John Backus

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | December 3, 1983 - October 27, 2021 | Kfir Damari | December 3, 1983 - October 27, 2021 | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

French essayist | prix Turgot du jeune talent (2016), Prix Interallié (2023), Zerilli-Marimò Prize (2016), Grand prix Jean-Giono (2023) | Lycée Henri-IV

German cultural manager | December 3, 1980 - April 1, 2002 | Johanna Sprondel | December 3, 1980 - April 1, 2002

Venezuelan physicist, metrologist, quality auditor, editor and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories (1972- ) | Simón Bolívar University

secular activist | Stellenberg High School, University of Cape Town | Cape Town: December 3, 1971 - January 1, 1933 | Jacques Rousseau | Cape Town: December 3

German mechanical engineer and university teacher | Porz: December 3, 1969 - Sebring: May 18, 2017 | Iris Gräßler (Iris Grassler) | Porz: December 3, 1969

Burkinabé mathematician (1967-) | University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Blaise Pascal University (Clermont II) | Ouagadougou: December 3, 1967 - Dover: January 16, 1989

Taiwanese businessman | John Jay Award, Asia's Most Influential Taiwan (2021), IEEE Fellow | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Oak Ridge

founder and president of R0R3 Engineered Solutions | Guitar Hero, Oculus Rift | University of California, Berkeley | Battle Creek: December 3, 1959 - Suffolk

Czech astrophysicist and evironmentalist | Masaryk University Faculty of Science, VUT Fakulta stavební | Brno: December 3, 1955 - Kent: April 30, 1696 | Jan

German physicist | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2021), Lautenschläger Research Prize (2001), Fellow of the

Lebanese poet and philosopher | Beirut: December 3, 1952 - Zurich: December 22, 1873 | Jad Hatem | Beirut: December 3, 1952 - Zurich: December 22, 1873

Polish chemist, researcher | Gold Medal for Long Service (2018), Silver Cross of Merit | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Wałbrzych: December

Icelandic philosopher, geologist and author | Knights of the Order of the Falcon (2022) | University of Oslo, University of Iceland, Reykjavík Junior College

Russian mathematician | Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Novosibirsk State University | Novosibirsk: December 3, 1946 - Moscow: January 30, 1989

Czech writer | participant in the resistance and resistance against communism | Žatec: December 3, 1946 - High Wycombe: July 23, 1916 | Josef Mlejnek

French philosopher and historian of science | Binoux Prize (1983) | École Normale Supérieure | Béziers: December 3, 1944 - American Hospital of Paris

American chemist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2017), Willard Gibbs Award (2014), ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1980), Tolman Award (2012), George A. Olah

French mathematician | University of Paris | Toulouse: December 3, 1944 - Vilnius: February 4, 1974 | Nicole Berline | Toulouse: December 3, 1944 - Vilnius

German chemist | Emil Fischer Medal (2000), Adolf Windaus Medal (2001), Fresenius Prize (2000) | Frankenhausen: December 3, 1940 - December 25, 2023 | Horst

British Chemist | Nyholm Prize for Education (1994), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society (2015), Commander of the Order of

Ukrainian computational mathematician | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (1996), Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv

philosopher | Croatia: December 3, 1939 - December 1, 1987 | Željko Loparić (Zeljko Loparic) | Croatia: December 3, 1939 - December 1, 1987

scientist | Odesa University | Myrivka: December 3, 1939 - Chernogolovka: September 6, 2015 | Anatoly Pomogaylo | Myrivka: December 3, 1939 - Chernogolovka

American mathematician | Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture (1999), National Medal of Science (2003), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and

Colombian philosopher | University of the Andes | Medellín: December 3, 1935 - Bogotá: March 11, 2019 | Gloria Zea | Medellín: December 3, 1935 - Bogotá

American theoretical physicist | Mathematical Neuroscience Prize (2017), National Book Award (1982) | University of California, Los Angeles | Chicago: December

Peruvian Maoist terrorist leader (1934–2021) | National University of St Augustin of Arequipa | Mollendo: December 3, 1934 - Callao navy base: September 11, 2021

Dutch climatologist (1933–2021) | honorary doctor of Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2010), Leo Szilard Lectureship Award (1985), German Environmental

Russian mathematician (1931-1988) | Order of the Badge of Honour | Lviv University | Horodenka: December 3, 1931 - Donetsk: November 5, 1988 | Ivan Daniluck

Soviet and Russian scientist in the field of mechanics (1931-2006) | USSR State Prize, Mikhail Lomonosov Award | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

Czech philosopher | Čížkov: December 3, 1930 - Myjava: July 9, 2008 | Vladimír Brožík (Vladimir Brozik) | Čížkov: December 3, 1930 - Myjava: July 9, 2008

French physicist (1927–2015) | Besançon: December 3, 1927 - Boulogne-Billancourt: May 27, 2015 | Jean Uebersfeld - Jean Alexandre Uebersfeld | Besançon

German mathematician (1926–1974) | University of Göttingen | Krefeld: December 3, 1926 - April 28, 1974 | Konrad Jörgens (Konrad Jorgens) | Krefeld

German-American rocket scientist (1925–2020) | December 3, 1925 - March 11, 2020 | Heinrich Struck | December 3, 1925 - March 11, 2020

Indonesian aviation pioneer, engineer and pilot (1923-1966) | Kandangan: December 3, 1923 - Bandung: March 21, 1966 | Nurtanio Pringgoadisuryo | Kandangan

