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John M. Ball

  • Farnham: May 19, 1948 celebration
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    Farnham: May 19, 1948  

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    1. University of Cambridge
    2. St John's College
    3. University of Sussex
     

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    1. doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2010)
    2. honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
    3. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
    4. Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)
    5. De Morgan Medal (2022)
    6. Knight Bachelor
    7. honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
    8. Whitehead Prize (1982)
    9. honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-II (2003)
    10. Keith Medal (1987)
    11. Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize (1981)
    12. King Faisal International Prize in Science (2018)
    13. Fellow of the Royal Society
    14. Theodore von Kármán Prize (1999)
     

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  • British mathematician | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2010), honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de

1. Maja Lasić (Maja Lasic)

  • Mostar: May 19, 1979 celebration

German politician | Mostar: May 19, 1979 - June 18, 2014 | Maja Lasić (Maja Lasic) | Mostar: May 19, 1979 - June 18, 2014

2. Aurélien Barrau (Aurelien Barrau)

  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: May 19, 1973 celebration

French astrophysicist | Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2023) | Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV (2016), Joseph Fourier University, École

3. Ivar Koppel

  • Tartu: May 19, 1972 celebration

Estonian chemist and computer scientist | University of Tartu | Tartu: May 19, 1972 - November 25, 2023 | Ivar Koppel | Tartu: May 19, 1972 - November 25, 2023

4. Igor Khristoforov

  • Grozny: May 19, 1970 celebration

Russian scientist | Macarius Prize | MSU Faculty of History | Grozny: May 19, 1970 - Moscow: April 28, 2000 | Igor Khristoforov | Grozny: May 19, 1970

5. Michel Eltchaninoff

  • Paris: May 19, 1969 celebration

French philosopher and essayist | Revue des deux Mondes prize (2015), Livre et droits humains award (2016) | Lycée Henri-IV, Lycée Michelet, Vanves, École

6. Josef M. Gaßner (Josef M. Gassner)

  • Landshut: May 19, 1966 celebration

German astrophysicist, non-fiction author and YouTuber | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2022) | Landshut: May 19, 1966

7. Gunnar Jeschke

  • Cottbus: May 19, 1966 celebration

German chemist and professor at the ETH Zurich | Cottbus: May 19, 1966 - Westfield: May 7, 1940 | Gunnar Jeschke | Cottbus: May 19, 1966 - Westfield: May 7, 1940

8. Felix Otto

  • Munich: May 19, 1966 celebration

German mathematician | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2006), Gauss Lectureship (2009), Max Planck Research Award (2001), Collatz Prize (2007), Keith Medal (2007)

9. Fedor Zaytsev

  • Moscow: May 19, 1963 celebration

Russian mathematician, Professor, Dr.Sc., a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at the Moscow State University. | Shuvalov Prize (1996) | MSU Faculty

10. Günter M. Ziegler (Gunter M. Ziegler)

  • Munich: May 19, 1963 celebration

German mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Gerhard-Hess-Preis (1994), Hector Wissenschaftspreis (2013), Communicator Award of

11. Richard Taylor

  • Cambridge: May 19, 1962 celebration

British mathematician | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Shaw Prize (2007), Whitehead Prize (1990), Cole Prize in Number Theory (2002)

12. Marek Pfützner (Marek Pfutzner)

  • Zabrze: May 19, 1959 celebration

Polish physicist | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2003) | University of Warsaw | Zabrze: May 19, 1959 - Biała Podlaska: November 25, 2020 | Marek

13. James Gosling

  • Calgary: May 19, 1955 celebration

Canadian computer scientist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009), Officer of the Order of Canada, IEEE John von Neumann

14. Liudas Mažylis (Liudas Mazylis)

  • Kaunas: May 19, 1954 celebration

Politician | Vilnius University | Kaunas: May 19, 1954 - Kraków: August 24, 1625 | Liudas Mažylis (Liudas Mazylis) | Kaunas: May 19, 1954 - Kraków: August 24, 1625

15. Asghar Aghamohammadi

  • Tehran: May 19, 1951 celebration

Iranian immunologist | Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences | Tehran: May 19, 1951 - Leuven: January 1, 1544 | Asghar Aghamohammadi | Tehran: May

16. Johann Rafelski

  • Kraków: May 19, 1950 celebration

German-American theoretical physicist | Goethe University Frankfurt | Kraków: May 19, 1950 - London: October 30, 1950 | Johann Rafelski | Kraków: May 19

