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Igor Sikorsky

  • Kyiv: June 6, 1889 celebration
  • Easton: October 26, 1972 celebration
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    Igor Sikorsky  

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    United States, Russian Empire  

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    Igor Sikorsky

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Kyiv: June 6, 1889  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Easton: October 26, 1972  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. aerospace engineering
    2. design engineering
    3. military flight engineer
    4. aircraft designer
     

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    1. Nikolai Polikarpov
     

  • school Education

    1. Naval Cadet Corps
    2. Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of Emperor Alexander II
    3. Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Order of St. Vladimir
    2. ASME Medal (1963)
    3. National Medal of Science (1967)
    4. James Watt International Medal (1955)
    5. Howard N. Potts Medal (1933)
    6. FAI Gold Air Medal (1946)
    7. Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
    8. Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1951)
    9. National Inventors Hall of Fame (1987)
    10. National Aviation Hall of Fame (1968)
    11. Edward Warner Award
    12. John Scott Award (1954)
    13. John Fritz Medal (1968)
     

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  • American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972) | Order of St. Vladimir, ASME Medal (1963), National Medal of Science (1967), James Watt

1. Stanislav Buyanskiy

  • Alabino: June 6, 1980 celebration

Russian scholar | Pennsylvania State University, Russian State University for the Humanities | Alabino: June 6, 1980 - Jena: February 3, 1900 | Stanislav

2. Roy Wagner

  • June 6, 1973 celebration

Professor of History and Philosophy of Mathematical Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) | Tel Aviv University | June 6, 1973

3. Nary Ly

  • Cambodia: June 6, 1972 celebration

Cambodian athletics competitor | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Pasteur Institute | Cambodia: June 6, 1972 - August 10, 2016 | Nary Ly | Cambodia

4. Hansjörg Geiges (Hansjorg Geiges)

  • Basel: June 6, 1966 celebration

German mathematician | University of Cambridge | Basel: June 6, 1966 - Berlin: September 6, 1843 | Hansjörg Geiges (Hansjorg Geiges) | Basel: June 6, 1966

5. Agata Bielik-Robson

  • Warsaw: June 6, 1966 celebration

Polish philosopher | University of Warsaw | Warsaw: June 6, 1966 - January 18, 2023 | Agata Bielik-Robson | Warsaw: June 6, 1966 - January 18, 2023

6. Yoram Hazony

  • Rehovot: June 6, 1964 celebration

Israeli philosopher | Rutgers University, Princeton University | Rehovot: June 6, 1964 - April 1, 2009 | Yoram Hazony | Rehovot: June 6, 1964 - April 1, 2009

7. Tomasz Wójcik (Tomasz Wojcik)

  • Warsaw: June 6, 1963 celebration

Polish physicist | Warsaw: June 6, 1963 - Toruń: March 28, 1981 | Tomasz Wójcik (Tomasz Wojcik) | Warsaw: June 6, 1963 - Toruń: March 28, 1981

8. Julián Monge-Nájera (Julian Monge-Najera)

  • San José: June 6, 1960 celebration

Costa Rican scientist | University of Costa Rica | San José: June 6, 1960 - January 1, 1994 | Julián Monge-Nájera (Julian Monge-Najera) | San José: June 6

9. Hubertus Kohle

  • Düsseldorf: June 6, 1959 celebration

German art historian | University of Florence, University of Bonn | Düsseldorf: June 6, 1959 - Moscow: January 11, 2008 | Hubertus Kohle | Düsseldorf: June

10. Vasudevan Srinivas

  • Delhi: June 6, 1958 celebration

Indian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), TWAS Prize for Mathematics (2008), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and

11. Suleiman Elias Bogoro

  • June 6, 1958 celebration

Nigerian animal scientist | Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (2018) | June 6, 1958 - Baltimore: August 26, 2016 | Suleiman Elias Bogoro | June 6, 1958

