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F. Albert Cotton

  • Philadelphia: April 9, 1930 celebration
  • College Station: February 20, 2007 celebration
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    Philadelphia: April 9, 1930  

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    College Station: February 20, 2007  

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    1. inorganic chemistry
     

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    1. Temple University
    2. Harvard University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. King Faisal International Prize in Science (1990)
    2. American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1962)
    3. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1994)
    4. F. A. Cotton Medal (1995)
    5. doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1997)
    6. American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1998)
    7. Paracelsus Prize (1994)
    8. Guggenheim Fellowship (1989)
    9. American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry (2001)
    10. National Medal of Science (1982)
    11. Willard Gibbs Award (1980)
    12. honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I (1981)
    13. Welch Award in Chemistry (1994)
    14. honorary doctor of the University of Valencia (1979)
    15. Priestley Medal (1998)
    16. Linus Pauling Award (1976)
    17. honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I (1992)
    18. William H. Nichols Medal (1975)
    19. Guggenheim Fellowship (1956)
    20. Centenary Prize (1973)
    21. Lavoisier Medal (2000)
    22. honorary doctor of the Lanzhou University (2006)
    23. Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2000)
    24. honorary doctor of the University of Zaragoza (1994)
    25. George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education (2006)
    26. John Scott Award (1997)
    27. NAS Award in Chemical Sciences (1990)
     

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  • American chemist (1930-2007) | King Faisal International Prize in Science (1990), American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1962), Foreign Member

1. Len Sassaman

  • Pottstown: April 9, 1980 celebration
  • Leuven: July 3, 2011 deceased

US computer systems engineer | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, The Hill School | Pottstown: April 9, 1980 - Leuven: July 3, 2011 | Len Sassaman - Leonard

2. Koert van Mensvoort

  • Veldhoven: April 9, 1974 celebration

Dutch philosopher and artist | Sandberg Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology | Veldhoven: April 9, 1974 - Rome: June 27, 1935 | Koert van Mensvoort

3. Andreas Gathmann

  • Hanover: April 9, 1970 celebration

German mathematician | Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Leibniz University Hannover | Hanover: April 9, 1970 - Madison: December 21, 2014

4. Sam Harris

  • Los Angeles: April 9, 1967 celebration

American author, philosopher and neuroscientist (born 1967) | The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Making Sense with Sam

5. Lambert Wiesing

  • Ahlen: April 9, 1963 celebration

German archaeologist, humanities scholar and art historian | Martin Warnke Medal (2015) | Ahlen: April 9, 1963 - March 17, 1855 | Lambert Wiesing | Ahlen

6. Claude Danthony

  • April 9, 1961 celebration

April 9, 1961 - Barcelona: June 6, 1996 | Claude Danthony | April 9, 1961 - Barcelona: June 6, 1996

7. Charles M. Lieber

  • Philadelphia: April 9, 1959 celebration

American chemist (1959-) | MRS Medal Award (2002), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2008), Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2012), Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2001)

8. Əlimərdan Bağışov (Əlimərdan Bagisov)

  • April 9, 1958 celebration

Azerbaijani urologist | April 9, 1958 - Baku: June 30, 1955 | Əlimərdan Bağışov (Əlimərdan Bagisov) | April 9, 1958 - Baku: June 30, 1955

9. Thomas Henning

  • Jena: April 9, 1956 celebration

German astrophysicist | Karl Schwarzschild Medal (2023) | University of Greifswald | Jena: April 9, 1956 - Nuenen: February 17, 2012 | Thomas Henning | Jena

10. Vasiliy Galuzo

  • Šumilina: April 9, 1956 celebration

Belarusian Soviet and Russian jurist | Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Moscow State Law University | Šumilina: April 9, 1956 - Kingston

11. Alexander Kirillov

  • April 9, 1954 celebration

Russian mathematician | School No80, Saint Petersburg, Faculty of Applied Mathematics - Control Processes, St. Petersburg State University | April 9, 1954

12. Rogério Miranda de Almeida (Rogerio Miranda de Almeida)

  • Crato: April 9, 1953 celebration

Brazilian philosopher and theologian | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, University of Strasbourg | Crato: April 9, 1953 - July 22, 2021

13. Louis F. DiMauro

  • New York City: April 9, 1953 celebration

US experimental physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Optical

14. Christine Korsgaard

  • Chicago: April 9, 1952 celebration

American philosopher | Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen | Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Harvard University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