17. John M. Ball

  • Farnham: May 19, 1948 celebration

British mathematician | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2010), honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de

18. Helen Quinn

  • Melbourne: May 19, 1943 celebration

Australian physicist | Sakurai Prize (2013), ICTP Dirac Medal (2000), Oskar Klein Medal (2008), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of

19. Eberhard Freitag

  • Mühlacker: May 19, 1942 celebration

German mathematician | Heidelberg University | Mühlacker: May 19, 1942 - Kronberg im Taunus: January 14, 1965 | Eberhard Freitag | Mühlacker: May 19, 1942

20. Igor Pawlowitsch Smirnow

  • Saint Petersburg: May 19, 1941 celebration

Russian specialist in literature and university teacher | Andrei Biely Prize | Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg

21. Heinz Oberhummer

  • Bischofshofen: May 19, 1941 celebration
  • Vienna: November 23, 2015 deceased

Austrian physicist (1941–2015) | Prize of the City of Vienna for Popular Education (2012) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Graz

22. Anton Grabner-Haider

  • Pöllau: May 19, 1940 celebration

Austrian translator | Pöllau: May 19, 1940 - August 11, 2021 | Anton Grabner-Haider | Pöllau: May 19, 1940 - August 11, 2021

23. Gennady Makanin

  • May 19, 1938 celebration
  • January 1, 2017 deceased

Russian mathematician | Vinogradov Prize | Moscow State University | May 19, 1938 - January 1, 2017 | Gennady Makanin | May 19, 1938 - January 1, 2017 | Vinogradov Prize

24. Farman Guliyev

  • Sütəmurdov: May 19, 1937 celebration
  • Sütəmurdov: November 7, 2023 deceased

Azerbaijani agronomist | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "For Labour Valour" | Azerbaijan State Agricultural University | Sütəmurdov: May 19, 1937

25. Vittorio Prodi

  • Reggio Emilia: May 19, 1937 celebration
  • Bologna: July 30, 2023 deceased

Italian politician (1937–2023) | University of Bologna | Reggio Emilia: May 19, 1937 - Bologna: July 30, 2023 | Vittorio Prodi | Reggio Emilia: May 19, 1937

26. Harald J. W. Müller-Kirsten (Harald J. W. Muller-Kirsten)

  • Halle (Saale): May 19, 1935 celebration

German physicist | University of Western Australia | Halle (Saale): May 19, 1935 - Hanover: August 3, 1967 | Harald J. W. Müller-Kirsten (Harald J. W.

27. Zdzisław Jarzębski (Zdzislaw Jarzebski)

  • Skrzyszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship: May 19, 1933 celebration

Polish physicist | Jagiellonian University | Skrzyszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship: May 19, 1933 - Königsberg: May 15, 1934 | Zdzisław Jarzębski - Zdzisław

28. Edward de Bono

  • Malta: May 19, 1933 celebration
  • Malta: June 9, 2021 deceased

Maltese physician (1933–2021) | honorary doctorate, Rhodes Scholarship (1953) | Trinity College, Christ Church, University of Malta | Malta: May 19, 1933

29. José Luis Abellán García-González (Jose Luis Abellan Garcia-Gonzalez)

  • Madrid: May 19, 1933 celebration
  • Madrid: December 17, 2023 deceased

Spanish writer and philosophy historian | National Award of Essay (1981) | Madrid: May 19, 1933 - Madrid: December 17, 2023 | José Luis Abellán

30. Alfred Schmidt

  • Berlin: May 19, 1931 celebration
  • Frankfurt: August 28, 2012 deceased

German philosopher and social scientist (1931-2012) | Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (1989), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of

31. Stanislaw Knapowski

  • Poznań: May 19, 1931 celebration
  • Miami: September 28, 1967 deceased

Polish mathematician (1931-1967) | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Wrocław | Poznań: May 19, 1931 - Miami: September 28, 1967

32. Rudolf E. Kálmán (Rudolf E. Kalman)

  • Budapest: May 19, 1930 celebration
  • Gainesville: July 2, 2016 deceased

Hungarian-born American electrical engineer | IEEE Centennial Medal (1984), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Kyoto Prize in Advanced

33. Harvey Cox

  • Malvern: May 19, 1929 celebration

American theologian (born 1929) | Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin (2011) | Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard

34. Colin Chapman

  • London: May 19, 1928 celebration
  • Norwich: December 16, 1982 deceased

English design engineer (1928–1982) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Royal Designer for Industry (1979) | University College London

