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John Houghton

  • Dyserth: December 30, 1931 celebration
  • Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital: April 15, 2020 celebration
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    Dyserth: December 30, 1931  

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    Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital: April 15, 2020  

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    1. Rhyl High School
    2. Jesus College
     

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    1. Japan Prize (2006)
    2. Knight Bachelor
    3. Royal Society Bakerian Medal
    4. Bakerian Lecture (1991)
    5. Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2010)
    6. Chree Medal and Prize (1979)
    7. Fellow of the Royal Society
    8. International Meteorological Organization Prize (1998)
    9. Albert Einstein World Award of Science
    10. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
    11. Glazebrook Medal (1990)
    12. Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1995)
     

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  • Welsh physicist (1931–2020) | Japan Prize (2006), Knight Bachelor, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Bakerian Lecture (1991), Fellow of the Learned Society of

1. Marie Robert

  • Boulogne-Billancourt: December 30, 1985 celebration

teacher, writer and philosopher | Boulogne-Billancourt: December 30, 1985 - State College: October 19, 1921 | Marie Robert | Boulogne-Billancourt: December 30

2. Ian Bogost

  • December 30, 1976 celebration

American philosopher, video game designer | University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles | December 30, 1976 - Paris: August 18, 1823

3. Philip Batchelor

  • December 30, 1967 celebration
  • August 30, 2011 deceased

British mathematician (1967–2011) | ETH Zurich | December 30, 1967 - August 30, 2011 | Philip Batchelor | December 30, 1967 - August 30, 2011 | ETH Zurich

4. Lars Tuset

  • Trondheim: December 30, 1966 celebration

Norwegian mathematician | Trondheim: December 30, 1966 - Oslo: March 9, 2017 | Lars Tuset | Trondheim: December 30, 1966 - Oslo: March 9, 2017

5. Gary Chartier

  • Glendale: December 30, 1966 celebration

American legal scholar | La Sierra University, Claremont Graduate University, Queens' College | Glendale: December 30, 1966 - Constantinople: May 20, 0925

6. Jūras Banys (Juras Banys)

  • Vilnius: December 30, 1962 celebration

Lithuanian radiologist and physicist | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas | Vilnius University | Vilnius: December 30, 1962 - Hennepin County: November 6, 1946

7. Jacques Bonjawo

  • Yaoundé: December 30, 1960 celebration

Cameroonian software engineer | Yaoundé: December 30, 1960 - Paris: August 1, 1799 | Jacques Bonjawo | Yaoundé: December 30, 1960 - Paris: August 1, 1799

8. Richard M. Durbin

  • December 30, 1960 celebration

British computational biologist | Gabor Medal (2017), International Prize for Biology (2023), Steven Hoogendijk Award (2016), Fellow of the Royal Society, Lord

9. Oleg Kovriga

  • Moscow: December 30, 1958 celebration

Russian chemist | Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies | Moscow: December 30, 1958 - Kazan: September 17, 1891 | Oleg Kovriga (Д.

10. Persis Drell

  • Palo Alto: December 30, 1955 celebration

American physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Guggenheim Fellowship

11. Lauro Zavala

  • Mexico City: December 30, 1954 celebration

Mexican scholar | El Colegio de México | Mexico City: December 30, 1954 - April 20, 2024 | Lauro Zavala | Mexico City: December 30, 1954 - April 20, 2024

12. Rodney Brooks

  • Adelaide: December 30, 1954 celebration

Australian roboticist | AAAI Fellow (1990), IEEE Founders Medal (2023), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, IJCAI Computers and

13. Cécile La Grenade (Cecile La Grenade)

  • La Borie: December 30, 1952 celebration

Governor-General of Grenada | Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (2013) | University of the

14. Jonathan Rosenberg

  • Chicago: December 30, 1951 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of California, Berkeley | Chicago: December 30, 1951 - Adolf Fredriks

15. Vladimir Baranovsky

  • Moscow: December 30, 1950 celebration

Russian scientist | Lenin Komsomol Prize | Moscow State Institute of International Relations | Moscow: December 30, 1950 - Moscow: February 7, 2020 | Vladimir

