Heinz von Foerster

Spanish chemist | Premio Prismas (2017), Premio Bitácoras (2014) | University of A Coruña | A Coruña: November 13, 1984 - August 4, 1996 | Deborah García

Estonian philosopher, bridge player and coach (born 1976) | Tallinn University of Technology, University of Tartu, Tallinn Kuristiku Gymnasium | Tallinn

Russian cosmonaut | Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (2015), Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Hero of the Russian Federation | MSU

Ukrainian scientist | Lviv University | Lviv: November 13, 1970 - June 5, 1940 | Hryhoriy Dmytriv | Lviv: November 13, 1970 - June 5, 1940 | Lviv University

Dutch-American political activist and author | Simone de Beauvoir Prize, Emperor Has No Clothes Award (2010), Harriët Freezer Ring (2004), Dutchman of the

Argentine chemist and biologist | L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2019), Bernardo Houssay Award (2014), Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (2017)

Egyptian physicist | University of Padua | November 13, 1966 - Saint Petersburg: November 5, 1974 | Shaaban Khalil | November 13, 1966 - Saint Petersburg

materials researcher and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids (2022)

Romanian writer | University of Bucharest | Letca: November 13, 1964 - Pasadena: May 9, 1931 | Christian Tămaș (Christian Tamas) | Letca: November 13, 1964

French mathematician | École polytechnique | November 13, 1964 - London: June 10, 1948 | Paul Zimmermann | November 13, 1964 - London: June 10, 1948 | École

French philosopher | University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée | Château-Thierry: November 13, 1964 - Washington, D.C.: April 22, 1890 | Éric Fiat (Eric Fiat)

Peruvian politician | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia | Cusco: November 13, 1962 - October 12, 2024 | Oswaldo Luizar | Cusco: November 13, 1962

Danish physicist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2012), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009), Ole Rømer Medal (2001), Rigmor and Carl

Austrian mathematician, non-fiction writer, and teacher | Graz University of Technology, University of Graz | Toronto: November 13, 1957 - Duino-Aurisina

American chemist | Havana: November 13, 1955 - Manaslu: September 23, 2012 | Orlando Raola | Havana: November 13, 1955 - Manaslu: September 23, 2012

Russian physicist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Order of Honour, Honoured Higher education employee of the

Russian politician | Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Friendship, Medal

Japanese chemist | The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | Kyoto University | Osaka Prefecture: November 13, 1952 - September 14, 2019

British mathematician | University of Oxford, Aireborough Grammar School, Merton College | Leeds: November 13, 1950 - London: July 24, 2014 | David Broomhead

Estonian physicist and chemist | University of Tartu | Tallinn: November 13, 1949 - Bonn: August 20, 1960 | Väino Sammelselg (Vaino Sammelselg) | Tallinn

Serbian writer and inventor | Subotica: November 13, 1949 - Belgrade: May 26, 2014 | Veljko Milković (Veljko Milkovic) | Subotica: November 13, 1949

Spanish politician | University of Barcelona | La Roda de Andalucía: November 13, 1948 - Barcelona: April 1, 1868 | Joan Manuel del Pozo | La Roda de

Israeli philosopher and poet | Tel Aviv: November 13, 1947 - Kyiv: December 27, 1861 | Yehuda Atai | Tel Aviv: November 13, 1947 - Kyiv: December 27, 1861

American energy policy analyst | Heinz Award (1998), MacArthur Fellows Program, Right Livelihood Award (1983), Fellow of the American Association for the

Russian philosopher | Kazan Federal University | Eschweiler: November 13, 1943 - Moscow: January 1, 2005 | A. F. Zamaleev | Eschweiler: November 13, 1943

German chemist and biochemist | Göttingen: November 13, 1940 - Colorado: September 24, 2003 | Peter Dimroth | Göttingen: November 13, 1940 - Colorado

American philosopher and logician (1940–2022) | Fulbright Scholarship, Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy (2001), Guggenheim Fellowship | Naming and Necessity

Italian mathematician and politician (1940-2025) | University of Florence | Rome: November 13, 1940 - Florence: May 30, 2025 | Mario Primicerio | Rome

Spanish television director | Antena de Oro, TP de Oro, National Television Award, Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (2018) | Centro Superior de Estudios

Polish chemist | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Mościce: November 13, 1935 - Ann Arbor: February 12, 1947 | Jan Rabek | Mościce: November

1932 - 2016) | Honored Scientist of Ukraine | Institute of International Relations of Taras Ševčenko National University of Kjiv | November 13, 1932 - June 23, 2016

American pioneer in computer music | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Qwartz Electronic Music Awards, ASA Silver Medal (1989), IEEE David Sarnoff Award

Japanese physicist | Shimane University | November 13, 1925 - April 6, 2006 | Kin'ichi Torikai | November 13, 1925 - April 6, 2006 | Shimane University

