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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  • Keyser: September 16, 1950 celebration
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    Keyser: September 16, 1950  

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    1. Yale College
    2. University of Cambridge
    3. Clare College
    4. Potomac State College of West Virginia University
    5. Grace Hopper College
    6. Yale University
     

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    1. honorary doctor of Caen University (2007)
    2. George Polk Award (1992)
    3. National Humanities Medal (1998)
    4. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction (2010)
    5. MacArthur Fellows Program (1981)
    6. Lillian Smith Book Award (1994)
    7. Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2004)
    8. Jefferson Lecture (2002)
    9. American Book Awards (1989)
    10. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (1989)
    11. Heartland Prize (1994)
     

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    1. The Signifying Monkey
     
  • American literary critic, professor and historian (born 1950) | honorary doctor of Caen University (2007), George Polk Award (1992), National Humanities Medal

1. Arzu Abdullayev

  • Ordubad District: September 16, 1987 celebration

Doctor of Philosophy | Ordubad District: September 16, 1987 - Eltham: March 16, 1912 | Arzu Abdullayev | Ordubad District: September 16, 1987 - Eltham: March 16, 1912

2. Lars Svendsen

  • September 16, 1970 celebration

Norwegian philosopher | Fangenes Testamente (2010) | September 16, 1970 - January 1, 2022 | Lars Svendsen | September 16, 1970 - January 1, 2022 | Fangenes

3. Kenneth Ruud

  • Fredrikstad Municipality: September 16, 1969 celebration

Norwegian chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2019), WATOC Dirac Medal (2008) | University of Oslo | Fredrikstad

4. Michael J. Krische

  • Burlingame: September 16, 1966 celebration

American chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017), Fulbright Scholarship, Mukaiyama Award (2010), Elias James Corey

5. Maria Chiara Carrozza

  • Pisa: September 16, 1965 celebration

Italian politician and academic | Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, University of Pisa | Pisa: September 16, 1965 - Massachusetts: January 1, 2001 | Maria

6. Hendrik Brinksma

  • The Hague: September 16, 1957 celebration

Dutch computer scientist | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2016) | University of Groningen, University of Twente | The Hague: September 16, 1957

7. Vladimir Petruševski (Vladimir Petrusevski)

  • Skopje: September 16, 1954 celebration

Macedonian chemist | Skopje: September 16, 1954 - Cleveland: January 22, 1916 | Vladimir Petruševski (Vladimir Petrusevski) | Skopje: September 16, 1954

8. Ľubomír Jahnátek (Lubomir Jahnatek)

  • Nitra: September 16, 1954 celebration

Slovak politician | Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Nitra: September 16, 1954 - Zagreb: December 14, 1920 | Ľubomír Jahnátek (Lubomir

9. Hans Jürgen Prömel (Hans Jurgen Promel)

  • Bienen: September 16, 1953 celebration

German mathematician | Bielefeld University | Bienen: September 16, 1953 - Vienna: September 6, 1941 | Hans Jürgen Prömel (Hans Jurgen Promel) | Bienen

10. Robert W. Brooks

  • Washington, D.C.: September 16, 1952 celebration
  • Montreal: September 5, 2002 deceased

American-Israeli mathematician | Walt Whitman High School, Harvard University | Washington, D.C.: September 16, 1952 - Montreal: September 5, 2002 | Robert W.

11. Peter Zoller

  • Innsbruck: September 16, 1952 celebration

Austrian theoretical physicist | UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal (2005), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Erwin Schrödinger Prize (1998), Max Planck Medal

12. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  • Keyser: September 16, 1950 celebration

American literary critic, professor and historian (born 1950) | honorary doctor of Caen University (2007), George Polk Award (1992), National Humanities Medal

13. Kabibulla Dzhakupov

  • Kaztal: September 16, 1949 celebration

Kazakhstani politician and civil engineer | Order of Kurmet, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Order of the "Commonwealth", Medal commemorating

14. Emmanuel Martineau

  • September 16, 1946 celebration

École Normale Supérieure | September 16, 1946 - Toulouse: October 29, 1676 | Emmanuel Martineau | September 16, 1946 - Toulouse: October 29, 1676

15. Alev Alatlı (Alev Alatli)

  • Menemen: September 16, 1944 celebration
  • Istanbul: February 2, 2024 deceased

Turkish columnist and novelist (1942–2024) | Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards (2014) | Vanderbilt University, Middle East Technical University

16. Ernst Schaumann

  • Hamburg: September 16, 1943 celebration

German chemist | Kurt-Hartwig-Siemers-Wissenschaftspreis (1983) | Hamburg: September 16, 1943 - Dornholzhausen: August 19, 1955 | Ernst Schaumann | Hamburg

