 1839 celebration
  • Kraków: January 13, 1909 deceased

Polish writer and academic (1839–1909) | Jagiellonian University | Kraków: December 24, 1839 - Kraków: January 13, 1909 | Adam Bełcikowski (Adam

50. Thorvald N. Thiele

  • Copenhagen: December 24, 1838 celebration
  • Copenhagen: September 26, 1910 deceased

Danish astronomer (1838–1910) | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen: December 24, 1838 - Copenhagen: September 26, 1910 | Thorvald N. Thiele | Copenhagen

51. Francesco Cirio

  • Nizza Monferrato: December 24, 1836 celebration
  • Rome: January 9, 1900 deceased

Italian businessman (1836–1900) | Nizza Monferrato: December 24, 1836 - Rome: January 9, 1900 | Francesco Cirio | Nizza Monferrato: December 24, 1836 - Rome

52. Ernst Goedecker

  • Steinwedel: December 24, 1835 celebration
  • Wilmersdorf: July 7, 1900 deceased

German teacher and mathematician (1835-1900) | Steinwedel: December 24, 1835 - Wilmersdorf: July 7, 1900 | Ernst Goedecker | Steinwedel: December 24, 1835

53. Augustus George Vernon Harcourt

  • London: December 24, 1834 celebration
  • Ryde: August 23, 1919 deceased

physical chemist (1834–1919) | Bakerian Lecture (1895) | University of Oxford, Harrow School, Balliol College | London: December 24, 1834 - Ryde: August 23, 1919

54. Giuseppe Cerboni

  • Marciana Marina: December 24, 1827 celebration
  • Porto Azzurro: February 14, 1917 deceased

Italian mathematician | Marciana Marina: December 24, 1827 - Porto Azzurro: February 14, 1917 | Giuseppe Cerboni | Marciana Marina: December 24, 1827 - Porto

55. Alexander von Oettingen

  • Tartu: December 24, 1827 celebration
  • Tartu: August 20, 1906 deceased

German theologian (1827–1905) | Imperial University of Dorpat | Tartu: December 24, 1827 - Tartu: August 20, 1906 | Alexander von Oettingen | Tartu: December

56. Charles Hermite

  • Dieuze: December 24, 1822 celebration
  • Paris: January 14, 1901 deceased

French mathematician (1822-1901) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1873)

57. James Prescott Joule

  • Salford: December 24, 1818 celebration
  • Sale: October 11, 1889 deceased

English physicist and brewer (1818-1889) | Royal Medal (1852), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Copley Medal (1870), Albert Medal (1880)

58. Ivan Seliminski

  • Sliven: December 24, 1799 celebration
  • Galați: August 21, 1866 deceased

Bulgarian philosopher, scholar, teacher and medical doctor | Sliven: December 24, 1799 - Galați: August 21, 1866 | Ivan Seliminski | Sliven: December 24, 1799

59. Franz Petr̆ina (Franz Petrina)

  • Semily: December 24, 1799 celebration
  • Prague: June 27, 1855 deceased

Czech physicist, mathematician, professor, inventor, university educator and science writer (1799–1855) | Charles University | Semily: December 24, 1799

60. Johann Tobias Bürg (Johann Tobias Burg)

  • Vienna: December 24, 1766 celebration
  • Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal: November 25, 1834 deceased

Austrian astronomer | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Vienna: December 24, 1766 - Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal: November 25, 1834

61. Tōemon Ishiguro (Toemon Ishiguro)

  • December 24, 1760 celebration
  • January 9, 1837 deceased

Japanese mathematician (1760-1837) | December 24, 1760 - January 9, 1837 | Tōemon Ishiguro (Toemon Ishiguro) | December 24, 1760 - January 9, 1837

62. Anders Gamborg

  • Kirke Hvalsø: December 24, 1753 celebration
  • Copenhagen: September 11, 1833 deceased

Danish philosopher | Kirke Hvalsø: December 24, 1753 - Copenhagen: September 11, 1833 | Anders Gamborg | Kirke Hvalsø: December 24, 1753 - Copenhagen

63. Karl Gottfried Hagen

  • Königsberg: December 24, 1749 celebration
  • Königsberg: March 2, 1829 deceased

German pharmacist and naturalist | Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class | Königsberg: December 24, 1749 - Königsberg: March 2, 1829 | Karl Gottfried Hagen

64. Anders Johan Lexell

  • Turku: December 24, 1740 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: December 11, 1784 deceased

Russian mathematician (1740-1784) | Lexell's Comet, Lexell's theorem | Royal Academy of Turku | Turku: December 24, 1740 - Saint Petersburg: December 11, 1784

65. Gabrielle Suchon

  • Semur-en-Auxois: December 24, 1631 celebration
  • Dijon: March 5, 1703 deceased

French philosopher | Semur-en-Auxois: December 24, 1631 - Dijon: March 5, 1703 | Gabrielle Suchon (G. S. Aristophile) | Semur-en-Auxois: December 24, 1631

66. Christian Liebenthal

  • Myślibórz: December 24, 1586 celebration
  • Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: August 2, 1647 deceased

German philosopher and jurist (1586-1647) | Myślibórz: December 24, 1586 - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: August 2, 1647 | Christian Liebenthal | Myślibórz

67. Nostradamus

  • Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: December 24, 1503 celebration
  • Salon-de-Provence: July 12, 1566 deceased

French seer and astrologer (1503–1566) | Prognostication | University of Montpellier, Avignon University | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: December 24, 1503

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