Soviet physicist | November 13, 1925 - February 8, 1978 | Feodor Vilesov | November 13, 1925 - February 8, 1978

Japanese scientist (1924–1994) | Darwin Medal (1992), Order of Culture (1976), John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (1987), Person of Cultural

Indian mathematician | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1965), Homi Bhabha Award (1984), Padma Bhushan (1983) | Nizam College, Osmania

American logician (1918–2016) | Harvard University | Nuremberg: November 13, 1918 - Berkeley: January 14, 2016 | William Craig | Nuremberg: November 13, 1918

Hindu religious figure (1917–1989) | Bengaluru: November 13, 1917 - September 21, 1989 | Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha | Bengaluru: November 13, 1917 - September 21, 1989

Hungarian poet (1914-2006) | Sándor Márai Prize (2001), Kossuth Prize (1991), Alföld Prize (1989) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Gyoma

French biochemist and chemist (1914–2012) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1969) | University of Paris

Brazilian politician (1911-1988) | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Santa Maria da Vitória: November 13, 1911 - Manaus: July 11, 1988 | Antunes de

German chemist | Hohenlimburg: November 13, 1910 - April 21, 1978 | Hermann Holzrichter | Hohenlimburg: November 13, 1910 - April 21, 1978

American physicist and nuclear scientist (1900–1965) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1935), Fellow of the American Physical Society | University of Chicago

American firearms designer | Cumberland County: November 13, 1900 - Raleigh: January 8, 1975 | David Marshall Williams | Cumberland County: November 13, 1900

American biochemist (1893-1986) | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1943), Willard Gibbs Award (1941), doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1945)

November 13, 1891 - Paris: September 22, 1816 | Jean-Baptiste Gorren | November 13, 1891 - Paris: September 22, 1816

Polish mathematician (1890-1940) | Rajchman measure | University of Paris, University of Vienna, University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University | Warsaw

Polish teacher, soldier, and scout leader | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Valour, Cross of Independence, Silver Cross of Merit | Tver

German-American mathematician (1878-1952) | Dehn's lemma, Dehn surgery, Dehn–Sommerville equations, Dehn function, Dehn twist, hyperbolic Dehn surgery, Dehn invariant

Japanese chemist (1874–1962) | Person of Cultural Merit (1951), Order of Culture (1949) | University of Tokyo | Kyoto: November 13, 1874 - August 19, 1962

German feminist, pacifist and gender activist (1869–1943) | University of Bern, Humboldt University of Berlin | Elberfeld: November 13, 1869 - New York City

German biochemist | Laura R. Leonard Prize (1930) | Frankfurt: November 13, 1866 - Frankfurt: February 17, 1937 | Heinrich Bechhold | Frankfurt: November 13

American educator | Louisville Male High School, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University | Louisville: November 13, 1866 - Falls Church: September 21, 1959

1861-1921) American electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2011), Elliott Cresson Medal (1910)

French sociologist (1858–1935) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École Normale Supérieure | Mamers: November 13, 1858 - Labaroche: August 9, 1935 | Edmond

Russian chemist (1858–1906) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class (1894) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Budikhino

Hungarian literary translator, lawyer, aesthetician and philosopher (1857-1925) | Eötvös Loránd University | Pădureni: November 13, 1857 - Timișoara

Austrian chemist (1849–1899) | Lieben Prize (1880) | University of Vienna, Heidelberg University | Vienna: November 13, 1849 - Vienna: June 7, 1899 | Hugo

American inventor, mechanic and entrepreneur | Freedom: November 13, 1836 - January 1, 1915 | George Willard Coy | Freedom: November 13, 1836 - January 1, 1915

American physicist (1836-1897) | Baltimore: November 13, 1836 - Maplewood: July 13, 1897 | Alfred Marshall Mayer | Baltimore: November 13, 1836 - Maplewood

November 13, 1832 - Chicago: August 29, 1940 | William Augustus Rogers | November 13, 1832 - Chicago: August 29, 1940

Finnish mathematician and astronomer (1827–1908) | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class (1875), Order of Saint Anna, 1st class (1897), Order of Saint Anna, 3rd

Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class | Njeguši: November 13, 1813 - Cetinje: October 31, 1851 | Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Petar II

United States Navy admiral (1809–1870) | Philadelphia: November 13, 1809 - Washington, D.C.: July 12, 1870 | John Adolphus Dahlgren | Philadelphia: November

Irish mathematician (1786–1849) | University of Glasgow | Ballynahinch: November 13, 1786 - Glasgow: January 12, 1849 | James Thomson | Ballynahinch

Scottish minister and essayist (1757-1839) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Glasgow, Balliol College

Czech mathematician and Roman Catholic priest | Hradec Králové: November 13, 1741 - Prague: December 3, 1804 | Stanislav Vydra | Hradec Králové: November

German physician | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Nuremberg: November 13, 1682 - Halle (Saale): May 17, 1757 | Michael Alberti (Andronico