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  • New York City: October 28, 1914 celebration
  • La Jolla: June 23, 1995 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    New York City: October 28, 1914  
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    La Jolla: June 23, 1995  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. virology
    2. epidemiology
     
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  • school Education

    1. University of Michigan
    2. City College of New York
    3. Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School
    4. Grossman School of Medicine
    5. New York University
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Congressional Gold Medal
    2. Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977)
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1975)
    4. Humanist of the Year (1976)
    5. Distinguished Americans series (2006)
    6. John Scott Award (1957)
    7. Meritorious Civilian Service Award (1955)
    8. Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1956)
    9. Robert Koch Prize (1962)
    10. California Hall of Fame (2007)
    11. Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize (1957)
     
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  • Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995) | Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), Jawaharlal Nehru Award for

1. Alice Motion

  • October 28, 1984 celebration

British chemist, science communicator, and lecturer at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney | University of Leeds, University of Cambridge | October

2. Jennifer Dionne

  • Warwick: October 28, 1981 celebration

American physicist and materials scientist | Adolph Lomb Medal (2016), Alan T. Waterman Award (2019) | Washington University in St. Louis, California

3. Javier Pérez-Ramírez (Javier Perez-Ramirez)

  • Benidorm: October 28, 1974 celebration

materials scientist | Beilby Medal and Prize (2014), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Sustainable Energy Award (2017) | Delft University of Technology

4. Xoja

  • Qashqadaryo Region: October 28, 1972 celebration

Uzbekistani poet | Qashqadaryo Region: October 28, 1972 - Madrid: March 28, 2011 | Xoja | Qashqadaryo Region: October 28, 1972 - Madrid: March 28, 2011

5. Gail Lynn Kathan

  • October 28, 1970 celebration

She is a film producer and inventor. | October 28, 1970 - Ružomberok: June 23, 1925 | Gail Lynn Kathan | October 28, 1970 - Ružomberok: June 23, 1925

6. Kurt Appel

  • Tulln an der Donau: October 28, 1968 celebration

Austrian theologian and philosopher | Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis | University of Vienna | Tulln an der Donau: October 28, 1968 - Vilnius: September 21, 2016

7. Vincent Berger

  • Saint-Amand-Montrond: October 28, 1967 celebration

French physicist | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit (2017) | ComUE Paris-Saclay University, École Normale Supérieure

8. Henry Koewing Schenck

  • October 28, 1963 celebration

American mathematician, known for work in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2020) | Cornell University

9. Gabriela Onetto

  • Montevideo: October 28, 1963 celebration

Uruguayan writer | University of the Republic | Montevideo: October 28, 1963 - February 27, 2014 | Gabriela Onetto | Montevideo: October 28, 1963 - February 27, 2014

10. Landon Curt Noll

  • Walnut Creek: October 28, 1960 celebration

American mathematician | Hayward High School, California State University, East Bay, Linfield University | Walnut Creek: October 28, 1960 - Küsnacht: April 14, 1999

11. Jesús Padilla Gálvez (Jesus Padilla Galvez)

  • Almería: October 28, 1959 celebration

Spanish philosopher | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | University of Cologne | Almería: October 28, 1959 - East Hampton: August 22, 1974 | Jesús

12. Szymon Malinowski

  • October 28, 1957 celebration

Polish physicist | Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw | October 28, 1957 - Moscow: July 12, 1979 | Szymon Malinowski | October 28, 1957 - Moscow

13. Viktor Bondarenko

  • Okhinky: October 28, 1956 celebration

Ukrainian scientist | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Taras

14. Sergey Ivanenko

  • October 28, 1956 celebration

Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | October 28, 1956 - Béjar: January 1, 1890 | Sergey Ivanenko | October 28, 1956 - Béjar: January 1, 1890

15. Frances Hellman

  • October 28, 1956 celebration

American physicist | Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science (2006) | Dartmouth College, Stanford University | October 28, 1956

16. Simeon Ananiev

  • October 28, 1955 celebration

Bulgarian scientist, professor and expert in the field of transport | October 28, 1955 - Apeldoorn: October 19, 1967 | Simeon Ananiev | October 28, 1955