15. Robert Zubrin

  • New York City: April 9, 1952 celebration

American aerospace engineer | University of Washington (1992), University of Washington (1984), University of Rochester | New York City: April 9, 1952 - Padua

16. Reinhard Nesper

  • Elze: April 9, 1949 celebration

German chemist and professor at ETH Zurich | Elze: April 9, 1949 - Atherton: December 30, 2009 | Reinhard Nesper | Elze: April 9, 1949 - Atherton: December 30, 2009

17. Theo Kobusch

  • Niedertiefenbach: April 9, 1948 celebration

German philosopher | Niedertiefenbach: April 9, 1948 - Aix-les-Bains: April 26, 1957 | Theo Kobusch | Niedertiefenbach: April 9, 1948 - Aix-les-Bains: April 26, 1957

18. Robert Devaney

  • Lawrence: April 9, 1948 celebration

American mathematician (born 1948) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Deborah and Franklin Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or

19. Patricia Aceves Pastrana

  • Minatitlán: April 9, 1948 celebration

Mexican politician | honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (2000) | Minatitlán: April 9, 1948 - Des Plaines: August 20, 2015 | Patricia

20. Nikolay Filatov

  • Saint Petersburg: April 9, 1945 celebration

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | The Faculty of Geography and Geoecology | Saint Petersburg: April 9, 1945 - February 11, 2024

21. Oleg Figovsky

  • Moscow: April 9, 1940 celebration

scientist | VDNKh gold medal, VDNKh silver medal | Moscow State Academy of Public Utilities and Construction | Moscow: April 9, 1940 - Budapest: January 8, 2017

22. Jürgen Körner (Jurgen Korner)

  • Hong Kong: April 9, 1939 celebration
  • Mainz: July 16, 2021 deceased

German physicist | Technische Universität Berlin, University of Hamburg | Hong Kong: April 9, 1939 - Mainz: July 16, 2021 | Jürgen Körner (Jurgen Korner)

23. David Williams

  • Gorseinon: April 9, 1938 celebration

Welsh mathematician working in probability theory (1938-) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Pólya Prize (1994) | University of Oxford, Gowerton School, Jesus College

24. Lev Mnukhin

  • Moscow: April 9, 1938 celebration
  • June 3, 2020 deceased

Soviet and Russian literary scholar | Dmitry Likhachev Foundation Prize (2012), Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation (2015), Government Prize in

25. Andrew Ogg

  • Bowling Green: April 9, 1934 celebration

American mathematician | Harvard University | Bowling Green: April 9, 1934 - Zamora: June 5, 1908 | Andrew Ogg | Bowling Green: April 9, 1934 - Zamora: June 5, 1908

26. Wojciech Ratyński (Wojciech Ratynski)

  • Stary Ratyniec: April 9, 1932 celebration
  • Warsaw: November 17, 2007 deceased

Polish physicist | University of Warsaw | Stary Ratyniec: April 9, 1932 - Warsaw: November 17, 2007 | Wojciech Ratyński (Wojciech Ratynski) | Stary Ratyniec

27. Heisuke Hironaka

  • Iwakuni: April 9, 1931 celebration

Japanese mathematician | Asahi Prize (1967), Person of Cultural Merit (1975), Guggenheim Fellowship (1971), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Japan Academy Prize

28. F. Albert Cotton

  • Philadelphia: April 9, 1930 celebration
  • College Station: February 20, 2007 deceased

American chemist (1930-2007) | King Faisal International Prize in Science (1990), American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1962), Foreign Member

29. Andrzej Borodzik

  • Sulejówek: April 9, 1930 celebration
  • Warsaw: August 13, 2021 deceased

Polish chemist (1930–2021) | Medal of Merit for National Defence, Gold Cross "For Merits to the Polish Scouting Association", Cross "For Merits to the Polish

30. Tom Lehrer

  • New York City: April 9, 1928 celebration

American musician, satirist, and mathematician (born 1928) | National Brotherhood Week | Loomis Chaffee School, Harvard College, Horace Mann School, Harvard University

31. Sonja Ashauer

  • São Paulo: April 9, 1923 celebration
  • São Paulo: August 21, 1948 deceased

Brazilian physicist (1923–1948) | University of São Paulo | São Paulo: April 9, 1923 - São Paulo: August 21, 1948 | Sonja Ashauer | São Paulo: April 9

32. Mary Jackson

  • Hampton: April 9, 1921 celebration
  • Hampton: February 11, 2005 deceased

American mathematician and aerospace engineer | Congressional Gold Medal (2019) | Phoenix High School, Phenix High School, Hampton University | Hampton: April

