Edsger W. Dijkstra

Polish philosopher | Fellow of Collegium Invisibile | Pontifical University of John Paul II, University of Warsaw, Academy of Music in Kraków | Kraków: May

Slovenian Mathematician | Carnegie Mellon University | May 11, 1971 - Podgrad: November 3, 1962 | Andrej Bauer | May 11, 1971 - Podgrad: November 3, 1962

Estonian physicist, educator and politician | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Tallinn: May 11, 1967 - London: July 24, 2014 | Eero Uustalu

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave Science (2020), Marshall Scholarship, Fellow of

Ukrainian writer | Lviv Polytechnic | Broshniv-Osada: May 11, 1957 - Buenos Aires: July 16, 1976 | Taras Voznyak | Broshniv-Osada: May 11, 1957 - Buenos Aires

South Korean food engineer | Dongguk University | Daejeon: May 11, 1955 - August 17, 2023 | Kim Dong-man | Daejeon: May 11, 1955 - August 17, 2023 | Dongguk University

Italian quantum physicist | University of Pavia | Alessandria: May 11, 1955 - Jerusalem: April 16, 2012 | Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano | Alessandria: May 11, 1955

Czech geologist, translator, writer and university educator | Award of the Minister of the Environment (2007), Tom Stoppard Prize (2004), Egon Erwin Kisch

MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | May 11, 1952 - Saudi Arabia: May 12, 1978 | Anatoly

Italian philosopher | University of Milan | Cremona: May 11, 1951 - Nice: January 29, 1891 | Maurizio Mori | Cremona: May 11, 1951 - Nice: January 29, 1891

Russian scientist | Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2009), Vygotsky Medal, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th

French philosopher | Koenigswarter Prize (1999), Prix du livre libéral (2002) | Lycée Pasteur, École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, Lycée Louis-le-Grand

Armenian philosopher | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: May 11, 1947 - Geneva: March 3, 1984 | Hrant Arakelyan | Yerevan: May 11, 1947 - Geneva: March 3, 1984

Venezuelan biologist | Central University of Venezuela | Cumaná: May 11, 1945 - Caracas: July 19, 2019 | Hilda Pérez Carvajal - Hilda Antonieta Pérez

Ukrainian immunologist | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | Vinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov | Dovzhansk: May 11, 1945

Swiss chemist (1944–) | Harvey Prize (2007), August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (2018), Paracelsus Prize (2016), Centenary Prize (2016), honorary doctor of the

Indian academic | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | May 11, 1943 - Málaga: November 10, 1890 | Renuka Ravindran | May 11, 1943 - Málaga: November 10, 1890

Polish writer and literary critic | Kościelski Award (1975), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Freedom and Solidarity | University of Warsaw

Romanian chemist | Babeș-Bolyai University, Liceul Brassai | Cluj-Napoca: May 11, 1942 - Helsinki: December 9, 1986 | József Horák (Jozsef Horak)

scientist | Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University | Ivanovo: May 11, 1937 - January 1, 1957 | Boris Zharov | Ivanovo: May 11, 1937

German physicist | Charlottenburg: May 11, 1936 - Dhaka: May 9, 2009 | Rudolf Herrmann | Charlottenburg: May 11, 1936 - Dhaka: May 9, 2009

Polish chemist | Silesian University of Technology | Lubliniec: May 11, 1935 - Kraków: April 27, 1895 | Ludgarda Buzek | Lubliniec: May 11, 1935 - Kraków

American art historian and archaeologist (1933–2017) | Fulbright Scholarship, Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America | Wellesley College, New

Iranian philosopher and translator | University of Tehran | Borujerd: May 11, 1931 - Tehran: October 12, 2023 | Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani | Borujerd: May 11

Japanese chemist | Scheele Award (1992), Welch Award in Chemistry (1996), Remsen Award (1981), Arthur C. Cope Award (1990), William H. Nichols Medal (1992)

Russian mathematician (1924-2014) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1997), Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (1993)

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021) | Albert A. Michelson Medal (1973), Eddington Medal (1969), Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1971), Holweck Prize

Israeli pedologist and soil scientist (1924-2014) | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Uherské Hradiště: May 11, 1924 - Mevaseret Zion: January 29, 2014

Italian American mathematician (1923–2023) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Leroy P. Steele Prize (1991), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)

German chemist and politician (1922-2013) | Banner of Labor, Patriotic Order of Merit, National Prize of East Germany | University of Rostock | Rostock: May

May 11, 1921 - Jena: January 1, 1667 | Alfred Thenius | May 11, 1921 - Jena: January 1, 1667

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1965), Oersted Medal (1972), National Medal of Science (1979), Albert

Russian mathematician | Order of Friendship of Peoples (1982), Krylov prize (1974), Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1946)

Russian mathematician (1911–1989) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the October Revolution | Saint Petersburg State University, Kazakh National

Russian-born French philosopher and statesman | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Humboldt University of Berlin, Heidelberg University | Moscow: May 11, 1902

