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Jan D. Achenbach

  • Leeuwarden: August 20, 1935 celebration
  • August 22, 2020 celebration
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    Leeuwarden: August 20, 1935  

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    1. Northwestern University
    2. Delft University of Technology
    3. Stanford University
     

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    1. Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
    2. William Prager Medal (2001)
    3. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    4. William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (2016)
    5. Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1979)
    6. National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2003)
    7. honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University (2011)
    8. National Medal of Science (2005)
    9. Raymond D. Mindlin Medal (2009)
    10. ASME Medal (2012)
    11. Timoshenko Medal (1992)
    12. Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism (1990)
     

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    1. Wave Motion
     
  • Dutch-American scientist in engineering | Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, William Prager Medal (2001), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

1. Lukas Köhler (Lukas Kohler)

  • Munich: August 20, 1986 celebration

German politician (FDP) | Munich: August 20, 1986 - Saint Petersburg: March 18, 1912 | Lukas Köhler (Lukas Kohler) | Munich: August 20, 1986 - Saint

2. Volodymyr Hevko

  • Tovste: August 20, 1975 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University | Tovste: August 20, 1975 - Arlington County: February 8, 2005 | Volodymyr Hevko

3. Josephine M. Forbes

  • August 20, 1970 celebration

Australian scientist | University of Melbourne | August 20, 1970 - São Vicente: February 29, 1972 | Josephine M. Forbes | August 20, 1970 - São Vicente

4. Michela Marzano

  • Rome: August 20, 1970 celebration

Italian politician and writer | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore | Rome: August 20, 1970 - Ferrara: January 1, 1468 | Michela Marzano | Rome

5. Taner Edis

  • August 20, 1967 celebration

Turkish-American physicist and skeptic | Johns Hopkins University, Boğaziçi University | August 20, 1967 - Amasya: January 1, 0379 | Taner Edis | August 20

6. Gular Ahmadova

  • Baku: August 20, 1965 celebration

Azerbaijani politician | Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University | Baku: August 20, 1965 - Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: July 1, 1990 | Gular Ahmadova - Gülər

7. Magnar Bjørås (Magnar Bjoras)

  • Levanger Municipality: August 20, 1965 celebration

Norwegian professor | Norwegian Institute of Technology | Levanger Municipality: August 20, 1965 - Buenos Aires: October 13, 1865 | Magnar Bjørås (Magnar

8. Sergey Zagraevsky

  • Moscow: August 20, 1964 celebration
  • Moscow: July 6, 2020 deceased

Russian painter (1964-2020) | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2016), Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation | Moscow State

9. Antonio H. Castro Neto

  • Paranaguá: August 20, 1964 celebration

Brazilian physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003) | University of

10. Sabine Laschat

  • Darmstadt: August 20, 1963 celebration

German Chemist | Darmstadt: August 20, 1963 - January 17, 1936 | Sabine Laschat | Darmstadt: August 20, 1963 - January 17, 1936

11. Bijan Abdolkarimi

  • Tehran: August 20, 1963 celebration

Iranian philosopher, thinker, translator and editor | Aligarh Muslim University, agrégation de philosophie, University of Tehran | Tehran: August 20, 1963

12. Margaret Brimble

  • Auckland: August 20, 1961 celebration

New Zealand chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2018), MacDiarmid Medal (2012), Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Rutherford Medal (2012)

13. Vladimir Yerofeyev

  • Nizhny Novgorod: August 20, 1959 celebration

scientist | N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod: August 20, 1959 - Sèvres: June 16, 1967 | Vladimir Yerofeyev | Nizhny

14. Furio Honsell

  • Genoa: August 20, 1958 celebration

Italian mathematician and politician | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Edinburgh

15. Margaret Wertheim

  • Brisbane: August 20, 1958 celebration

Australian science writer | Klopsteg Memorial Award (2016) | University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Deakin University | Brisbane: August 20, 1958

16. Simon Donaldson

  • Cambridge: August 20, 1957 celebration

English mathematician and Fields medalist | Royal Medal (1992), The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2009), honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier

17. Piotr Chruściel (Piotr Chrusciel)

  • August 20, 1957 celebration

Polish mathematician | Plumey price (2003) | University of Warsaw (1980), Collège Rousseau (1975), Polish Academy of Sciences (1986) | August 20, 1957

18. Regimantas Čiupaila (Regimantas Ciupaila)

  • Kaunas: August 20, 1956 celebration

Polish politician | Cross of Recognition (2008) | Vilnius University | Kaunas: August 20, 1956 - Kiel: March 15, 1900 | Regimantas Čiupaila (Regimantas

19. I. V. Chakvin

  • Minsk: August 20, 1954 celebration
  • Minsk: April 26, 2012 deceased

scientist (1954–2012) | Spiritual Revival Prize (2008) | Faculty of History of the Belarusian State University | Minsk: August 20, 1954 - Minsk: April 26, 2012

20. Susan Houde-Walter

  • New York City: August 20, 1954 celebration

American physicist | Fellow of the Optical Society | Sarah Lawrence College, University of Rochester | New York City: August 20, 1954 - London: September 3, 1983

21. Juhani Karhumäki (Juhani Karhumaki)

  • Jyväskylän maalaiskunta: August 20, 1949 celebration

Finnish mathematician and theoretical computer scientist, professor of Mathematics (University of Turku) | University of Turku | Jyväskylän maalaiskunta

22. Giovanna Grignaffini

  • Fontanellato: August 20, 1949 celebration
  • Bologna: April 19, 2024 deceased

Italian politician | Fontanellato: August 20, 1949 - Bologna: April 19, 2024 | Giovanna Grignaffini | Fontanellato: August 20, 1949 - Bologna: April 19, 2024

23. Peter Landrock

  • Horsens: August 20, 1948 celebration

Danish cryptographer and mathematician | University of Chicago | Horsens: August 20, 1948 - Rumkale: January 1, 1200 | Peter Landrock | Horsens: August 20

24. Trinh Xuan Thuan

  • Hanoi: August 20, 1948 celebration

Vietnamese-American astrophysicist | prix Moron (2007), Kalinga Prize (2009), Prix littéraire de l'Asie (2000), Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (2012) | Princeton

25. Mauro Palma

  • Rome: August 20, 1948 celebration

Italian mathematician and jurist | Rome: August 20, 1948 - Lviv: May 3, 1987 | Mauro Palma | Rome: August 20, 1948 - Lviv: May 3, 1987

26. A. A. Burenin

  • Uvarovsky District: August 20, 1947 celebration

scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Voronezh State University | Uvarovsky District: August 20, 1947 - Bled: February 13, 1933

27. Joseph A. Schwarcz

  • Hungary: August 20, 1947 celebration

Canadian chemist, professor and science comunicator | Robert B. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking (2014), James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement

28. Jürgen Hambrecht (Jurgen Hambrecht)

  • Reutlingen: August 20, 1946 celebration

German chemist and manager | Reutlingen: August 20, 1946 - Göttingen: May 15, 1986 | Jürgen Hambrecht (Jurgen Hambrecht) | Reutlingen: August 20, 1946

29. Viktor Dzenzerskiy

  • Kelmentsi: August 20, 1944 celebration

Ukrainian physicist and technician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Order of Merit, 1st class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class, State Prize of

30. Pirkko Lahti

  • Kisko: August 20, 1941 celebration

Finnish psychologist | The special medal of merit of work for working environment, State Award for Public Information (1996) | Kisko: August 20, 1941 - Kharar

31. Jacques Bouveresse

  • Épenoy: August 20, 1940 celebration
  • 12th arrondissement of Paris: May 9, 2021 deceased

French philosopher (1940-2021) | honorary degree of HEC Paris, Grand prix de philosophie (2019) | Lycée Lakanal, École Normale Supérieure, University of

32. Jean-Michel Oughourlian

  • Beirut: August 20, 1940 celebration

French neuropsychiatrist | Order of Friendship | Johns Hopkins Hospital, Paris Descartes University, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne | Beirut: August

33. Charles Kennel

  • Cambridge: August 20, 1939 celebration

American scientist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Guggenheim Fellowship, James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics (1997) | Harvard University