33. Paul Weiss

  • Żagań: April 9, 1911 celebration
  • Detroit: January 19, 1991 deceased

German and British mathematician and physicist (1911-1991) | University of Göttingen, University of Cambridge | Żagań: April 9, 1911 - Detroit: January 19, 1991

34. Adela Barnés González (Adela Barnes Gonzalez)

  • Ávila: April 9, 1908 celebration
  • State of Mexico: January 1, 2011 deceased

Spanish chemist | Ávila: April 9, 1908 - State of Mexico: January 1, 2011 | Adela Barnés González (Adela Barnes Gonzalez) | Ávila: April 9, 1908 - State of

35. Petra Barnés González (Petra Barnes Gonzalez)

  • April 9, 1908 celebration

April 9, 1908 - Toulouse: May 31, 1931 | Petra Barnés González (Petra Barnes Gonzalez) | April 9, 1908 - Toulouse: May 31, 1931

36. Frederick Copleston

  • Taunton: April 9, 1907 celebration
  • London: February 3, 1994 deceased

English Jesuit priest and philosopher (1907–1994) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Aquinas Medal (1977), Fellow of the British Academy | A

37. Gregory Goodwin Pincus

  • Woodbine: April 9, 1903 celebration
  • Boston: August 22, 1967 deceased

American biochemist (1903–1967) | Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh, AMA Scientific Achievement Award (1967), National Inventors Hall of Fame

38. Ihnat Kančeŭski (Ihnat Kanceuski)

  • Vilnius: April 9, 1896 celebration
  • Vilnius: April 21, 1923 deceased

Belarusian poet, philosopher and publicist (1896-1923) | Vilna Realschule, Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology, Imperial Moscow University

39. Cecilia Krieger

  • Jasło: April 9, 1894 celebration
  • Ontario: August 17, 1974 deceased

mathematician | University of Vienna, University of Toronto | Jasło: April 9, 1894 - Ontario: August 17, 1974 | Cecilia Krieger - Cypra Cecilia Krieger

40. Alfred Brauer

  • Charlottenburg: April 9, 1894 celebration
  • Chapel Hill: December 23, 1985 deceased

German-American mathematician | Iron Cross (1918) | Frederick William University Berlin | Charlottenburg: April 9, 1894 - Chapel Hill: December 23, 1985

41. Daniel Marín Toyos (Daniel Marin Toyos)

  • Haro: April 9, 1890 celebration
  • Madrid: March 13, 1948 deceased

Spanish mathematician | Instituto de Coimbra (1947), Knight Commander of the Order of Alfonso X | Universidad Central | Haro: April 9, 1890 - Madrid: March 13, 1948

42. Pius Font i Quer

  • Lleida: April 9, 1888 celebration
  • Barcelona: January 2, 1964 deceased

Spanish botanist (1888-1964) | honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier (1959) | Introducció a l'estudi dels macromicets de Catalunya | Universidad

43. Shōzō Toda (Shozo Toda)

  • April 9, 1885 celebration
  • November 20, 1961 deceased

Japanese scientist | Kyoto University | April 9, 1885 - November 20, 1961 | Shōzō Toda (Shozo Toda) | April 9, 1885 - November 20, 1961

44. Ivan Ilyin

  • Moscow: April 9, 1883 celebration
  • Zollikon: December 21, 1954 deceased

Russian political philosopher (1883–1954) | Moscow State University | Moscow: April 9, 1883 - Zollikon: December 21, 1954 | Ivan Ilyin | Moscow: April 9

45. Marcel Grossmann

  • Budapest: April 9, 1878 celebration
  • Zurich: September 7, 1936 deceased

mathematician (1878-1936) | University of Zurich, Berzsenyi Dániel Secondary School, ETH Zurich | Budapest: April 9, 1878 - Zurich: September 7, 1936 | Marcel

46. Jonas Hesselman

  • April 9, 1877 celebration
  • Nacka församling: December 20, 1957 deceased

Swedish engineer (1877–1957) | Royal Institute of Technology | April 9, 1877 - Nacka församling: December 20, 1957 | Jonas Hesselman | April 9, 1877 - Nacka

47. Ákos Pauler (Akos Pauler)

  • Budapest: April 9, 1876 celebration
  • Budapest: June 29, 1933 deceased

Hungarian philosopher (1876-1933) | Budapest: April 9, 1876 - Budapest: June 29, 1933 | Ákos Pauler (Akos Pauler) | Budapest: April 9, 1876 - Budapest: June 29, 1933

48. Raymond A. Pearson

  • Evansville: April 9, 1873 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: February 13, 1939 deceased

academic administrator | Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University | Evansville: April 9, 1873 - Washington, D.C.