17. Michael Sailer

  • Nuremberg: October 28, 1953 celebration

German engineer | Nuremberg: October 28, 1953 - Phyathai 1 Hospital: January 1, 1988 | Michael Sailer | Nuremberg: October 28, 1953 - Phyathai 1 Hospital

18. Charles Weibel

  • Terre Haute: October 28, 1950 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2015) | University of Michigan, University of Chicago | Terre Haute: October 28, 1950

19. Cvetka Tóth (Cvetka Toth)

  • Murska Sobota: October 28, 1948 celebration
  • Ljubljana: December 14, 2020 deceased

Slovenian philosopher | Murska Sobota: October 28, 1948 - Ljubljana: December 14, 2020 | Cvetka Tóth (Cvetka Toth) | Murska Sobota: October 28, 1948

20. Anatoly Lukyanov

  • Ivanovo: October 28, 1948 celebration
  • April 23, 2021 deceased

Soviet and Russian sinologist (1948-2021) | State Prize of the Russian Federation | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Ivanovo: October 28, 1948

21. Santi Lo Giudice

  • Antillo: October 28, 1946 celebration
  • Messina: August 23, 2014 deceased

Italian philosopher and writer | Antillo: October 28, 1946 - Messina: August 23, 2014 | Santi Lo Giudice | Antillo: October 28, 1946 - Messina: August 23, 2014

22. Michel Broué (Michel Broue)

  • 20th arrondissement of Paris: October 28, 1946 celebration

French mathematician | honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | École normale supérieure de

23. Aleksandr Dorosevich

  • October 28, 1946 celebration

Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Smolensk State Medical University | October 28, 1946 - Moscow: February 3, 1994 | Aleksandr Dorosevich

24. Jens Frehse

  • Szczecin: October 28, 1943 celebration

German mathematician | Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1991) | Goethe University Frankfurt | Szczecin: October 28, 1943 - Aarhus: May 28, 2018 | Jens Frehse

25. Anne Valmas

  • October 28, 1941 celebration
  • July 25, 2017 deceased

Estonian librarian | Order of the White Star, 4th Class | October 28, 1941 - July 25, 2017 | Anne Valmas | October 28, 1941 - July 25, 2017 | Order of the

26. Ruben Hambardzumyan

  • Yelabuga: October 28, 1941 celebration

Armenian mathematician | Medal of Anania Shirakatsi, Rollo Davidson Prize (1982) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Yelabuga: October 28, 1941

27. Enrico Giusti

  • Priverno: October 28, 1940 celebration
  • Florence: March 26, 2024 deceased

Italian mathematician (1940–2024) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1999), Caccioppoli Prize (1978) | University of Florence, Sapienza

28. Andrew Feldmár (Andrew Feldmar)

  • Budapest: October 28, 1940 celebration

Hungarian psychologist | Western University, University of Toronto | Budapest: October 28, 1940 - Bergholz-Rehbrücke: August 15, 1945 | Andrew Feldmár

29. Marcian Hoff

  • Rochester: October 28, 1937 celebration

American electrical engineer | Computer History Museum fellow (2009), Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (1997), Stuart Ballantine Medal (1979), IEEE Cledo

30. Joram Lindenstrauss

  • Tel Aviv: October 28, 1936 celebration
  • April 29, 2012 deceased

Israeli mathematician (1936–2012) | Israel Prize (1981) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Tel Aviv: October 28, 1936 - April 29, 2012 | Joram Lindenstrauss

31. Yuri Ryzhov

  • Moscow: October 28, 1930 celebration
  • Moscow: July 29, 2017 deceased

Soviet scientist and Russian diplomat (1930-2017) | USSR State Prize, Medal "Defender of a Free Russia", Order of the Badge of Honour, Zhukovsky Prize, Order

32. Virginia Held

  • Mendham Borough: October 28, 1929 celebration

American feminist philosopher | Philip L. Quinn Prize (2022) | Feminist Morality: Transforming Culture, Society, and Politics | Mendham Borough: October 28

33. Edward Purdy Ney

  • Minneapolis: October 28, 1920 celebration
  • Minneapolis: July 9, 1996 deceased

