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Georg Henrik von Wright

  • Helsinki: June 14, 1916 celebration
  • Helsinki: June 16, 2003 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Helsinki: June 14, 1916  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Helsinki: June 16, 2003  
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    1. Eino Kaila
     
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    1. Jaakko Hintikka
     
  • school Education

    1. University of Helsinki
    2. Svenska normallyceum
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1964)
    2. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
    3. Tollander Award (1987)
    4. Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1979)
    5. Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1953)
    6. Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class
    7. Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star
    8. Fellow of the British Academy
    9. Swedish Academy Finland Prize (1968)
    10. Memorial medal of the Continuation War
    11. honorary doctor of the University of Tromsø
    12. Memorial medal of the Winter War
    13. Selma Lagerlöf Prize (1993)
     
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  • Finland Swedish philosopher, professor and member of the Academy of Finland (1916–2003) | Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1964)

1. Jusung An

  • June 14, 1994 celebration

Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Hallym University, Korea University | June 14, 1994 - 11th arrondissement of

2. Halyna Mykhailiuk

  • Kyiv: June 14, 1987 celebration

Ukrainian lawyer and politician | Honored Jurist of Ukraine | Odesa National Economics University, National University “Odesa Law Academy”, University of York

3. Michal Wiezik

  • Martin: June 14, 1979 celebration

Slovak politician | Technical University in Zvolen | Martin: June 14, 1979 - Berlin: November 4, 1875 | Michal Wiezik | Martin: June 14, 1979 - Berlin: November 4, 1875

4. Eniya Listiani Dewi

  • Magelang: June 14, 1974 celebration

Ilmuwan, Peneliti, Akademisi | Direktur Jenderal Energi Baru,Terbarukan, dan Konservasi Energi, Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) | Waseda University

5. Vadim Yakunin

  • Tolyatti: June 14, 1973 celebration

Russian scientist | Samara State University | Tolyatti: June 14, 1973 - London: September 8, 1637 | Vadim Yakunin | Tolyatti: June 14, 1973 - London: September 8, 1637

6. Sergey Tetersky

  • Chita: June 14, 1971 celebration

Russian scientist | Trans-Baikal State Humanitarian-Pedagogical University | Chita: June 14, 1971 - Munich: January 28, 1945 | Sergey Tetersky | Chita: June

7. Jeffrey Brock

  • Bronxville: June 14, 1970 celebration

American mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2017) | University of California, Berkeley, Yale University

8. Alan Reid

  • Aberdeen: June 14, 1962 celebration

Scottish-American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen: June 14, 1962 - March 26, 2023 | Alan

9. Maria Korovina

  • Moscow: June 14, 1962 celebration

Russian mathematician | MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics | Moscow: June 14, 1962 - London: September 15, 1947 | Maria Korovina

10. Chaganti Koteswara Rao

  • June 14, 1959 celebration

Indian philosopher | Kala Ratna | June 14, 1959 - Zamora: June 5, 1908 | Chaganti Koteswara Rao | June 14, 1959 - Zamora: June 5, 1908

11. Ruslan Bzarov

  • Baku: June 14, 1958 celebration

Russian scientist | North Ossetian State University | Baku: June 14, 1958 - Novoselenginsk: May 27, 1855 | Ruslan Bzarov | Baku: June 14, 1958

12. Vadim Rudnev

  • Kolomna: June 14, 1958 celebration

Russian philosopher | University of Tartu | Kolomna: June 14, 1958 - July 10, 2021 | Vadim Rudnev | Kolomna: June 14, 1958 - July 10, 2021 | University of Tartu

13. José Antonio Suso (Jose Antonio Suso)

  • Maestu: June 14, 1956 celebration

Spanish politician | University of the Basque Country | Maestu: June 14, 1956 - Heidelberg: January 28, 1963 | José Antonio Suso (Jose Antonio Suso) | Maestu

14. Pavel Yurkevich

  • Pinsk: June 14, 1955 celebration
  • Moscow: February 12, 2022 deceased

Soviet and Russian railway engineer | Russian University of Transport | Pinsk: June 14, 1955 - Moscow: February 12, 2022 | Pavel Yurkevich | Pinsk: June 14