16. Andrey Sarabyanov

  • December 30, 1949 celebration

Russian art historian and critic | Moscow State University | December 30, 1949 - Princeton: January 28, 2017 | Andrey Sarabyanov - Андрей

17. Andrew Ranicki

  • London: December 30, 1948 celebration
  • Edinburgh: February 21, 2018 deceased

British mathematician and professor (1948–2018) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Senior Berwick Prize (1994), Whitehead Prize (1983) | University

18. Eckart Viehweg

  • Zwickau: December 30, 1948 celebration
  • Essen: January 30, 2010 deceased

German mathematician (1948–2010) | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2003) | University of Mannheim | Zwickau: December 30, 1948 - Essen: January 30, 2010

19. Georgia Benkart

  • Youngstown: December 30, 1947 celebration
  • Madison: April 29, 2022 deceased

American mathematician (1947–2022) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2018) | Ohio

20. Jean-Jacques Nattiez

  • Amiens: December 30, 1945 celebration

Canadian musicologist | Officer of the Order of Canada, Fumio Koizumi Prize for Ethnomusicology (1997), Acfas Andre-Laurendeau Award (1989), Molson Prize

21. Janko Prunk

  • Loka pri Zidanem Mostu: December 30, 1942 celebration

Slovenian politician and historian | University of Ljubljana | Loka pri Zidanem Mostu: December 30, 1942 - January 1, 1565 | Janko Prunk | Loka pri Zidanem

22. Sergey Demidov

  • Moscow: December 30, 1942 celebration

Russian mathematician | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Moscow State Pedagogical University, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

23. Faouzia Charfi

  • Sfax: December 30, 1941 celebration

Tunisian physicist and politician | Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences

24. Sergio Doplicher

  • Trieste: December 30, 1940 celebration

Italian mathematical physicist | Humboldt Prize (2004), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Premio Presidente della Repubblica (horse racing) (2011)

25. David R. Nygren

  • December 30, 1938 celebration

Particle Physicist who invented TPC | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1985), Panofsky Prize (1998), Fellow of the American Physical Society | University of

26. Rolando Chuaqui

  • Santiago: December 30, 1935 celebration
  • April 22, 1994 deceased

Chilean mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship | University of California, Berkeley | Santiago: December 30, 1935 - April 22, 1994 | Rolando Chuaqui | Santiago

27. John N. Bahcall

  • Shreveport: December 30, 1934 celebration
  • New York City: August 17, 2005 deceased

American physicist (1934–2005) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1999), National Medal of Science

28. Karl-Heinz Bennemann

  • December 30, 1932 celebration

Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1962 | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | December 30, 1932 - Randallstown: May 14, 1995 | Karl-Heinz

29. John Houghton

  • Dyserth: December 30, 1931 celebration
  • Dolgellau and Barmouth Hospital: April 15, 2020 deceased

Welsh physicist (1931–2020) | Japan Prize (2006), Knight Bachelor, Royal Society Bakerian Medal, Bakerian Lecture (1991), Fellow of the Learned Society of

30. Tu Youyou

  • Ningbo: December 30, 1930 celebration

Chinese medical scientist | State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2016), Medal of the Republic (2019), Pioneer of Reform (2018), Nobel Prize in

31. Amy C. King

  • December 30, 1928 celebration
  • June 7, 2014 deceased

American mathematics educator | December 30, 1928 - June 7, 2014 | Amy C. King | December 30, 1928 - June 7, 2014

32. Franz Josef Huber

  • Dornbirn: December 30, 1926 celebration

Author, electrical engineer, local explorer, castle explorer, inventor | Dornbirn: December 30, 1926 - Tübingen: July 30, 1962 | Franz Josef Huber | Dornbirn

33. Max Charlesworth

  • December 30, 1925 celebration
  • June 2, 2014 deceased

Australian philosopher (1925–2014) | University of Melbourne, Assumption University, Worcester | December 30, 1925 - June 2, 2014 | Max Charlesworth

34. Yvonne Brill

  • St. Vital: December 30, 1924 celebration
  • Princeton: March 27, 2013 deceased

Canadian scientist (1924-2013) | Kate Gleason Award (2011), John Fritz Medal (2009), NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (2001), National Medal of