34. Miroslav Raab

  • Únanov: August 20, 1938 celebration

Czech chemist | Únanov: August 20, 1938 - Orsay: October 22, 2013 | Miroslav Raab | Únanov: August 20, 1938 - Orsay: October 22, 2013

35. Hideki Shirakawa

  • Tokyo: August 20, 1936 celebration

Japanese scientist (1936-) | Order of Culture (2000), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2000), Person of Cultural Merit (2000) | University of Pennsylvania, Tokyo

36. Rafiq Uddina Ahmed

  • Sylhet District: August 20, 1936 celebration

Bangladeshi scientist | Sylhet District: August 20, 1936 - January 1, 1627 | Rafiq Uddina Ahmed | Sylhet District: August 20, 1936 - January 1, 1627

37. Jan D. Achenbach

  • Leeuwarden: August 20, 1935 celebration
  • August 22, 2020 deceased

Dutch-American scientist in engineering | Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, William Prager Medal (2001), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

38. David Ruelle

  • Ghent: August 20, 1935 celebration

Belgian-French mathematical physicist | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Peano Prize (2009), Commander of the Order of Leopold (2022)

39. Aleksandr Krayko

  • Moscow: August 20, 1934 celebration

Russian physicist | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Zhukovsky Prize (1970), Honoured aircraft

40. Tomas Ohlin

  • August 20, 1934 celebration

August 20, 1934 - Blanes: September 28, 2019 | Tomas Ohlin | August 20, 1934 - Blanes: September 28, 2019

41. Ayhan Ulubelen

  • Istanbul: August 20, 1931 celebration
  • November 29, 2020 deceased

Turkish scientist | Istanbul University, University of Minnesota | Istanbul: August 20, 1931 - November 29, 2020 | Ayhan Ulubelen | Istanbul: August 20, 1931

42. Olli Lounasmaa

  • Turku: August 20, 1930 celebration
  • Goa: December 27, 2002 deceased

Finnish physicist (1930–2002) | honorary doctorate, Fritz London Award (1984), Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Körber European Science Prize

43. Elza Furtado Gomide

  • São Paulo: August 20, 1925 celebration
  • São Paulo: October 26, 2013 deceased

university professor and researcher active in Brazil (1925-2013) | University of São Paulo, Escola Estadual de São Paulo, Institut Henri Poincaré | São

44. Zádor Tordai (Zador Tordai)

  • Cluj-Napoca: August 20, 1924 celebration
  • Budapest: March 12, 2010 deceased

Romanian philosopher | Kossuth Prize (2006) | Cluj-Napoca: August 20, 1924 - Budapest: March 12, 2010 | Zádor Tordai (Zador Tordai) | Cluj-Napoca: August 20

45. Tom M. Apostol

  • Helper: August 20, 1923 celebration
  • May 8, 2016 deceased

American mathematician (1923-2016) | Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Washington

46. Alice Burks

  • August 20, 1920 celebration
  • November 21, 2017 deceased

author | University of Michigan, Oberlin College | August 20, 1920 - November 21, 2017 | Alice Burks | August 20, 1920 - November 21, 2017 | University of

47. Helen Muir

  • Nainital: August 20, 1920 celebration
  • Bedale: November 28, 2005 deceased

British biochemist (1920–2005) | Novartis Medal and Prize (1981), Fellow of the Royal Society (1977), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Feldberg

48. Yuri Zhdanov

  • Tver: August 20, 1919 celebration
  • Rostov-on-Don: December 19, 2006 deceased

Russian chemist (1919-2006) | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

49. Iosif Semenovich Iokhvidov

  • Odesa: August 20, 1919 celebration
  • Voronezh: July 1, 1984 deceased

Russian mathematician (1919-1984) | Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg", Medal "For the Victory over

50. Hasan Abdullayev

  • Yaycı: August 20, 1918 celebration
  • Baku: September 1, 1993 deceased

Azerbaijani nuclear physicist (1918–1993) | Medal "Veteran of Labour", VDNKh gold medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, State Prize of

51. George Rosenkranz

  • Budapest: August 20, 1916 celebration
  • Atherton: June 23, 2019 deceased

Jewish Hungarian Mexican chemist and executive, bridge player and writer | Winthrop-Sears Medal (2004), Biotechnology Heritage Award (2013) | Budapest: August