15. Massimo Introvigne

  • Rome: June 14, 1955 celebration

Italian philosopher | University of Turin, Pontifical Gregorian University | Rome: June 14, 1955 - former 1st arrondissement of Paris: August 27, 1857

16. Gerd Leuchs

  • Wuppertal: June 14, 1950 celebration

German physicist | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2012), Herbert Walther Prize (2018), Bavarian Maximilian Order for

17. Yves Floucat

  • Toulouse: June 14, 1950 celebration

French philosopher | Toulouse: June 14, 1950 - Cannes: July 27, 1920 | Yves Floucat | Toulouse: June 14, 1950 - Cannes: July 27, 1920

18. Dan-Virgil Voiculescu

  • Bucharest: June 14, 1949 celebration

Romanian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Guggenheim Fellowship, Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics (2004) | University

19. Do-ol

  • Cheonan: June 14, 1948 celebration

South Korean philosopher | National Taiwan University, Harvard University, Wonkwang University, University of Tokyo, Korea University | Cheonan: June 14, 1948

20. Vladimir Batagelj

  • Idrija: June 14, 1948 celebration

Slovenian mathematician | University of Ljubljana | Idrija: June 14, 1948 - Brentwood: January 25, 1975 | Vladimir Batagelj | Idrija: June 14, 1948

21. Valerii A Yampol'skii

  • Kharkiv: June 14, 1946 celebration

physicist | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | National University of Kharkiv | Kharkiv: June 14, 1946 - Greater China: January 1, 1052

22. Luisa Muraro

  • Montecchio Maggiore: June 14, 1940 celebration

Italian philosopher and writer | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Montecchio Maggiore: June 14, 1940 - Covington: May 10, 1990 | Luisa Muraro

23. Valery Vasilyev

  • Moscow: June 14, 1938 celebration

Russian physicist | USSR State Prize, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Moscow Aviation Institute | Moscow: June

24. Hans Martin Seip

  • June 14, 1937 celebration

Norwegian chemist | Norwegian Institute of Technology | June 14, 1937 - Geismar: October 23, 1953 | Hans Martin Seip | June 14, 1937 - Geismar: October 23, 1953

25. Louise Hay

  • Metz: June 14, 1935 celebration
  • Oak Park: October 28, 1989 deceased

French-born American mathematician | Fulbright Scholarship | Swarthmore College, Cornell University | Metz: June 14, 1935 - Oak Park: October 28, 1989 | Louise

26. Yury Levin

  • Moscow: June 14, 1935 celebration
  • Moscow: April 14, 2010 deceased

Russian mathematician, logician, philosopher, semiotician, linguist and literary scholar (1935-2010) | Moscow State Pedagogical University | Moscow: June 14

27. Iwo Białynicki-Birula (Iwo Bialynicki-Birula)

  • Warsaw: June 14, 1933 celebration

Polish physicist | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2014) | Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw | Warsaw: June 14, 1933 - Budapest: March 24, 1945

28. Václav Břicháček (Vaclav Brichacek)

  • Písek: June 14, 1930 celebration
  • Prague: February 3, 2010 deceased

Czech psychologist (1930-2010) | Písek: June 14, 1930 - Prague: February 3, 2010 | Václav Břicháček (Vaclav Brichacek | Gigant). Václav, Písecký

29. Dragoljub Mićunović (Dragoljub Micunovic)

  • Merdare: June 14, 1930 celebration

Serbian politician and academic | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Merdare: June 14, 1930 - Brooklyn Naval Hospital: October 29, 1931 | Dragoljub

30. Mikhail Lomanov

  • June 14, 1930 celebration

VDNKh silver medal, USSR State Prize | MSU Faculty of Physics | June 14, 1930 - Bonn: February 18, 1934 | Mikhail Lomanov | June 14, 1930 - Bonn: February

31. Robert Brout

  • New York City: June 14, 1928 celebration
  • Brussels metropolitan area: May 3, 2011 deceased