35. Sergey Mergelyan

  • Simferopol: May 19, 1928 celebration
  • Los Angeles: August 20, 2008 deceased

Armenian mathematician (1928–2008) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots, Stalin Prize | Yerevan State University, Steklov

36. Serge Lang

  • Saint-Germain-en-Laye: May 19, 1927 celebration
  • Berkeley: September 12, 2005 deceased

French-American mathematician (1927–2005) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1965), Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1999), Humboldt Prize (1984), Cole Prize

37. Abraham Pais

  • Amsterdam: May 19, 1918 celebration
  • Copenhagen: July 28, 2000 deceased

Dutch-American physicist and science historian | Science Writing Award, National Book Award (1983), J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1979), Oskar Klein

38. Ralph Landau

  • Philadelphia: May 19, 1916 celebration
  • April 5, 2004 deceased

American chemical engineer, entrepreneur and economist | Perkin Medal (1981), Chemical Industry Medal (1973), John Fritz Medal (1987), National Medal of

39. Max Perutz

  • Vienna: May 19, 1914 celebration
  • Cambridge: February 6, 2002 deceased

Austrian-born British molecular biologist (1914-2002) | Otto Warburg Medal (1993), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Medal (1971)

40. Waldo K. Lyon

  • Los Angeles: May 19, 1914 celebration
  • San Diego: May 5, 1998 deceased

American scientist and explorer (1914-1998) | Golden Plate Award (1962), Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award | University of

41. Otto Ambros

  • Weiden in der Oberpfalz: May 19, 1901 celebration
  • Mannheim: July 23, 1990 deceased

German chemist (1901-1990) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Weiden in der Oberpfalz: May 19, 1901 - Mannheim: July 23, 1990 | Otto Ambros | Weiden in

42. Julius Evola

  • Rome: May 19, 1898 celebration
  • Rome: June 11, 1974 deceased

Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974) | The Mystery of the Grail, The Hermetic Tradition : symbols and teachings of the royal art, Eros and the

43. Stefan Błachowski (Stefan Blachowski)

  • Opava: May 19, 1889 celebration
  • Warsaw: January 31, 1962 deceased

Polish psychologist (1889–1962) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1951), Medal of the 10th

44. Gregorio Marañón (Gregorio Maranon)

  • Madrid: May 19, 1887 celebration
  • Madrid: March 27, 1960 deceased

Spanish physician and historian (1887-1960) | honorary doctorate of the University of Porto, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1932), Mariano

45. Nikolai Valentinov

  • Morshansk: May 19, 1879 celebration
  • Le Plessis-Robinson: July 26, 1964 deceased

Russian academic and politician (1879-1964) | Morshansk: May 19, 1879 - Le Plessis-Robinson: July 26, 1964 | Nikolai Valentinov | Morshansk: May 19, 1879 - Le

46. Walter Russell

  • Boston: May 19, 1871 celebration
  • Boston: May 19, 1963 deceased

American artist (1871-1963) | Boston: May 19, 1871 - Boston: May 19, 1963 | Walter Russell | Boston: May 19, 1871 - Boston: May 19, 1963

47. Kitarō Nishida (Kitaro Nishida)

  • Kahoku: May 19, 1870 celebration
  • Kamakura: June 7, 1945 deceased

Japanese philosopher (1870–1945) | Order of Culture (1940) | An Inquiry into the Good, eternal now | Ishikawa Normal School, Tokyo Imperial University

48. Wilhelm Brauns

  • Ludwigslust: May 19, 1865 celebration
  • Halmstad: January 1, 1933 deceased

inventor | Ludwigslust: May 19, 1865 - Halmstad: January 1, 1933 | Wilhelm Brauns | Ludwigslust: May 19, 1865 - Halmstad: January 1, 1933

49. Carl Akeley

  • Clarendon: May 19, 1864 celebration
  • Mount Mikeno: November 18, 1926 deceased

American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926) | John Price Wetherill Medal (1927), John Scott Award (1916)

50. Gino Loria

  • Mantua: May 19, 1862 celebration
  • Genoa: January 30, 1954 deceased

Italian mathematician (1862-1954) | Binoux Prize (1907) | University of Turin | Mantua: May 19, 1862 - Genoa: January 30, 1954 | Gino Loria | Mantua: May 19

51. Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov

  • Saint Petersburg: May 19, 1861 celebration
  • Minsk: October 7, 1940 deceased

Russian chemist | Bauman Moscow State Technical University | Saint Petersburg: May 19, 1861 - Minsk: October 7, 1940 | Vladimir Viktorovich Shkatelov | Saint

52. Arthur William Savage

  • Kingston: May 19, 1857 celebration
  • San Diego: September 22, 1938 deceased

American firearm designer | Kingston: May 19, 1857 - San Diego: September 22, 1938 | Arthur William Savage | Kingston: May 19, 1857 - San Diego: September 22, 1938

53. Theodor Zincke

  • Uelzen: May 19, 1843 celebration
  • Marburg: March 17, 1928 deceased

German chemist (1843-1928) | University of Göttingen | Uelzen: May 19, 1843 - Marburg: March 17, 1928 | Theodor Zincke | Uelzen: May 19, 1843 - Marburg: March 17, 1928

54. Adelaide Claxton

  • Fitzroy Square: May 19, 1841 celebration
  • London: August 29, 1927 deceased

British artist and inventor | Fitzroy Square: May 19, 1841 - London: August 29, 1927 | Adelaide Claxton | Fitzroy Square: May 19, 1841 - London: August 29, 1927

55. Pontus Wikner

  • Valbo-Ryr: May 19, 1837 celebration
  • Christiania: May 15, 1888 deceased

Swedish philosopher (1837–1888) | Uppsala University | Valbo-Ryr: May 19, 1837 - Christiania: May 15, 1888 | Pontus Wikner | Valbo-Ryr: May 19, 1837

56. Edmund Montgomery

  • Edinburgh: May 19, 1835 celebration
  • Austin: April 17, 1911 deceased

Physician, philosopher, scientist, husband of Elisabet Ney (1835–1911) | Heidelberg University | Edinburgh: May 19, 1835 - Austin: April 17, 1911 | Edmund

57. Edmond Bour

  • Gray: May 19, 1832 celebration
  • March 8, 1866 deceased

French engineer (1832–1866) | Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1868) | École polytechnique | Gray: May 19, 1832 - March 8, 1866 | Edmond Bour | Gray

58. János Horárik (Janos Horarik)

  • Bánovce nad Bebravou: May 19, 1808 celebration
  • Banská Bystrica: May 28, 1864 deceased

Hungarian journalist, philosopher, Catholic priest and Lutheran pastor (1808-1864) | Bánovce nad Bebravou: May 19, 1808 - Banská Bystrica: May 28, 1864

59. Christian Jürgensen (Christian Jurgensen)

  • Copenhagen: May 19, 1805 celebration
  • Copenhagen: December 15, 1860 deceased

Danish mathematician | Copenhagen: May 19, 1805 - Copenhagen: December 15, 1860 | Christian Jürgensen (Christian Jurgensen) | Copenhagen: May 19, 1805

60. Arthur Aikin

  • Warrington: May 19, 1771 celebration
  • London: April 15, 1854 deceased

British chemist, mineralogist, author (1771/73 - 1854) | Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | Warrington: May 19, 1771 - London: April 15, 1854 | Arthur

61. Johann Gottlieb Fichte

  • Rammenau: May 19, 1762 celebration
  • Berlin: January 27, 1814 deceased

German philosopher (1762–1814) | University of Königsberg, University of Jena, Landesschule Pforta, Leipzig University | Rammenau: May 19, 1762 - Berlin

62. Élie Salomon François Reverdil (Elie Salomon Francois Reverdil)

  • Nyon: May 19, 1732 celebration
  • Geneva: August 4, 1808 deceased

Swiss politician (1732-1808) | University of Geneva, University of Lausanne | Nyon: May 19, 1732 - Geneva: August 4, 1808 | Élie Salomon François Reverdil

63. Federico Sanvitale

  • Fontanellato: May 19, 1704 celebration
  • Brescia: December 8, 1761 deceased

Italian mathematician | Fontanellato: May 19, 1704 - Brescia: December 8, 1761 | Federico Sanvitale | Fontanellato: May 19, 1704 - Brescia: December 8, 1761

64. Johann Ludwig Alefeld

  • Grünstadt: May 19, 1695 celebration
  • Giessen: January 26, 1760 deceased

German physicist (1695-1760) | Grünstadt: May 19, 1695 - Giessen: January 26, 1760 | Johann Ludwig Alefeld | Grünstadt: May 19, 1695 - Giessen: January 26, 1760

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