17. Tadeusz Luty

  • Huta Krzeszowska: September 16, 1942 celebration

Polish chemist | Jan Zawidzki Medal (1996), Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Wrocław University

18. Rein Raamat

  • Võru: September 16, 1941 celebration
  • September 21, 2022 deceased

Estonian physicist (1941–2022) | Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium, Tallinn University of Technology, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University | Võru

19. Jon Hellesnes

  • Voss: September 16, 1939 celebration

Norwegian writer and philosopher | Voss: September 16, 1939 - City of Brussels: January 22, 1984 | Jon Hellesnes (Alexander N. Wilken) | Voss: September 16

20. Yurii Matros

  • Odesa: September 16, 1937 celebration
  • Boca Raton: July 21, 2020 deceased

American chemical engineer | Odesa: September 16, 1937 - Boca Raton: July 21, 2020 | Yurii Matros | Odesa: September 16, 1937 - Boca Raton: July 21, 2020

21. Tamaz Vashakmadze

  • Tbilisi: September 16, 1937 celebration

Georgian mathematician | Order of Honour (2003), Presidential Order of Excellence (2013), Ivane Javakhishvili Medal (1997) | Tbilisi State University

22. Vladimir Baranov

  • Moscow: September 16, 1934 celebration
  • August 3, 2023 deceased

Russian scientist (1934–2023) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

23. József Merza (Jozsef Merza)

  • Sárospatak: September 16, 1932 celebration

Hungarian mathematician | Sárospatak: September 16, 1932 - March 25, 2021 | József Merza (Jozsef Merza) | Sárospatak: September 16, 1932 - March 25, 2021

24. Mizan Rahman

  • Dhaka: September 16, 1932 celebration
  • Ottawa: January 5, 2015 deceased

Bangladeshi mathematician and writer | University of Dhaka, University of New Brunswick | Dhaka: September 16, 1932 - Ottawa: January 5, 2015 | Mizan Rahman

25. E. C. George Sudarshan

  • Pallom: September 16, 1931 celebration
  • Austin: May 14, 2018 deceased

Indian physicist (1931–2018) | Padma Bhushan (1976), Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (2010), Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering (2007)

26. Newton da Costa

  • Curitiba: September 16, 1929 celebration
  • April 16, 2024 deceased

Brazilian philosopher and mathematician | Universidade Federal do Paraná | Curitiba: September 16, 1929 - April 16, 2024 | Newton da Costa | Curitiba

27. Dr. V. K. Iya

  • Vadodara: September 16, 1927 celebration
  • August 10, 2024 deceased

Indian Nuclear Scientist | Vadodara: September 16, 1927 - August 10, 2024 | Dr. V. K. Iya | Vadodara: September 16, 1927 - August 10, 2024

28. Hans Baruch

  • Hamburg: September 16, 1925 celebration
  • Berkeley: June 6, 2013 deceased

American physiologist (1925-2013) | University of California, Berkeley | Hamburg: September 16, 1925 - Berkeley: June 6, 2013 | Hans Baruch | Hamburg

29. Eugene Garfield

  • New York City: September 16, 1925 celebration
  • Philadelphia: February 26, 2017 deceased

American information and library scientist (1925–2017) | honorary doctorate, Herman Skolnik Award (1977), Richard J. Bolte Sr. Award (2007), honorary

30. Lee Kuan Yew

  • Singapore: September 16, 1923 celebration
  • Singapore General Hospital: March 23, 2015 deceased

1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015) | honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of

31. Vasyl Vlasenko

  • Bucha: September 16, 1921 celebration
  • Kyiv: January 1, 2012 deceased

Ukrainian chemist | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, State Prize of Ukrainian

32. Ursula Franklin

  • Munich: September 16, 1921 celebration
  • Toronto: July 22, 2016 deceased

Canadian metallurgist, research physicist, author, and educator (1921–2016) | Governor General's Awards (1991), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

33. Kenneth Le Couteur

  • Saint Helier: September 16, 1920 celebration
  • Canberra: April 18, 2011 deceased

British-Australian physicist | Centenary Medal (2001), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1960), Mayhew Prize (1941) | Victoria College, St John's College

34. Georgy Byushgens

  • Moscow: September 16, 1916 celebration
  • Zhukovsky: July 31, 2013 deceased

Soviet scientist in flight mechanics and applied aerodynamics (1916-2013) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Hero of

35. Armin Stromberg

  • Yekaterinburg: September 16, 1910 celebration
  • Tomsk: September 18, 2004 deceased

Russian chemist (1910–2004) | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of Honour | Ural State Technical University, Ural State University | Yekaterinburg

36. İzzət Oruczadə (Izzət Oruczadə)