American physicist (1928-2011) | Wolf Prize in Physics (2004), honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2005), Wolf Prize, High Energy and

32. Vladimir V. Lipaev

  • Moscow: June 14, 1928 celebration
  • Moscow: September 21, 2015 deceased

particle physicist at IHEP, Protvino, Russia | Moscow: June 14, 1928 - Moscow: September 21, 2015 | Vladimir V. Lipaev | Moscow: June 14, 1928 - Moscow

33. Ailsa Land

  • West Bromwich: June 14, 1927 celebration
  • May 16, 2021 deceased

British mathematician (1927–2021) | Harold Larnder Prize (1994), EURO Gold Medal (2021), Beale Medal (2019) | London School of Economics and Political

34. James Black

  • Uddingston: June 14, 1924 celebration
  • London: March 21, 2010 deceased

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010) | InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize (1979), Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1976), honorary

35. Gunnar Westin

  • June 14, 1921 celebration
  • May 21, 1993 deceased

scientist | June 14, 1921 - May 21, 1993 | Gunnar Westin | June 14, 1921 - May 21, 1993

36. Mahapragya

  • Rajasthan: June 14, 1920 celebration
  • Sardarshahar: May 9, 2010 deceased

Acharya or the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism (1920-2010) | Ahimsa Award (2008) | Rajasthan: June 14, 1920 - Sardarshahar: May 9, 2010 | Mahapragya

37. Fred Baur

  • Toledo: June 14, 1918 celebration
  • Cincinnati: May 4, 2008 deceased

creator of Pringles can (1918–2008) | Ohio State University | Toledo: June 14, 1918 - Cincinnati: May 4, 2008 | Fred Baur | Toledo: June 14, 1918

38. Atle Selberg

  • Langesund: June 14, 1917 celebration
  • Princeton: August 6, 2007 deceased

Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007) | Fields medal (1950), Gunnerus Medal (2002), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1986), Knight Grand Officer of the Order of

39. Georg Henrik von Wright

  • Helsinki: June 14, 1916 celebration
  • Helsinki: June 16, 2003 deceased

Finland Swedish philosopher, professor and member of the Academy of Finland (1916–2003) | Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1964)

40. Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen

  • Rotterdam: June 14, 1913 celebration
  • Wassenaar: April 1, 2003 deceased

Dutch mathematician (1913-2003) | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Leiden University | Rotterdam: June 14, 1913 - Wassenaar: April 1, 2003

41. Fritz John

  • Berlin: June 14, 1910 celebration
  • New York City: February 10, 1994 deceased

mathematician | MacArthur Fellows Program (1984), Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1975), Leroy P. Steele Prize (1982), George David Birkhoff Prize (1973)

42. Mary Van Rensselaer Buell

  • Madison: June 14, 1893 celebration
  • Madison: February 18, 1969 deceased

American biochemist, working in nutrition and physiological chemistry (1893-1969) | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison: June 14, 1893 - Madison

43. Josep Maria Capdevila i Balanzó (Josep Maria Capdevila i Balanzo)

  • Olot: June 14, 1892 celebration
  • Banyoles: January 3, 1972 deceased

Spanish philosopher, journalist and writer (1892-1972) | Olot: June 14, 1892 - Banyoles: January 3, 1972 | Josep Maria Capdevila i Balanzó (Josep Maria

44. Alexander Volkov

  • Oskemen: June 14, 1891 celebration
  • Moscow: July 1, 1977 deceased

Russian writer, professor of mathematics (1891–1977) | Oz book series | Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University (1920)

45. Vasil Kaprálek Škrach (Vasil Kapralek Skrach)

  • June 14, 1891 celebration

June 14, 1891 - February 10, 2000 | Vasil Kaprálek Škrach (Vasil Kapralek Skrach) | June 14, 1891 - February 10, 2000

46. Ralph E. Oesper

  • Cincinnati: June 14, 1886 celebration
  • Cincinnati: December 10, 1977 deceased