49. Élie Cartan (Elie Cartan)

  • Dolomieu: April 9, 1869 celebration
  • Paris: May 6, 1951 deceased

French mathematician (1869–1951) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1947), Poncelet Prize (1920), Leconte Prize

50. Friedrich Schilling

  • Hildesheim: April 9, 1868 celebration
  • Gladbeck: January 1, 1950 deceased

German mathematician (1868–1950) | University of Göttingen | Hildesheim: April 9, 1868 - Gladbeck: January 1, 1950 | Friedrich Schilling | Hildesheim: April

51. Carl Hagemann

  • Essen: April 9, 1867 celebration
  • Frankfurt: November 20, 1940 deceased

chemist, businessman, I. G. Farben director and art collector (1867-1940) | Essen: April 9, 1867 - Frankfurt: November 20, 1940 | Carl Hagemann | Essen: April

52. Charles Proteus Steinmetz

  • Wrocław: April 9, 1865 celebration
  • Schenectady: October 26, 1923 deceased

mathematician, electrical engineer (*1865 – †1923) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1977), Elliott Cresson Medal (1913), Cedergren Medal (1914)

53. Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti

  • Liverpool: April 9, 1864 celebration
  • Zurich: January 13, 1930 deceased

British engineer (1864–1930) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Faraday Medal (1924) | University College London | Liverpool: April 9, 1864 - Zurich: January 13, 1930

54. László Rátz (Laszlo Ratz)

  • Sopron: April 9, 1863 celebration
  • Budapest: September 30, 1930 deceased

Mathematics teacher (1863–1930) | Hungarian Heritage Award (2002) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Strasbourg, Eötvös Loránd University

55. John Marden

  • Prahran: April 9, 1855 celebration
  • Randwick: October 29, 1924 deceased

Australian headmaster | University of Melbourne | Prahran: April 9, 1855 - Randwick: October 29, 1924 | John Marden | Prahran: April 9, 1855 - Randwick: October 29, 1924

56. Carl Pietzner

  • Wriezen: April 9, 1853 celebration
  • Vienna: November 26, 1927 deceased

Austrian photographer (1853-1927) | Wriezen: April 9, 1853 - Vienna: November 26, 1927 | Carl Pietzner | Wriezen: April 9, 1853 - Vienna: November 26, 1927

57. Theodor Petersen

  • Hamburg: April 9, 1836 celebration
  • Frankfurt: December 15, 1918 deceased

German chemist (1836-1918) | Hamburg: April 9, 1836 - Frankfurt: December 15, 1918 | Theodor Petersen | Hamburg: April 9, 1836 - Frankfurt: December 15, 1918

58. Arthur von Oettingen

  • Tartu: April 9, 1836 celebration
  • Bensheim: September 5, 1920 deceased

Baltic German physicist and music theorist (1836–1920) | Imperial University of Dorpat | Tartu: April 9, 1836 - Bensheim: September 5, 1920 | Arthur von

59. Ezequiel Uricoechea

  • Bogotá: April 9, 1834 celebration
  • Beirut: July 28, 1880 deceased

Colombian filologist, humanist and scientist (1834–1880) | Yale School of Medicine, University of Göttingen | Bogotá: April 9, 1834 - Beirut: July 28, 1880

60. Edmond Laguerre

  • Bar-le-Duc: April 9, 1834 celebration
  • Bar-le-Duc: August 14, 1886 deceased

mathematician from France | Poncelet Prize (1877) | École polytechnique | Bar-le-Duc: April 9, 1834 - Bar-le-Duc: August 14, 1886 | Edmond Laguerre

61. Eadweard Muybridge

  • Kingston upon Thames: April 9, 1830 celebration
  • Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: May 8, 1904 deceased

English-American photographer | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2011) | Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, Athlete Swinging a Pick | Kingston upon Thames: April 9

62. Charles-Eugène Delaunay (Charles-Eugene Delaunay)

  • Lusigny-sur-Barse: April 9, 1816 celebration
  • Cherbourg-Octeville: August 5, 1872 deceased

French astronomer (1816-1872) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1869), 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Gold Medal of the

63. Alphonse Beau de Rochas

  • Digne-les-Bains: April 9, 1815 celebration
  • Vincennes: March 27, 1893 deceased