Polish inventor (1923-2019) | Order of the Smile | Czarnków: December 3, 1923 - Warsaw: December 10, 2019 | Adam Słodowy (Adam Slodowy) | Czarnków: December

African American scientist (1922- ), hard plastics pioneer and scientist on the Manhattan Project | Cleveland: December 3, 1922 - January 1, 2018 | Ralph

Australian mathematician | Fellow of the American Statistical Association (1966), Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1958)

inventor, entrepreneur, businessman | December 3, 1910 - November 24, 2004 | Gust Goettl | December 3, 1910 - November 24, 2004

Polish chemist (1905-1970) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Badge of Honor of the City of Poznań, Gold Cross of Merit, Medal of the 10th

Galician politician (1902-1990) | Castelao Medal (1989) | Salcedo: December 3, 1902 - Mexico City: August 13, 1990 | Bibiano Fernández Osorio y Tafall

Austrian-German biochemist (1900-1967) | Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences (1962), Wilhelm Exner Medal (1952), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1938)

German physicist and educator (1896-1988) | Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen (1955), Deutscher Sprachpreis (1985) | University of Giessen, University of Freiburg

German physicist (1895-1982) | Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Jena, Leipzig University | Neustadt

soviet military officer (1889–1952) | Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great

Swedish physicist (1886-1978) | Guthrie Lecture (1933), Björkén Prize (1923), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1954), doctor honoris causa from the

New Zealand farmer and aviation pioneer (1877-1953) | Temuka: December 3, 1877 - Christchurch: July 29, 1953 | Richard Pearse | Temuka: December 3, 1877

Italian mathematician (1873-1940) | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze | Florence: December 3, 1873 - Florence: October 3, 1940 | Alberto Conti

American inventor and radio manufacturer | John Scott Award (1914) | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Burlington: December 3, 1873 - Hollywood: March 4, 1949

Peruvian historian, philosopher, lawyer, politician and diplomat | National University of San Marcos, Colegio de la Inmaculada | Lima: December 3, 1871 - Lima

Czech astronomer, mathematician and university educator (1867-1951) | Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Jindřichův Hradec

December 3, 1863 - Bayreuth: January 9, 1927 | Gustav Robert Grönkvist (Gustav Robert Gronkvist) | December 3, 1863 - Bayreuth: January 9, 1927

Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Medical faculty of Moscow University, Imperial Moscow University | December 3, 1856 - Moscow: December 6, 1953 | Nikolay

Romanian philosopher | Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Bucharest | Craiova: December 3, 1846 - Slănic-Moldova: August 20, 1907 | Constantin

Czech mathematician | Prague: December 3, 1843 - Old Town: December 10, 1908 | Augustin Pánek (Augustin Panek) | Prague: December 3, 1843 - Old Town: December 10, 1908

American chemist (1842-1911) | National Women's Hall of Fame (1993) | Vassar College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Westford Academy | Dunstable

Austrian chemist (1836-1914) | Order of Franz Joseph | University of Vienna, Heidelberg University | Vienna: December 3, 1836 - Vienna: June 6, 1914 | Adolf

University of Rochester | December 3, 1835 - Ann Arbor: January 30, 1977 | Otis Hall Robinson | December 3, 1835 - Ann Arbor: January 30, 1977

Finnish politician | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class (1868), Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class (1878), Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (1865) | Rantasalmi

Bavarian chemist and hygienist (1818-1901) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, honorary citizen of Munich, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and

American inventor and scientist (1807–1881) | Westmoreland County: December 3, 1807 - Freeport: September 18, 1881 | David Alter | Westmoreland County

Dr. Phil. University of Prague 1822 | Charles University | Žlutice: December 3, 1802 - Vienna: May 7, 1879 | Franz Moth | Žlutice: December 3, 1802 - Vienna

English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame (1941)

German sculptor, gem engraver, medallist and inventor | Greiz: December 3, 1764 - Weimar: May 4, 1843 | Friedrich Wilhelm Facius | Greiz: December 3, 1764

British inventor, pioneer of the spinning industry (1753-1827) | Bolton: December 3, 1753 - Bolton: June 26, 1827 | Samuel Crompton | Bolton: December 3, 1753

Ukrainian philosopher (1722–1794) | Kyiv-Mohyla Academy | Chornukhy: December 3, 1722 - Skovorodynivka: November 9, 1794 | Hryhorii Skovoroda

Italian mathematician (1701-1769) | Faicchio: December 3, 1701 - Naples: December 8, 1769 | Niccolò De Martino (Niccolo De Martino) | Faicchio: December 3

Danish-Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754) | The Political Tinker | Bergen Cathedral School, University of Copenhagen | Bergen: December

Italian Jesuit priest, theologian and cardinal | Pistoia: December 3, 1653 - Rome: January 19, 1726 | Giovanni Battista Tolomei | Pistoia: December 3, 1653

Czech baroque writer, philosopher, historian, linguist, religion writer, educator, writer, science writer and roman catholic priest | Palacký University Olomouc

English mathematician (*1616 – †1703) | Wallis product, Treatise on Algebra, Arithmetica Infinitorum, Grammatica Linguae Anglicanae | Tenterden Infant

December 3, 1601 - Madrid: February 28, 2018 | Gijsbrecht ab Isendoorn | December 3, 1601 - Madrid: February 28, 2018

Chinese philosopher (1527–1602) | Jinjiang: December 3, 1527 - Beijing: January 1, 1602 | Li Zhi | Jinjiang: December 3, 1527 - Beijing: January 1, 1602