12. Vasily Ivanovich Aksyonov

  • Moscow: June 6, 1957 celebration

Russian Scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Moscow: June 6, 1957 - Tashkent: January 1, 1921

13. Mythily Ramaswamy

  • June 6, 1954 celebration

Indian mathematician | Fulbright Scholarship | Pierre and Marie Curie University | June 6, 1954 - Berlin: May 14, 1734 | Mythily Ramaswamy | June 6, 1954

14. Apostolos Doxiadis

  • Brisbane: June 6, 1953 celebration

Greek writer | Peano Prize (2000) | Logicomix | Columbia University, Moraitis School | Brisbane: June 6, 1953 - Munich: December 22, 1835 | Apostolos Doxiadis

15. Hector Zagal

  • Mexico: June 6, 1952 celebration

Mexican philosopher | University of Navarre | Mexico: June 6, 1952 - July 5, 1912 | Hector Zagal | Mexico: June 6, 1952 - July 5, 1912 | University of Navarre

16. Andrzej Horodeński (Andrzej Horodenski)

  • June 6, 1949 celebration

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2015) | Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology | June 6, 1949

17. Pavel Korenev

  • Saint Petersburg: June 6, 1949 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: November 6, 2014 deceased

Russian scientist | Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University | Saint Petersburg: June 6, 1949 - Saint Petersburg: November 6, 2014 | Pavel Korenev

18. Arlene Harris

  • Los Angeles: June 6, 1948 celebration

American inventor | Los Angeles: June 6, 1948 - December 14, 1969 | Arlene Harris | Los Angeles: June 6, 1948 - December 14, 1969

19. Katrin Goldstein-Kyaga

  • June 6, 1946 celebration

June 6, 1946 - Solna: September 30, 1919 | Katrin Goldstein-Kyaga | June 6, 1946 - Solna: September 30, 1919

20. Marek Abramowicz

  • Chełm: June 6, 1945 celebration

Polish physicist | Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2000), Sixten Heyman Award (2007) | University of Wrocław, 9th Secondary School in

21. Phillip Sharp

  • Falmouth: June 6, 1944 celebration

American biologist | NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1980), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1988), National Medal of Science (2004), Louisa

22. Harald Wohlrapp

  • Hildesheim: June 6, 1944 celebration

philosopher | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Hildesheim: June 6, 1944 - Dagenham: August 12, 1920 | Harald Wohlrapp | Hildesheim: June 6, 1944

23. Richard Smalley

  • Akron: June 6, 1943 celebration
  • Houston: October 28, 2005 deceased

American chemist (1943–2005) | EPS Europhysics Prize (1994), Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (2002), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996), William H. Nichols Medal (1993)

24. Hervé Le Bras (Herve Le Bras)

  • Paris: June 6, 1943 celebration

French demographer and historian | Prix de l'Union rationaliste (1997), Lysenko Prize (1991) | École polytechnique, University of Paris | Paris: June 6, 1943

25. Asa Kasher

  • Jerusalem: June 6, 1940 celebration

Israeli philosopher | Israel Prize (2000) | IDF Code of Ethics | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Jerusalem: June 6, 1940 - Brdów: June 9, 1875 | Asa Kasher

26. Boris Malkin

  • Kazan: June 6, 1939 celebration

Soviet physicist | D. D. Rozhdestvensky Prize (2019), Republic of Tatarstan State Award for Science and Technology | Kazan: June 6, 1939 - Jerusalem: November 9, 1964

27. Jürg Nievergelt (Jurg Nievergelt)

  • Lucerne: June 6, 1938 celebration
  • October 25, 2019 deceased

Swiss computer scientist and professor at the ETH Zurich (1938-2019) | ACM Fellow (1995) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Lucerne: June 6, 1938

28. Luís Gastão de Orléans e Bragança (Luis Gastao de Orleans e Braganca)

  • Mandelieu-la-Napoule: June 6, 1938 celebration
  • Santa Catarina Hospital: July 15, 2022 deceased

claimant to the defunct Brazilian throne (1938–2022) | Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate

29. Horst Hennig

  • Leipzig: June 6, 1937 celebration

German chemist | Leipzig: June 6, 1937 - Lansing: May 20, 2016 | Horst Hennig | Leipzig: June 6, 1937 - Lansing: May 20, 2016

30. Michel Haar

  • Strasbourg: June 6, 1937 celebration
  • La Verrière: August 18, 2003 deceased

French philosoph (1937–2003) | École Normale Supérieure | Strasbourg: June 6, 1937 - La Verrière: August 18, 2003 | Michel Haar | Strasbourg: June 6, 1937

31. Arto Salomaa

  • Turku: June 6, 1934 celebration
  • Kauhajoki: January 26, 2025 deceased

Finnish mathematician and computer scientist; academian of science (Academy of Finland), professor emeritus of mathematics (University of Turku) | Knight First

32. Heinrich Rohrer

  • Buchs: June 6, 1933 celebration
  • Wollerau: May 16, 2013 deceased

Swiss physicist (1933-2013) | honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II (1988), EPS Europhysics Prize (1984), Elliott

33. Víctor Neumann-Lara (Victor Neumann-Lara)

  • Huejutla de Reyes: June 6, 1933 celebration
  • Puebla: February 26, 2004 deceased

Mexican mathematician (1933–2004) | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Huejutla de Reyes: June 6, 1933 - Puebla: February 26, 2004 | Víctor

34. Boris Chirikov

  • Oryol: June 6, 1928 celebration
  • Novosibirsk: February 12, 2008 deceased

Russian physicist (1928-2008) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

35. Erdal İnönü (Erdal Inonu)

  • Ankara: June 6, 1926 celebration
  • Houston: October 31, 2007 deceased

Turkish physicist and politician (1926–2007) | Wigner Medal (2004) | Ankara University, California Institute of Technology, Ankara University Faculty of Science

36. Radovan Richta

  • Prague: June 6, 1924 celebration
  • Prague: July 21, 1983 deceased

Czech academic and philosopher | Prague: June 6, 1924 - Prague: July 21, 1983 | Radovan Richta | Prague: June 6, 1924 - Prague: July 21, 1983

37. Hosur Narasimhaiah

  • Hossur: June 6, 1921 celebration
  • Bengaluru: January 31, 2005 deceased

Indian activist | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Padma Bhushan | Central College of Bengaluru, Bengaluru University | Hossur: June 6, 1921

38. Abraham Kogan

  • Chișinău: June 6, 1921 celebration
  • September 7, 2009 deceased

Israeli scientist | Rothschild prize | Princeton University | Chișinău: June 6, 1921 - September 7, 2009 | Abraham Kogan | Chișinău: June 6, 1921 - September 7, 2009

39. Isaiah Berlin

  • Riga: June 6, 1909 celebration
  • Acland Hospital: November 5, 1997 deceased

Russo-British Jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909-1997) | Order of Merit, honorary doctor of Harvard University

40. Max August Zorn

  • Krefeld: June 6, 1906 celebration
  • Bloomington: March 9, 1993 deceased

German mathematician (1906–1993) | Zorn's lemma, Artin–Zorn theorem, Zorn ring | University of Hamburg | Krefeld: June 6, 1906 - Bloomington: March 9, 1993

41. Noah Shapira

  • Smaliavičy: June 6, 1900 celebration
  • Tel Aviv: August 9, 1964 deceased

Israeli linguist and educator (1900–1964) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Smaliavičy: June 6, 1900 - Tel Aviv: August 9, 1964 | Noah Shapira

42. Solomiya Tsyorok

  • Kolbaievychi: June 6, 1894 celebration
  • Lviv: October 9, 1955 deceased

Ukrainian nun, philosopher and historian | Lviv University | Kolbaievychi: June 6, 1894 - Lviv: October 9, 1955 | Solomiya Tsyorok | Kolbaievychi: June 6, 1894