  • Baku: September 16, 1909 celebration
  • Baku: April 22, 1983 deceased

Azerbaijani Soviet actor and chemist (1909-1983) | Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR, Order of the October

37. William Cronk Elmore

  • Montour Falls: September 16, 1909 celebration
  • Newtown Township: January 21, 2003 deceased

American physicist | Lehigh University, Yale University | Montour Falls: September 16, 1909 - Newtown Township: January 21, 2003 | William Cronk Elmore

38. Abdallah Guennoun

  • Fez: September 16, 1908 celebration
  • Tangier: July 9, 1989 deceased

Moroccan writer (1908–1989) | Al-Nubūgh al-Maghribī fī al-ʾAdab al-ʿArabī | Fez: September 16, 1908 - Tangier: July 9, 1989 | Abdallah Guennoun | Fez

39. Seth Neddermeyer

  • Richmond: September 16, 1907 celebration
  • Seattle: January 29, 1988 deceased

American physicist (1907–1988) | Enrico Fermi Award (1982), Fellow of the American Physical Society | California Institute of Technology, Stanford

40. Geminiano de Ocampo

  • Malolos: September 16, 1907 celebration
  • September 2, 1987 deceased

Filipino ophthalmologist | National Scientist of the Philippines (1982) | University of the Philippines | Malolos: September 16, 1907 - September 2, 1987

41. Göran Axel-Nilsson (Goran Axel-Nilsson)

  • September 16, 1907 celebration

September 16, 1907 - May 2, 1994 | Göran Axel-Nilsson (Goran Axel-Nilsson) | September 16, 1907 - May 2, 1994

42. Antoni Kleszczycki

  • Trzebinia: September 16, 1906 celebration
  • April 4, 1974 deceased

Polish chemist (1906-1974) | Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Silver Cross of Merit | Jagiellonian University | Trzebinia: September 16, 1906 - April 4, 1974

43. Josef Schächter (Josef Schachter)

  • September 16, 1901 celebration
  • Haifa: March 27, 1994 deceased

Austrian rabbi (1901–1994) | University of Vienna | September 16, 1901 - Haifa: March 27, 1994 | Josef Schächter (Josef Schachter) | September 16, 1901

44. Walther Rosemann

  • September 16, 1899 celebration

University of Göttingen | September 16, 1899 - Madison: January 25, 1994 | Walther Rosemann | September 16, 1899 - Madison: January 25, 1994

45. Georgi Tomalevski

  • Kruševo: September 16, 1897 celebration
  • Sofia: April 28, 1988 deceased

astronomer | Sofia University | Kruševo: September 16, 1897 - Sofia: April 28, 1988 | Georgi Tomalevski | Kruševo: September 16, 1897 - Sofia: April 28, 1988

46. Umberto Nistri

  • September 16, 1895 celebration

Medal of Military Valour | September 16, 1895 - June 24, 1922 | Umberto Nistri | September 16, 1895 - June 24, 1922 | Medal of Military Valour

47. Albert Szent-Györgyi (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi)

  • Budapest: September 16, 1893 celebration
  • Woods Hole: October 22, 1986 deceased

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986) | honorary doctor of Caen University (1973), honorary doctor of the

48. W. O. Bentley

  • London: September 16, 1888 celebration
  • Woking: August 13, 1971 deceased

British automotive engineer (1888-1971) | Member of the Order of the British Empire | King's College London, Clifton College | London: September 16, 1888

49. Maurice Russell Turner

  • September 16, 1887 celebration

September 16, 1887 - March 22, 2019 | Maurice Russell Turner | September 16, 1887 - March 22, 2019

50. T. E. Hulme

  • Endon: September 16, 1883 celebration
  • Oostduinkerke: September 28, 1917 deceased

English Imagist poet and critic (1883–1917) | Newcastle-under-Lyme School, University College London, St John's College | Endon: September 16, 1883

51. Henri Béghin (Henri Beghin)

  • Lille: September 16, 1876 celebration
  • Paris: February 22, 1969 deceased

French mathematician (1876–1969) | Montyon Science Award (1940) | École Normale Supérieure | Lille: September 16, 1876 - Paris: February 22, 1969 | Henri

52. Eva von Bahr

  • Hedvig Eleonora parish: September 16, 1874 celebration
  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 28, 1962 deceased

Swedish physicist and docent | Uppsala University | Hedvig Eleonora parish: September 16, 1874 - Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 28, 1962 | Eva von Bahr

53. Alexander von Holtzendorff

  • Germany: September 16, 1873 celebration
  • Sülze: October 9, 1955 deceased

1873-1955) German American chemist | Germany: September 16, 1873 - Sülze: October 9, 1955 | Alexander von Holtzendorff | Germany: September 16, 1873

54. Ricardo Flores Magón (Ricardo Flores Magon)

  • Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón: September 16, 1873 celebration
  • United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth: November 21, 1922 deceased

Mexican anarchist and social reform activist (1874–1922) | Faculty of Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico | Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón

55. Percival Hall

  • Washington, D.C.: September 16, 1872 celebration
  • November 7, 1953 deceased

American mathematician (1872–1953) | Harvard University | Washington, D.C.: September 16, 1872 - November 7, 1953 | Percival Hall | Washington, D.C.