French engineer (1815–1893) | Digne-les-Bains: April 9, 1815 - Vincennes: March 27, 1893 | Alphonse Beau de Rochas | Digne-les-Bains: April 9, 1815

64. Carl Johan Malmsten

  • April 9, 1814 celebration
  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 11, 1886 deceased

Swedish politician (1814-1886) | Uppsala University | April 9, 1814 - Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 11, 1886 | Carl Johan Malmsten | April 9, 1814

65. Robert Richard Anstice

  • Madeley: April 9, 1813 celebration
  • Wigginton: December 17, 1853 deceased

English clergyman and mathematician | Christ Church | Madeley: April 9, 1813 - Wigginton: December 17, 1853 | Robert Richard Anstice | Madeley: April 9, 1813

66. Axel Adolf Laurell

  • Pieksämäki: April 9, 1801 celebration
  • Helsinki: April 14, 1852 deceased

Finnish philosopher (1801–1852) | Pieksämäki: April 9, 1801 - Helsinki: April 14, 1852 | Axel Adolf Laurell | Pieksämäki: April 9, 1801 - Helsinki: April 14, 1852

67. Josep Roura i Estrada

  • Sant Feliu de Guíxols: April 9, 1797 celebration
  • Barcelona: May 25, 1860 deceased

Catalan chemist | Sant Feliu de Guíxols: April 9, 1797 - Barcelona: May 25, 1860 | Josep Roura i Estrada | Sant Feliu de Guíxols: April 9, 1797 - Barcelona

68. Nils Wilhelm Almroth

  • Stockholm City: April 9, 1797 celebration
  • Netherlands: October 31, 1852 deceased

Swedish chemist | Royal Order of the Polar Star (1851) | Stockholm City: April 9, 1797 - Netherlands: October 31, 1852 | Nils Wilhelm Almroth | Stockholm City

69. Theobald Boehm

  • Munich: April 9, 1794 celebration
  • Munich: November 25, 1881 deceased

Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881) | Boehm System | Munich: April 9, 1794 - Munich: November 25, 1881 | Theobald Boehm | Munich: April 9, 1794

70. Gusztáv Szontagh (Gusztav Szontagh)

  • Štítnik: April 9, 1793 celebration
  • Pest: June 7, 1858 deceased

Hungarian philosopher | Štítnik: April 9, 1793 - Pest: June 7, 1858 | Gusztáv Szontagh (Gusztav Szontagh) | Štítnik: April 9, 1793 - Pest: June 7, 1858

71. George Peacock

  • Thornton Hall: April 9, 1791 celebration
  • Pall Mall: November 8, 1858 deceased

English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1818) | Richmond School, Sedbergh School, University of Cambridge, Trinity College

72. Johann Gottlob von Quandt

  • Leipzig: April 9, 1787 celebration
  • Dresden: June 19, 1859 deceased

German art collector and artist (1787-1859); collection was sold in 1868 | Verzeichniss der von Herrn Johann Gottlob von Quandt hinterlassenen

73. Sibrandus Stratingh

  • Adorp: April 9, 1785 celebration
  • Adorp: February 15, 1841 deceased

chemist and inventor of an electrically powered vehicle | Adorp: April 9, 1785 - Adorp: February 15, 1841 | Sibrandus Stratingh | Adorp: April 9, 1785 - Adorp

74. Thomas Johann Seebeck

  • Tallinn: April 9, 1770 celebration
  • Berlin: December 10, 1831 deceased

Baltic German physicist (1770-1831) | Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1816) | University of Göttingen, Gustav Adolf Grammar School | Tallinn: April 9

75. Andreas Elias Büchner (Andreas Elias Buchner)

  • Erfurt: April 9, 1701 celebration
  • Halle (Saale): July 29, 1769 deceased

physician and university teacher (1701-1769) | University of Erfurt, Leipzig University, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Erfurt: April 9, 1701

76. Giulio Pace

  • Vicenza: April 9, 1550 celebration
  • Valence: January 10, 1635 deceased

Italian philosopher | Vicenza: April 9, 1550 - Valence: January 10, 1635 | Giulio Pace | Vicenza: April 9, 1550 - Valence: January 10, 1635

77. Johann Carion

  • Bietigheim-Bissingen: April 9, 1499 celebration
  • Magdeburg: February 22, 1537 deceased

German astrologer and historical writer | University of Tübingen | Bietigheim-Bissingen: April 9, 1499 - Magdeburg: February 22, 1537 | Johann Carion

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