35. Akhtar Imam

  • Dhaka: December 30, 1917 celebration
  • June 22, 2009 deceased

Bangladeshi educationist, feminist and social activist | Begum Rokeya Padak (2002) | University of Dhaka | Dhaka: December 30, 1917 - June 22, 2009 | Akhtar

36. Bilal Dadashov

  • Rəncbər: December 30, 1915 celebration
  • Baku: February 13, 2007 deceased

Azerbaijani chemist | Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR | Baku State University | Rəncbər: December 30, 1915 - Baku: February 13, 2007 | Bilal Dadashov

37. Stanisław Saks (Stanislaw Saks)

  • Kalisz: December 30, 1897 celebration
  • Warsaw: November 23, 1942 deceased

Polish mathematician (1897–1942) | Cross of Valour | Banach–Saks property, Denjoy–Luzin–Saks theorem, Denjoy–Young–Saks theorem, Vitali–Hahn–Saks theorem

38. Valentin Asmus

  • Kyiv: December 30, 1894 celebration
  • Moscow: June 4, 1975 deceased

Russian philosopher | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Kiev Real School | Kyiv: December 30, 1894 - Moscow: June 4, 1975

39. Pekka Myrberg

  • Vyborg: December 30, 1892 celebration
  • Helsinki: July 21, 1976 deceased

Finnish mathematician (1892–1976) | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1943), Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

40. Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski

  • Kraków: December 30, 1888 celebration
  • Kraków: August 2, 1974 deceased

Polish economist (1888-1974) | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Sava, Order of the White Eagle, Knight Grand

41. C. D. Broad

  • Harlesden: December 30, 1887 celebration
  • Cambridge: March 11, 1971 deceased

English philosopher (1887–1971) | Trinity College, Dulwich College | Harlesden: December 30, 1887 - Cambridge: March 11, 1971 | C. D. Broad | Harlesden

42. Aleksandr Gorsky

  • Starodub: December 30, 1886 celebration
  • Tula: August 24, 1943 deceased

Soviet poet (1886–1943) | Moscow Theological Academy | Starodub: December 30, 1886 - Tula: August 24, 1943 | Aleksandr Gorsky (А. Остромиров

43. René Goubau (Rene Goubau)

  • Mesen: December 30, 1886 celebration
  • Ghent: June 27, 1976 deceased

member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium | Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II, Commander of the Order of the Crown, Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold

44. Jan Tomaszewski

  • Hancavičy: December 30, 1884 celebration
  • Wrocław: December 6, 1967 deceased

scientist | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit | Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation | Hancavičy: December 30, 1884

45. Leonardo Coimbra

  • Borba de Godim: December 30, 1883 celebration
  • Porto: January 2, 1936 deceased

Portuguese philosopher and politician (1883-1936) | Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII (1924) | University of Porto | Borba de Godim: December 30

46. Ramana Maharshi

  • Tiruchuli Assembly constituency: December 30, 1879 celebration
  • Sri Ramana Ashram: April 14, 1950 deceased

Indian Hindu sage (1879–1950) | Tiruchuli Assembly constituency: December 30, 1879 - Sri Ramana Ashram: April 14, 1950 | Ramana Maharshi - இரமண

47. Otto Ruff

  • Schwäbisch Hall: December 30, 1871 celebration
  • Wrocław: September 17, 1939 deceased

German chemist (1871–1939) | Liebig Medal (1930) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Schwäbisch Hall: December 30, 1871 - Wrocław: September 17, 1939 | Otto

48. Arnold Willem Groote

  • December 30, 1859 celebration

system Groote | December 30, 1859 - Hanover: October 28, 2011 | Arnold Willem Groote | December 30, 1859 - Hanover: October 28, 2011

49. H.O.G. Ellinger

  • Copenhagen: December 30, 1857 celebration
  • Frederiksberg: April 5, 1947 deceased

Danish physicist (1857-1947) | Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1900), Order of the White Lion 3rd Class (1925), commander of the Order of the Dannebrog

50. John Milne

  • Liverpool: December 30, 1850 celebration
  • Shide: July 31, 1913 deceased

British geologist, mining engineer and inventor of the horizontal pendulum seismograph (1850-1913) | Lyell Medal (1894), Royal Medal (1908), Fellow of the