American physicist (1920-1996) | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1965), NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1975) | University of

34. Gerhard Ringel

  • Bad Pirawarth: October 28, 1919 celebration
  • Santa Cruz: June 24, 2008 deceased

German-American mathematician (1919-2008) | Charles University, University of Bonn | Bad Pirawarth: October 28, 1919 - Santa Cruz: June 24, 2008 | Gerhard

35. Gun Bergman

  • Linköping: October 28, 1916 celebration
  • Hedvig Eleonora parish: July 1, 1971 deceased

Swedish translator and journalist | Swedish Academy translation prize (1962) | Uppsala University | Linköping: October 28, 1916 - Hedvig Eleonora parish: July 1, 1971

36. Vratislav Grégr (Vratislav Gregr)

  • Písek: October 28, 1914 celebration
  • Prague: February 1, 1991 deceased

Czech chemical engineer and professor of chemistry (1914–1991) | Písek: October 28, 1914 - Prague: February 1, 1991 | Vratislav Grégr (Vratislav Gregr)

37. Jonas Salk

  • New York City: October 28, 1914 celebration
  • La Jolla: June 23, 1995 deceased

Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995) | Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), Jawaharlal Nehru Award for

38. John L. Magee

  • Franklinton: October 28, 1914 celebration
  • Moraga: December 16, 2005 deceased

American chemist (1914-2005) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vanderbilt University | Franklinton: October 28, 1914 - Moraga: December 16, 2005 | John L.

39. Paul Ehmayr

  • Vienna: October 28, 1909 celebration
  • January 1, 1993 deceased

german-Austrian rocket engineer | Vienna: October 28, 1909 - January 1, 1993 | Paul Ehmayr | Vienna: October 28, 1909 - January 1, 1993

40. Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest

  • Vienna: October 28, 1905 celebration
  • Dordrecht: November 29, 1984 deceased

Dutch mathematician (1905-1984) | Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, Leiden University | Vienna: October 28, 1905 - Dordrecht: November 29, 1984 | Tatyana Pavlovna

41. Alexander Schönberg (Alexander Schonberg)

  • Berlin: October 28, 1892 celebration
  • Berlin: January 10, 1985 deceased

German chemist | Berlin: October 28, 1892 - Berlin: January 10, 1985 | Alexander Schönberg (Alexander Schonberg) | Berlin: October 28, 1892 - Berlin: January 10, 1985

42. Josef Lense

  • Vienna: October 28, 1890 celebration
  • Munich: December 28, 1985 deceased

Austrian physicist (1890-1985) | University of Vienna | Vienna: October 28, 1890 - Munich: December 28, 1985 | Josef Lense | Vienna: October 28, 1890 - Munich

43. Nikolai Mashtakov

  • Moscow: October 28, 1889 celebration
  • Podolsk: September 8, 1951 deceased

Russian-Soviet physicist | Order of the Red Star, Merited Physician of the RSFSR, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

44. Friedrich Wilhelm Neuffer

  • Stuttgart: October 28, 1882 celebration
  • Dresden: December 9, 1960 deceased

German scientist (1882–1960) | Stuttgart: October 28, 1882 - Dresden: December 9, 1960 | Friedrich Wilhelm Neuffer | Stuttgart: October 28, 1882 - Dresden

45. Edward Marks

  • Brisbane: October 28, 1882 celebration
  • September 22, 1971 deceased

Australian ophthalmologist and geologist | Southport College | Brisbane: October 28, 1882 - September 22, 1971 | Edward Marks | Brisbane: October 28, 1882

46. Wilhelm Anderson

  • Minsk: October 28, 1880 celebration
  • Międzyrzecz: March 26, 1940 deceased

Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist (1880-1940) | Kazan Federal University, First Kazan Male Gymnasium, University of Tartu | Minsk: October 28, 1880

47. Michele Cipolla

  • Palermo: October 28, 1880 celebration
  • Palermo: September 7, 1947 deceased

Italian mathematician (1880-1947) | Cipolla's algorithm | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze, University of Palermo | Palermo: October 28, 1880