52. Petro Vlahos

  • Raton: August 20, 1916 celebration
  • Los Angeles: February 10, 2013 deceased

American cinema pioneer (1916-2013) | John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Emmy Award | University of California, Berkeley | Raton: August 20, 1916 - Los

53. D. C. Kalbfell

  • Indianapolis: August 20, 1914 celebration
  • San Diego: April 24, 1987 deceased

Early Radiation Laboratory staff at the University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles

54. Erkki Laurila

  • Hämeenlinna: August 20, 1913 celebration
  • Porvoo: December 22, 1998 deceased

Finnish physicist | Hämeenlinna: August 20, 1913 - Porvoo: December 22, 1998 | Erkki Laurila | Hämeenlinna: August 20, 1913 - Porvoo: December 22, 1998

55. Cesare Luporini

  • Ferrara: August 20, 1909 celebration
  • Florence: April 25, 1993 deceased

Italian philosopher, literary critic and politician (1909-1993) | University of Florence | Ferrara: August 20, 1909 - Florence: April 25, 1993 | Cesare

56. Sergej Sergeevič Karinskij (Sergej Sergeevic Karinskij)

  • August 20, 1905 celebration
  • February 27, 1984 deceased

scientist | Moscow State University | August 20, 1905 - February 27, 1984 | Sergej Sergeevič Karinskij (Sergej Sergeevic Karinskij) | August 20, 1905

57. Jean Gebser

  • Poznań: August 20, 1905 celebration
  • Wabern bei Bern: May 14, 1973 deceased

philosopher, linguist (1905-1973) | Poznań: August 20, 1905 - Wabern bei Bern: May 14, 1973 | Jean Gebser | Poznań: August 20, 1905 - Wabern bei Bern: May 14, 1973

58. Gerhard Heinrich Dieke

  • Germany: August 20, 1901 celebration
  • Aberdeen: August 26, 1965 deceased

German-American physicist | Leiden University, University of California, Berkeley | Germany: August 20, 1901 - Aberdeen: August 26, 1965 | Gerhard Heinrich

59. Salomon Bochner

  • Podgórze: August 20, 1899 celebration
  • Houston: May 2, 1982 deceased

American mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry | Leroy P. Steele Prize (1979) | Bochner

60. Leopold Infeld

  • Kraków: August 20, 1898 celebration
  • Warsaw: January 15, 1968 deceased

Polish physicist (1898–1968) | Work Flag Order, 1st class, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (1942), Medal of the 10th

61. Octav Onicescu

  • Botoșani: August 20, 1892 celebration
  • Bucharest: August 19, 1983 deceased

Romanian mathematician (1892-1983) | State Prize of the Romanian People's Republic (1962) | University of Paris, University of Bucharest, A. T. Laurian

62. Paul Tillich

  • Starosiedle: August 20, 1886 celebration
  • Chicago: October 22, 1965 deceased

German-American theologian and philosopher | Messenger Lectures (1957), Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1962), Knight

63. Rudolf Bultmann

  • Wiefelstede: August 20, 1884 celebration
  • Marburg: July 30, 1976 deceased

German theologian (1884–1976) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Reuchlin Award (1957), Pour le Mérite for

64. Daniel William Kessler

  • Chillicothe: August 20, 1883 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: September 9, 1962 deceased

National Bureau of Standards (1883-1962) | Chillicothe: August 20, 1883 - Washington, D.C.: September 9, 1962 | Daniel William Kessler | Chillicothe: August

65. Miloslav Valouch

  • Lazce: August 20, 1878 celebration
  • Prague: June 11, 1952 deceased

Czech physicist (1878-1952) | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Lazce: August 20, 1878 - Prague

66. Rodolfo Mondolfo

  • Senigallia: August 20, 1877 celebration
  • Buenos Aires: July 16, 1976 deceased

philosopher from Italy (1877-1976) | Senigallia: August 20, 1877 - Buenos Aires: July 16, 1976 | Rodolfo Mondolfo | Senigallia: August 20, 1877 - Buenos Aires