43. Igor Sikorsky

  • Kyiv: June 6, 1889 celebration
  • Easton: October 26, 1972 deceased

American aviation pioneer from Russian Empire (1889–1972) | Order of St. Vladimir, ASME Medal (1963), National Medal of Science (1967), James Watt

44. Otto Grün (Otto Grun)

  • Berlin: June 6, 1888 celebration
  • Berlin: October 1, 1974 deceased

German mathematician | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: June 6, 1888 - Berlin: October 1, 1974 | Otto Grün (Otto Grun) | Berlin: June 6, 1888 - Berlin

45. Samuel Hibben

  • Ohio: June 6, 1888 celebration
  • June 11, 1972 deceased

American scientist | Ohio: June 6, 1888 - June 11, 1972 | Samuel Hibben | Ohio: June 6, 1888 - June 11, 1972

46. Edvard Rusjan

  • Trieste: June 6, 1886 celebration
  • Belgrade: January 9, 1911 deceased

Slovene aviation pioneer (1886–1911) | Trieste: June 6, 1886 - Belgrade: January 9, 1911 | Edvard Rusjan | Trieste: June 6, 1886 - Belgrade: January 9, 1911

47. Raoul Berthelé (Raoul Berthele)

  • Niort: June 6, 1886 celebration
  • Roeselare: December 22, 1918 deceased

French chemist and photographer (1886-1918) | mort pour la France | Niort: June 6, 1886 - Roeselare: December 22, 1918 | Raoul Berthelé (Raoul Berthele)

48. Rudolf Ladenburg

  • Kiel: June 6, 1882 celebration
  • Princeton: April 3, 1952 deceased

German atomic physicist (1882-1952) | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Kiel: June 6, 1882 - Princeton: April 3, 1952

49. Richard Birkeland

  • Farsund Municipality: June 6, 1879 celebration
  • Oslo: April 10, 1928 deceased

Norwegian mathematician (1879–1928) | Knight of the Order of St. Olav, Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1922)

50. Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

  • Changanassery: June 6, 1877 celebration
  • June 15, 1949 deceased

Indian poet (1877–1949) | Changanassery: June 6, 1877 - June 15, 1949 | Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer | Changanassery: June 6, 1877 - June 15, 1949

51. Otto Scheller

  • June 6, 1876 celebration

June 6, 1876 - Weimar: May 9, 1805 | Otto Scheller | June 6, 1876 - Weimar: May 9, 1805

52. Johan Sandström (Johan Sandstrom)

  • Degerfors Municipality: June 6, 1874 celebration
  • Bromma city district: January 12, 1947 deceased

Swedish oceanographer and meteorologist (1874–1947) | Degerfors Municipality: June 6, 1874 - Bromma city district: January 12, 1947 | Johan Sandström (Johan

53. Guðmundur Finnbogason (Gudmundur Finnbogason)

  • June 6, 1873 celebration
  • July 17, 1944 deceased

Icelandic psychologist, philosopher, librarian | University of Iceland | June 6, 1873 - July 17, 1944 | Guðmundur Finnbogason (Gudmundur Finnbogason) | June

54. Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski (Antoni Boleslaw Dobrowolski)

  • Dworszowice Kościelne: June 6, 1872 celebration
  • Warsaw: April 27, 1954 deceased

Polish scientist and explorer who participated in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1872-1954) | Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1956)

55. Martha Doan

  • June 6, 1872 celebration
  • April 18, 1960 deceased

American chemist | Cornell University, Earlham College, Purdue University | June 6, 1872 - April 18, 1960 | Martha Doan | June 6, 1872 - April 18, 1960

56. Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (Tsunesaburo Makiguchi)