56. Thore Delphin

  • September 16, 1868 celebration

September 16, 1868 - Montreal: November 13, 2009 | Thore Delphin | September 16, 1868 - Montreal: November 13, 2009

57. Karl von Auwers

  • Gotha: September 16, 1863 celebration
  • Marburg: May 3, 1939 deceased

German chemist (1863-1939) | Honorary doctor of the Dresden University of Technology | Humboldt University of Berlin, Heidelberg University | Gotha: September

58. Miriam Benjamin

  • Charleston: September 16, 1861 celebration
  • Boston: January 1, 1947 deceased

Inventor, Educator, Patent Attorney | Howard University School of Law | Charleston: September 16, 1861 - Boston: January 1, 1947 | Miriam Benjamin

59. Leo Graetz

  • Wrocław: September 16, 1856 celebration
  • Munich: November 12, 1941 deceased

German physicist (1856–1941) | University of Wrocław | Wrocław: September 16, 1856 - Munich: November 12, 1941 | Leo Graetz | Wrocław: September 16, 1856

60. Albrecht Kossel

  • Rostock: September 16, 1853 celebration
  • Heidelberg: July 5, 1927 deceased

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1910) | University of Strasbourg, University of Rostock

61. Anna Kingsford

  • Maryland: September 16, 1846 celebration
  • London: February 22, 1888 deceased

English physician, activist and feminist (1846–1888) | University of Paris | Maryland: September 16, 1846 - London: February 22, 1888 | Anna Kingsford

62. Robert Logan Jack

  • September 16, 1845 celebration
  • Sydney: November 6, 1921 deceased

Australian geologist (1845–1921) | Clarke Medal (1895) | September 16, 1845 - Sydney: November 6, 1921 | Robert Logan Jack | September 16, 1845 - Sydney

63. Aleksander Stopczański (Aleksander Stopczanski)

  • Nowy Targ: September 16, 1835 celebration
  • Kraków: March 3, 1912 deceased

Polish chemist | University of Vienna | Nowy Targ: September 16, 1835 - Kraków: March 3, 1912 | Aleksander Stopczański (Aleksander Stopczanski) | Nowy Targ

64. Charles-Louis-Félix Franchot (Charles-Louis-Felix Franchot)

  • Saint-Venant: September 16, 1809 celebration
  • Ancerville: July 31, 1881 deceased

French inventor (1809–1881) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Science Award (1853) | Saint-Venant: September 16, 1809 - Ancerville: July 31, 1881

65. Orestes Brownson

  • Stockbridge: September 16, 1803 celebration
  • Detroit: January 1, 1876 deceased

American activist (1803–1876) | Mystical Seven | Stockbridge: September 16, 1803 - Detroit: January 1, 1876 | Orestes Brownson | Stockbridge: September 16

66. Léonor Mérimée (Leonor Merimee)

  • Broglie: September 16, 1757 celebration
  • former 10th arrondissement of Paris: September 26, 1836 deceased

French painter (1757-1836) | Broglie: September 16, 1757 - former 10th arrondissement of Paris: September 26, 1836 | Léonor Mérimée (Leonor Merimee)

67. Zakhar Goryushkin

  • September 16, 1748 celebration

September 16, 1748 - Tbilisi: December 17, 1992 | Zakhar Goryushkin | September 16, 1748 - Tbilisi: December 17, 1992

68. Johannes Nikolaus Tetens

  • Tetenbüll: September 16, 1736 celebration
  • Copenhagen: August 17, 1807 deceased

German-Danish philosopher (1736-1807) | Philosophische Versuche uber die menschliche Natur und ihre Entwickelung | University of Rostock | Tetenbüll

69. Louis de Jaucourt

  • Paris: September 16, 1704 celebration
  • Compiègne: February 3, 1779 deceased

French philosopher (1704-1779) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Leiden University, University of Cambridge, University of Geneva | Paris: September 16, 1704

70. Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

  • Battersea: September 16, 1678 celebration
  • Battersea: December 23, 1751 deceased

English politician and Viscount (1678-1751) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Eton College, University of Oxford | Battersea: September 16, 1678 - Battersea

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