67. Claude A. Hatcher

  • Quitman County: August 20, 1876 celebration
  • December 31, 1933 deceased

American chemist | Quitman County: August 20, 1876 - December 31, 1933 | Claude A. Hatcher | Quitman County: August 20, 1876 - December 31, 1933

68. Ágúst H. Bjarnason (Agust H. Bjarnason)

  • August 20, 1875 celebration
  • September 22, 1952 deceased

Icelandic philosopher | August 20, 1875 - September 22, 1952 | Ágúst H. Bjarnason (Agust H. Bjarnason) | August 20, 1875 - September 22, 1952

69. Shinzo Shinjo

  • Fukushima Prefecture: August 20, 1873 celebration
  • Nanjing: August 1, 1938 deceased

academic, physicist, and astronomer from Japan | Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School, University of Tokyo | Fukushima Prefecture: August 20, 1873

70. A. V. Stepanov

  • Moscow: August 20, 1872 celebration
  • Moscow: March 30, 1946 deceased

Russian chemist (1872-1946) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Moscow State University | Moscow: August 20, 1872 - Moscow

71. Jacob Böeseken (Jacob Boeseken)

  • Rotterdam: August 20, 1868 celebration
  • Delft: May 16, 1949 deceased

Dutch chemist | University of Basel, Delft University of Technology | Rotterdam: August 20, 1868 - Delft: May 16, 1949 | Jacob Böeseken (Jacob Boeseken)

72. Corrado Segre

  • Saluzzo: August 20, 1863 celebration
  • Turin: May 18, 1924 deceased

Italian mathematician (1863-1924) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1884) | Segre embedding, Segre classification, Segre cubic, Segre

73. Paul Stäckel (Paul Stackel)

  • Berlin: August 20, 1862 celebration
  • Heidelberg: December 12, 1919 deceased

German mathematician (1862-1919) | University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: August 20, 1862 - Heidelberg: December 12, 1919 | Paul

74. Kurt Bieler

  • August 20, 1861 celebration

August 20, 1861 - Rymättylä: July 21, 1971 | Kurt Bieler | August 20, 1861 - Rymättylä: July 21, 1971

75. Johann Jakob Lutz

  • August 20, 1859 celebration

August 20, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1894 | Johann Jakob Lutz | August 20, 1859 - Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1894

76. William Mogford Hamlet

  • August 20, 1850 celebration
  • January 1, 1931 deceased

Australian chemist and bushwalker | August 20, 1850 - January 1, 1931 | William Mogford Hamlet | August 20, 1850 - January 1, 1931

77. Bolesław Prus (Boleslaw Prus)

  • Hrubieszów: August 20, 1847 celebration
  • Warsaw: May 19, 1912 deceased

Polish novelist (1847–1912) | Cross of Independence with Swords | The Doll | University of Warsaw | Hrubieszów: August 20, 1847 - Warsaw: May 19, 1912

78. Sebastiaan Hoogewerff

  • Rotterdam: August 20, 1847 celebration
  • Wassenaar: January 8, 1934 deceased

Dutch chemist (1847–1934) | Rotterdam: August 20, 1847 - Wassenaar: January 8, 1934 | Sebastiaan Hoogewerff | Rotterdam: August 20, 1847 - Wassenaar: January 8, 1934

79. Karel Preis

  • Prague: August 20, 1846 celebration
  • Smíchov: April 27, 1916 deceased

Czech chemist and university educator (1846–1916) | Prague: August 20, 1846 - Smíchov: April 27, 1916 | Karel Preis | Prague: August 20, 1846 - Smíchov

80. Vasile Pogor

  • Iași: August 20, 1833 celebration
  • Bucium: March 20, 1906 deceased

Romanian politician and academic (1833-1906) | University of Paris | Iași: August 20, 1833 - Bucium: March 20, 1906 | Vasile Pogor | Iași: August 20, 1833

81. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

  • Jefferson: August 20, 1832 celebration
  • Pasadena: January 16, 1913 deceased

American chemist and inventor (1832–1913) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1886) | Jefferson: August 20, 1832 - Pasadena: January 16, 1913 | Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

82. Jakub Natanson

  • Warsaw: August 20, 1832 celebration
  • Warsaw: September 14, 1884 deceased

Polish chemist (1832–1884) | Imperial University of Dorpat | Warsaw: August 20, 1832 - Warsaw: September 14, 1884 | Jakub Natanson | Warsaw: August 20, 1832

83. Selim Peabody

  • Rockingham: August 20, 1829 celebration
  • St. Louis: May 26, 1903 deceased

American mathematician | University of Vermont | Rockingham: August 20, 1829 - St. Louis: May 26, 1903 | Selim Peabody | Rockingham: August 20, 1829 - St.