  • Kashiwazaki: June 6, 1871 celebration
  • Tokyo: November 18, 1944 deceased

Japanese educator (1871-1944) | Hokkaido University of Education, Hokkaidō Teachers College | Kashiwazaki: June 6, 1871 - Tokyo: November 18, 1944

57. Wincenty Lutosławski (Wincenty Lutoslawski)

  • Warsaw: June 6, 1863 celebration
  • Kraków: December 28, 1954 deceased

Polish philosopher (1863–1954) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Imperial University of Dorpat | Warsaw: June 6, 1863 - Kraków: December 28, 1954

58. Donát Bánki (Donat Banki)

  • Bakonybánk: June 6, 1859 celebration
  • Budapest: August 1, 1922 deceased

Hungarian mechanical engineer and inventor (1859–1922) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Bakonybánk: June 6, 1859 - Budapest: August 1, 1922

59. Aleksandr Lyapunov

  • Yaroslavl: June 6, 1857 celebration
  • Odesa: November 3, 1918 deceased

Russian mathematician (1857–1918) | Lyapunov fractal, Lyapunov equation, Lyapunov exponent, Lyapunov stability, Lyapunov function, Lyapunov time, Lyapunov

60. Angelo Moriondo

  • Turin: June 6, 1851 celebration
  • Marentino: May 31, 1914 deceased

Italian inventor known for inventing the first espresso machine (1851–1914) | espresso machine | Turin: June 6, 1851 - Marentino: May 31, 1914 | Angelo

61. Ferdinand Braun

  • Fulda: June 6, 1850 celebration
  • New York City: April 20, 1918 deceased

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize) | Nobel Prize in Physics (1909), honorary doctor of the Vienna Technical University | University of Marburg

62. John Cook Wilson

  • Nottingham: June 6, 1849 celebration
  • North Oxford: August 11, 1915 deceased

English philosopher (1849-1915) | Fellow of the British Academy | On an Evolutionist Theory of Axioms | Derby School, Balliol College | Nottingham: June 6

63. Steele MacKaye

  • Buffalo: June 6, 1842 celebration
  • Timpas: February 25, 1894 deceased

American playwright and inventor (1842–1894) | Buffalo: June 6, 1842 - Timpas: February 25, 1894 | Steele MacKaye | Buffalo: June 6, 1842 - Timpas: February 25, 1894

64. Friedrich Bayer

  • Barmen: June 6, 1825 celebration
  • Würzburg: May 6, 1880 deceased

German businessman (1825–1880) | Barmen: June 6, 1825 - Würzburg: May 6, 1880 | Friedrich Bayer | Barmen: June 6, 1825 - Würzburg: May 6, 1880

65. Carl Robert Sederholm

  • June 6, 1818 celebration

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class (1866), Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class (1879), Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class (1872), Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd

66. Rehuel Lobatto

  • Amsterdam: June 6, 1797 celebration
  • February 9, 1866 deceased

Dutch mathematician | Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam, University of Groningen | Amsterdam: June 6, 1797 - February 9, 1866 | Rehuel Lobatto | Amsterdam: June

67. Julius Timoleon Ducatel

  • Baltimore: June 6, 1796 celebration
  • Baltimore: April 23, 1849 deceased

geologist 1796-1849 | Baltimore: June 6, 1796 - Baltimore: April 23, 1849 | Julius Timoleon Ducatel | Baltimore: June 6, 1796 - Baltimore: April 23, 1849

68. José Correia da Serra (Jose Correia da Serra)

  • Serpa: June 6, 1750 celebration
  • Caldas da Rainha: September 11, 1823 deceased

Portuguese academic and botanist (1751-1823) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society | Serpa: June 6, 1750 - Caldas

69. William Morgan

  • Bridgend: June 6, 1750 celebration
  • London: May 4, 1833 deceased

Welsh physician, physicist, statistician and actuary | Copley Medal (1789), Fellow of the Royal Society (1790) | St Thomas' Hospital, Cowbridge Grammar School

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