Indian philosopher and poet (1897–1990) | Sivaganga: May 11, 1897 - March 7, 1990 | Shuddhananda Bharati | Sivaganga: May 11, 1897 - March 7, 1990

German mathematician (1893–1964) | University of Tübingen | Sumatra: May 11, 1893 - Munich: May 31, 1964 | Frank Löbell (Frank Lobell) | Sumatra: May 11

American mathematician (1887-1973) | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1933), Fellow of the American Physical Society | Harvard University, Sapienza University of Rome

German mathematician (1885-1945) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Thessaloniki: May 11, 1885 - Munich: January 28, 1945 | Richard Baldus | Thessaloniki

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963) | Doctor of Engineering (honorary) (1953), Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1956), Doctor

American physician | Vanderbilt University | Gainesboro: May 11, 1881 - Batang County: August 12, 1909 | Zenas Sanford Loftis | Gainesboro: May 11, 1881

Universidad Central | May 11, 1881 - Minneapolis: February 21, 1961 | Ángel del Campo y Cerdán (Angel del Campo y Cerdan) | May 11, 1881 - Minneapolis

American inventor | May 11, 1879 - August 23, 1932 | Harry Shoemaker | May 11, 1879 - August 23, 1932

Dutch chemist | Leiden University | The Hague: May 11, 1877 - Haren: March 1, 1945 | Frans Maurits Jaeger | The Hague: May 11, 1877 - Haren: March 1, 1945

Spanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949) | Delphos gown | Granada: May 11, 1871 - Venice: May 3, 1949 | Mariano Fortuny - Mariano Fortuny

Czech pedagogue and historian of pedagogy | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Poděbrady: May 11, 1870 - Poděbrady: May 6, 1936 | Otakar Kádner

German inventor and entrepreneur (1868-1948) | Köthen: May 11, 1868 - Berlin: August 4, 1948 | Paul Schmidt | Köthen: May 11, 1868 - Berlin: August 4, 1948

Czech photographer, entrepreneur and engraver (1856–1923) | Horní Studenec: May 11, 1856 - Podolí: July 31, 1923 | Jan Vilím (Jan Vilim) | Horní

German-American precision mechanic and inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine (1854-1899) | John Scott Award (1889), Elliott Cresson Medal (1889)

American businessman (1854-1918) | Yale College | Baltimore: May 11, 1854 - December 20, 1918 | Bernard N. Baker | Baltimore: May 11, 1854 - December 20, 1918

British doctor (1852-1925) | University of Edinburgh | Perth: May 11, 1852 - Ospedaletti: January 16, 1925 | John Milne Bramwell | Perth: May 11, 1852

Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1922), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1915) | May 11, 1852 - Manhattan: November 24, 1939

Dutch university teacher | Utrecht University | Utrecht: May 11, 1851 - Utrecht: May 1, 1902 | Victor August Julius | Utrecht: May 11, 1851 - Utrecht: May 1, 1902

Russian orientalist (1849-1909) | Saint Petersburg State University | Mykolaiv: May 11, 1849 - Mykolaiv: June 11, 1909 | Nikolay Pantusov | Mykolaiv: May 11

German philosopher (1848–1915) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Göttingen, University of Jena | Potsdam: May 11, 1848 - Heidelberg: October 22, 1915

historian, philologist and professor from Belgium (1847-1916) | University of Liège | Arlon: May 11, 1847 - Asse: January 4, 1916 | Godefroid Kurth (Victor

Romanian scientist | Bucharest: May 11, 1830 - Bucharest: August 30, 1891 | Emanoil Bacaloglu | Bucharest: May 11, 1830 - Bucharest: August 30, 1891

Austrian mathematician and university teacher (1825-1897) | Vienna: May 11, 1825 - Vienna: February 27, 1897 | Josef Kolbe | Vienna: May 11, 1825 - Vienna

Moldavian general and politician (1821–1901) | École Normale Supérieure | Sculeni: May 11, 1821 - Bucharest: January 26, 1901 | Grigorie Sturdza | Sculeni

French chemist (1811-1876) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris: May 11, 1811 - Bagnères-de-Luchon: September 1, 1876 | Theodore Nicolas Gobley | Paris

Czech forester and inventor (1809–1879) | Prague: May 11, 1809 - Rožmitál pod Třemšínem: February 7, 1879 | Karel Daniel Gangloff | Prague: May 11, 1809

geologist and engineer (1809-1883) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1861), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1852), Commander of the Legion of Honour (1877)

German philosopher | Hanover: May 11, 1794 - Greifswald: May 3, 1858 | Ernst Stiedenroth | Hanover: May 11, 1794 - Greifswald: May 3, 1858

Scottish mathematician (*1692 – †1770) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Stirling number, Stirling's approximation | University of Oxford, Balliol College

English astrologer (1602–1681) | Diseworth: May 11, 1602 - Hersham: June 9, 1681 | William Lilly | Diseworth: May 11, 1602 - Hersham: June 9, 1681