84. Theodor Fleitmann

  • Schwerte: August 20, 1828 celebration
  • Iserlohn: October 25, 1904 deceased

German chemist and entrepreneur (1828-1904) | Schwerte: August 20, 1828 - Iserlohn: October 25, 1904 | Theodor Fleitmann | Schwerte: August 20, 1828

85. Gábor Corzan Avendano (Gabor Corzan Avendano)

  • Smolník: August 20, 1827 celebration
  • Budapest: June 24, 1903 deceased

Mathematiker, philosoph (1827–1903) | TU Wien, Banícka akadémia | Smolník: August 20, 1827 - Budapest: June 24, 1903 | Gábor Corzan Avendano (Gabor

86. Raffaele Piria

  • Scilla: August 20, 1814 celebration
  • Turin: July 18, 1865 deceased

Italian chemist (1814-1865) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Naples Federico II | Scilla: August 20, 1814 - Turin: July 18, 1865

87. Angelo Sismonda

  • Corneliano d'Alba: August 20, 1807 celebration
  • Turin: December 30, 1878 deceased

Italian physicist and geologist (1807-1878) | University of Turin, Mines ParisTech, University of Paris | Corneliano d'Alba: August 20, 1807 - Turin: December 30, 1878

88. Jöns Jacob Berzelius (Jons Jacob Berzelius)

  • Väfversunda: August 20, 1779 celebration
  • Adolf Fredriks parish: August 7, 1848 deceased

Swedish chemist (1779–1848) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Copley Medal (1836), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1813), Honorary

89. Samuel L. Mitchill

  • Hempstead: August 20, 1764 celebration
  • New York City: September 7, 1831 deceased

American politician (1764-1831) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | University of Edinburgh

90. Christian Mayer

  • Modřice: August 20, 1719 celebration
  • Heidelberg: April 16, 1783 deceased

Czech-German astronomer | Fellow of the Royal Society | Modřice: August 20, 1719 - Heidelberg: April 16, 1783 | Christian Mayer | Modřice: August 20, 1719

91. James Balfour

  • August 20, 1705 celebration
  • March 6, 1795 deceased

Scottish lawyer and philosopher (1705–1795) | University of Edinburgh | August 20, 1705 - March 6, 1795 | James Balfour | August 20, 1705 - March 6, 1795

92. Theodor Pyl

  • Stralsund: August 20, 1647 celebration
  • Greifswald: July 19, 1723 deceased

German physicist and theologian | Stralsund: August 20, 1647 - Greifswald: July 19, 1723 | Theodor Pyl | Stralsund: August 20, 1647 - Greifswald: July 19, 1723

93. Thomas Corneille

  • Rouen: August 20, 1625 celebration
  • Les Andelys: December 8, 1709 deceased

French dramatist (1625-1709) | Lycée Pierre-Corneille | Rouen: August 20, 1625 - Les Andelys: December 8, 1709 | Thomas Corneille | Rouen: August 20, 1625

94. Vavrinec Benedikt of Nedožery (Vavrinec Benedikt of Nedozery)

  • Nedožery-Brezany: August 20, 1555 celebration
  • Prague: June 4, 1615 deceased

Slovak poet, linguist, mathematician, translator, university educator and science writer (1555-1615) | Charles University | Nedožery-Brezany: August 20, 1555

95. Francis of Foix-Candale

  • Bordeaux: August 20, 1512 celebration
  • Bordeaux: February 5, 1594 deceased

bishop of Aire-sur-l'Adour | Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel | Bordeaux: August 20, 1512 - Bordeaux: February 5, 1594

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