American chemist | Dexter Award (1956) | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati: June 14, 1886 - Cincinnati: December 10, 1977 | Ralph E. Oesper | Cincinnati

47. Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze

  • Görlitz: June 14, 1885 celebration
  • Soest: July 11, 1969 deceased

German philosopher (1885-1969) | Görlitz: June 14, 1885 - Soest: July 11, 1969 | Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze | Görlitz: June 14, 1885 - Soest: July 11, 1969

48. Jakob Meisenheimer

  • Griesheim: June 14, 1876 celebration
  • Berlin: December 2, 1934 deceased

German chemist (1876-1934) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Griesheim: June 14, 1876 - Berlin: December 2, 1934 | Jakob Meisenheimer | Griesheim

49. Alexander Sommer Batěk (Alexander Sommer Batek)

  • Prádlo: June 14, 1874 celebration
  • Liboc: April 6, 1944 deceased

Czech chemist, Esperantist and educator (1874-1944) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Prádlo: June 14, 1874 - Liboc: April 6, 1944 | Alexander

50. Vasily Grinevetsky

  • Kyiv: June 14, 1871 celebration
  • Krasnodar: March 27, 1919 deceased

Russian professor of engineering (1871-1919) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint

51. Jacob Ellehammer

  • Vordingborg: June 14, 1871 celebration
  • Gentofte: May 20, 1946 deceased

Danish aviator (1871–1946) | Vordingborg: June 14, 1871 - Gentofte: May 20, 1946 | Jacob Ellehammer | Vordingborg: June 14, 1871 - Gentofte: May 20, 1946

52. Fedor Tokarev

  • Yegorlykskaya: June 14, 1871 celebration
  • Moscow: June 7, 1968 deceased

Russian and Soviet weapons designer (1871-1968) | Hero of Socialist Labour (1940), Order of Lenin (1946), Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (1945), Order of

53. Gilbert Walker

  • Rochdale: June 14, 1868 celebration
  • Coulsdon: November 4, 1958 deceased

British meteorologist | Knight Bachelor, Adams Prize (1899), honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta, Smith's Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society

54. Karel Petr

  • Zbyslav (Vrdy): June 14, 1868 celebration
  • Prague: February 14, 1950 deceased

Czech mathematician | honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University (1938) | Petr–Douglas–Neumann theorem | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

55. John Ulric Nef

  • Herisau: June 14, 1862 celebration
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea: August 13, 1915 deceased

American chemist (1862–1915) | Harvard University, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Herisau: June 14, 1862 - Carmel-by-the-Sea: August 13, 1915

56. Andrey Markov

  • Ryazan: June 14, 1856 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: July 20, 1922 deceased

Russian mathematician | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg

57. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

  • Bareilly: June 14, 1856 celebration
  • Bareilly: October 28, 1921 deceased

Indian Islamic scholar and reformer, regarded as a founder of the Barelvi movement (1856–1921) | Manzar-e-Islam, Kanzul Iman, Fatawa-e-Razvia, Hadaiq e

58. Pyotr Dyakonov

  • Oryol: June 14, 1855 celebration
  • Moscow: December 21, 1908 deceased

Russian physician (1855-1908) | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | Oryol: June 14, 1855 - Moscow: December 21, 1908 | Pyotr Dyakonov | Oryol: June 14, 1855

59. Wayman C. McCreery

  • St. Louis: June 14, 1851 celebration
  • St. Louis: January 1, 1901 deceased

Carom billiards player innovator and inventor (1851–1901) | St. Louis: June 14, 1851 - St. Louis: January 1, 1901 | Wayman C. McCreery | St. Louis: June 14

60. Bernard Bosanquet

  • Alnwick: June 14, 1848 celebration
  • London: February 8, 1923 deceased

English philosopher (1848–1923) | Fellow of the British Academy | The Distinction between Mind and Its Objects | Balliol College, Harrow School | Alnwick

61. Walter P. Phillips

  • Grafton: June 14, 1846 celebration
  • January 31, 1920 deceased

journalist, telegrapher, inventor (1846–1920) | Grafton: June 14, 1846 - January 31, 1920 | Walter P. Phillips | Grafton: June 14, 1846 - January 31, 1920