51. Felix Eduard Wreden

  • Livonia Governorate: December 30, 1841 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: November 13, 1878 deceased

1841-1878 | Larin Gymnasium | Livonia Governorate: December 30, 1841 - Saint Petersburg: November 13, 1878 | Felix Eduard Wreden | Livonia Governorate

52. Josef Schlesinger

  • Šumperk: December 30, 1831 celebration
  • Vienna: April 10, 1901 deceased

Austrian mathematician, politician and educationist (1831-1901) | TU Wien | Šumperk: December 30, 1831 - Vienna: April 10, 1901 | Josef Schlesinger

53. Nathaniel Thomas Lupton

  • Winchester: December 30, 1830 celebration
  • Auburn: June 11, 1893 deceased

American chemist (1830-1893) | Dickinson College | Winchester: December 30, 1830 - Auburn: June 11, 1893 | Nathaniel Thomas Lupton | Winchester: December 30

54. Christian Heinrich Dillmann

  • Illingen: December 30, 1829 celebration
  • Stuttgart: December 18, 1899 deceased

German educationist and school reformer (1829-1899) | Knights 1st class of the Friedrich Order (1873), ennoblement (1882), Cross of Honour of the Württemberg

55. Adam Suzin

  • December 30, 1799 celebration

Vilnius University, Svislač gymnasium | December 30, 1799 - Saint Petersburg: October 4, 1906 | Adam Suzin | December 30, 1799 - Saint Petersburg: October 4, 1906

56. Nicola Cavalieri San Bertolo

  • Civitavecchia: December 30, 1788 celebration
  • Rome: March 22, 1867 deceased

1788-1867) | Civitavecchia: December 30, 1788 - Rome: March 22, 1867 | Nicola Cavalieri San Bertolo | Civitavecchia: December 30, 1788 - Rome: March 22, 1867

57. Karl Heinrich Schattenmann

  • Landau in der Pfalz: December 30, 1785 celebration
  • Bouxwiller: May 14, 1869 deceased

Alsatian chemist (1785-1869) | Landau in der Pfalz: December 30, 1785 - Bouxwiller: May 14, 1869 | Karl Heinrich Schattenmann | Landau in der Pfalz: December

58. Johann Benckiser

  • Pforzheim: December 30, 1782 celebration
  • Pforzheim: May 7, 1851 deceased

30 December 1782 – 7 May 1851) was the founder of Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a major German chemicals business | Pforzheim: December 30, 1782 - Pforzheim: May 7, 1851

59. Joseph Liebherr

  • Immenstadt im Allgäu: December 30, 1767 celebration
  • Munich: October 8, 1840 deceased

German design engineer | Immenstadt im Allgäu: December 30, 1767 - Munich: October 8, 1840 | Joseph Liebherr | Immenstadt im Allgäu: December 30, 1767

60. Carlo Renaldini

  • Ancona: December 30, 1615 celebration
  • Ancona: July 18, 1698 deceased

Italian mathematician and engineer | University of Bologna | Ancona: December 30, 1615 - Ancona: July 18, 1698 | Carlo Renaldini | Ancona: December 30, 1615

61. Joseph Furttenbach

  • Leutkirch im Allgäu: December 30, 1591 celebration
  • Ulm: January 17, 1667 deceased

German architect (1591-1667) | Leutkirch im Allgäu: December 30, 1591 - Ulm: January 17, 1667 | Joseph Furttenbach | Leutkirch im Allgäu: December 30, 1591

62. Mikołaj Łęczycki (Mikolaj Leczycki)

  • Niasviž: December 30, 1574 celebration
  • Kaunas: March 30, 1653 deceased

Polish Catholic theologian, writer and mystic (1574–1653) | Niasviž: December 30, 1574 - Kaunas: March 30, 1653 | Mikołaj Łęczycki (Mikolaj Leczycki)

63. Cosimo Bartoli

  • Florence: December 30, 1503 celebration
  • Florence: November 4, 1572 deceased

Italian diplomat, mathematician, philologist and humanist | Florence: December 30, 1503 - Florence: November 4, 1572 | Cosimo Bartoli | Florence: December 30

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