48. John Koch

  • October 28, 1878 celebration

October 28, 1878 - Freiberg: February 6, 1970 | John Koch | October 28, 1878 - Freiberg: February 6, 1970

49. Ferran Casablancas i Planell

  • Sabadell: October 28, 1874 celebration
  • Barcelona: October 21, 1960 deceased

Spanish inventor and businessperson (1874-1960) | Sabadell: October 28, 1874 - Barcelona: October 21, 1960 | Ferran Casablancas i Planell | Sabadell: October

50. Karl F. Sundman

  • Kaskinen: October 28, 1873 celebration
  • Helsinki: September 28, 1949 deceased

Finnish astronomer and mathematician (1873–1949) | University of Helsinki | Kaskinen: October 28, 1873 - Helsinki: September 28, 1949 | Karl F. Sundman

51. Quirino Majorana

  • Catania: October 28, 1871 celebration
  • Rieti: July 31, 1957 deceased

Italian physicist (1871-1957) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | Catania: October 28, 1871 - Rieti: July 31, 1957 | Quirino Majorana | Catania: October

52. Seiji Nakamura

  • October 28, 1869 celebration
  • July 18, 1960 deceased

Japanese physicist | Person of Cultural Merit (1953) | University of Tokyo | October 28, 1869 - July 18, 1960 | Seiji Nakamura | October 28, 1869 - July 18

53. Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch

  • Bad Kreuznach: October 28, 1867 celebration
  • Leipzig: April 16, 1941 deceased

German philosopher and biologist (1867 - 1941) | University of Jena, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, University of Freiburg | Bad Kreuznach: October 28, 1867

54. Giovan Pietro Grimaldi

  • Modica: October 28, 1860 celebration
  • Modica: September 1, 1918 deceased

Italian physicist (1860–1918) | Modica: October 28, 1860 - Modica: September 1, 1918 | Giovan Pietro Grimaldi | Modica: October 28, 1860 - Modica: September 1, 1918

55. Jacques Curie

  • Paris: October 28, 1855 celebration
  • Montpellier: February 19, 1941 deceased

French physicist | Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Montpellier | Paris: October 28, 1855 - Montpellier: February 19, 1941 | Jacques Curie

56. Jean-Marie Guyau

  • Laval: October 28, 1854 celebration
  • Menton: March 31, 1888 deceased

French writer and philosopher (1854-1888) | Laval: October 28, 1854 - Menton: March 31, 1888 | Jean-Marie Guyau | Laval: October 28, 1854 - Menton: March 31, 1888

57. George Morris Philips

  • Atglen: October 28, 1851 celebration
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: March 11, 1920 deceased

principal of West Chester University (1881–1920) | Bucknell University | Atglen: October 28, 1851 - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: March 11, 1920

58. Konstantin Posse

  • Tikhvinsky Uyezd: October 28, 1847 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: August 24, 1928 deceased

Russian mathematician (1847-1928) | Saint Petersburg State University | Tikhvinsky Uyezd: October 28, 1847 - Saint Petersburg: August 24, 1928 | Konstantin

59. Zygmunt Wróblewski (Zygmunt Wroblewski)

  • Hrodna: October 28, 1845 celebration
  • Kraków: April 16, 1888 deceased

Polish scientist (1845-1888) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University, Grodno male gymnasium, Heidelberg

60. František Xaver Kryštůfek (Frantisek Xaver Krystufek)

  • Humpolec: October 28, 1842 celebration
  • Malá Strana: January 25, 1916 deceased

Czech Roman Catholic priest (1842–1916) | Humpolec: October 28, 1842 - Malá Strana: January 25, 1916 | František Xaver Kryštůfek (Frantisek Xaver

61. Edme-Alphonse Legoux

  • October 28, 1841 celebration

October 28, 1841 - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: March 11, 1920 | Edme-Alphonse Legoux | October 28, 1841 - Hospital of the University of

62. Simon Šubic (Simon Subic)

  • Brode: October 28, 1830 celebration
  • Graz: July 27, 1903 deceased

1830-1903) | Brode: October 28, 1830 - Graz: July 27, 1903 | Simon Šubic (Simon Subic) | Brode: October 28, 1830 - Graz: July 27, 1903