62. Manuel Nunes

  • Funchal: June 14, 1843 celebration
  • Honolulu: July 9, 1922 deceased

Portuguese inventor and joiner (1843-1922) | Funchal: June 14, 1843 - Honolulu: July 9, 1922 | Manuel Nunes | Funchal: June 14, 1843 - Honolulu: July 9, 1922

63. Orlando J. Smith

  • Terre Haute: June 14, 1842 celebration
  • Dobbs Ferry: December 20, 1908 deceased

American philosopher and agnostic (1842–1908) | Terre Haute: June 14, 1842 - Dobbs Ferry: December 20, 1908 | Orlando J. Smith | Terre Haute: June 14, 1842

64. Pyotr Lavrov

  • Melekhovo: June 14, 1823 celebration
  • Paris: February 6, 1900 deceased

Russian academic (1823–1900) | Mikhailovsky Artillery School | Melekhovo: June 14, 1823 - Paris: February 6, 1900 | Pyotr Lavrov | Melekhovo: June 14, 1823

65. Gustav Baur

  • Hammelbach: June 14, 1816 celebration
  • Leipzig: May 22, 1889 deceased

German theologian | Hammelbach: June 14, 1816 - Leipzig: May 22, 1889 | Gustav Baur | Hammelbach: June 14, 1816 - Leipzig: May 22, 1889

66. Augustin Smetana

  • Prague: June 14, 1814 celebration
  • Prague: January 30, 1851 deceased

Czech philosopher (1814–1851) | Prague: June 14, 1814 - Prague: January 30, 1851 | Augustin Smetana | Prague: June 14, 1814 - Prague: January 30, 1851

67. Alexander John Ellis

  • London: June 14, 1814 celebration
  • Kensington: October 28, 1890 deceased

English mathematician, philologist and musician (1814–1890) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Shrewsbury School | London: June 14, 1814 - Kensington: October 28, 1890

68. František Palacký (Frantisek Palacky)

  • Hodslavice: June 14, 1798 celebration
  • Prague: May 26, 1876 deceased

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876) | honorary citizen of Hradec Králové (1861), honorary citizen of Kolín (1861), honorary

69. Nikolai Brashman

  • Rousínov: June 14, 1796 celebration
  • Moscow: May 25, 1866 deceased

Russian mathematician (1796-1866) | Demidov Prize (1836) | University of Vienna, Imperial Moscow University, TU Wien | Rousínov: June 14, 1796 - Moscow: May 25, 1866

70. Antoni de Martí i Franquès (Antoni de Marti i Franques)

  • Altafulla: June 14, 1750 celebration
  • Tarragona: August 20, 1832 deceased

Spanish chemist, biologist, botanist (1750-1832) | University of Cervera | Altafulla: June 14, 1750 - Tarragona: August 20, 1832 | Antoni de Martí i Franquès

71. John Harriott

  • June 14, 1745 celebration
  • January 13, 1817 deceased

British sailor and a founder of the Thames police (1745-1817) | June 14, 1745 - January 13, 1817 | John Harriott | June 14, 1745 - January 13, 1817

72. Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

  • Angoulême: June 14, 1736 celebration
  • Paris: August 23, 1806 deceased

French physicist (1736-1806) | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | Coulomb's law, Coulomb friction, Coulomb blockade, Mohr–Coulomb theory, Coulomb damping

73. Jean Gallois

  • Paris: June 14, 1632 celebration
  • Paris: April 9, 1707 deceased

French scholar and abbé (1632-1707) | Paris: June 14, 1632 - Paris: April 9, 1707 | Jean Gallois | Paris: June 14, 1632 - Paris: April 9, 1707

74. Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf

  • Damascus: June 14, 1526 celebration
  • Constantinople: January 1, 1580 deceased

Ottoman Syrian polymath (1526-1585) | Damascus: June 14, 1526 - Constantinople: January 1, 1580 | Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf | Damascus: June 14, 1526

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