63. Nikolay Strakhov

  • Belgorod: October 28, 1828 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 5, 1896 deceased

Russian philosopher (1828–1896) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Main Pedagogical

64. Patrick Proctor Alexander

  • St Andrews: October 28, 1824 celebration
  • Edinburgh: November 14, 1886 deceased

28 Oct 1824 - certain 14 Nov 1886 | University of St Andrews, Madras College | St Andrews: October 28, 1824 - Edinburgh: November 14, 1886 | Patrick Proctor

65. William Magan Campion

  • Ireland: October 28, 1820 celebration
  • Queens' College: October 20, 1896 deceased

mathematician (1820-1896) | Queens' College | Ireland: October 28, 1820 - Queens' College: October 20, 1896 | William Magan Campion | Ireland: October 28, 1820

66. Ľudovít Štúr (Ludovit Stur)

  • Uhrovec: October 28, 1815 celebration
  • Modra: January 12, 1856 deceased

Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815–1856) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Evangelical Lyceum | Uhrovec

67. Jones Very

  • Salem: October 28, 1813 celebration
  • Salem: May 8, 1880 deceased

American poet and essayist (1813–1880) | Bowdoin prize | Harvard College, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University | Salem: October 28, 1813 - Salem: May 8, 1880

68. Horace Smith

  • Cheshire: October 28, 1808 celebration
  • Springfield: January 15, 1893 deceased

American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893) | Cheshire: October 28, 1808 - Springfield: January 15, 1893 | Horace Smith

69. Pierre François Verhulst (Pierre Francois Verhulst)

  • City of Brussels: October 28, 1804 celebration
  • City of Brussels: February 15, 1849 deceased

Belgian mathematician (1804–1849) | Ghent University | City of Brussels: October 28, 1804 - City of Brussels: February 15, 1849 | Pierre François Verhulst

70. Robert Liston

  • Ecclesmachan: October 28, 1794 celebration
  • London: December 7, 1847 deceased

Scottish surgeon (1794-1847) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Ecclesmachan: October 28, 1794 - London: December 7, 1847 | Robert

71. Eliphalet Remington

  • Suffield: October 28, 1793 celebration
  • Ilion: August 12, 1861 deceased

American firearm designer (1793–1861) | Suffield: October 28, 1793 - Ilion: August 12, 1861 | Eliphalet Remington | Suffield: October 28, 1793 - Ilion: August 12, 1861

72. Louis Courtois

  • Waasmunster: October 28, 1785 celebration
  • Paris: December 1, 1859 deceased

juggler, physicist, and illusionist | Waasmunster: October 28, 1785 - Paris: December 1, 1859 | Louis Courtois | Waasmunster: October 28, 1785 - Paris: December 1, 1859

73. Simón Rodríguez (Simon Rodriguez)

  • Caracas: October 28, 1769 celebration
  • Peru: February 28, 1853 deceased

Venezuelan educator, philosopher and politician | Caracas: October 28, 1769 - Peru: February 28, 1853 | Simón Rodríguez - Simón Narciso de Jesús Carreño

74. Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi

  • Altamura: October 28, 1764 celebration
  • Naples: September 26, 1852 deceased

Italian politician, economist and presbyter | University of Altamura | Altamura: October 28, 1764 - Naples: September 26, 1852 | Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi

75. August Batsch

  • Jena: October 28, 1761 celebration
  • Jena: September 29, 1802 deceased

German naturalist (1761-1802) | University of Jena | Jena: October 28, 1761 - Jena: September 29, 1802 | August Batsch | Jena: October 28, 1761 - Jena

76. Giovanni Antonio Giobert

  • Mongardino: October 28, 1761 celebration
  • Turin: September 14, 1834 deceased

Italian chemist | Mongardino: October 28, 1761 - Turin: September 14, 1834 | Giovanni Antonio Giobert | Mongardino: October 28, 1761 - Turin: September 14, 1834

77. Quatremère de Quincy (Quatremere de Quincy)

  • Paris: October 28, 1755 celebration
  • Paris: December 28, 1849 deceased

French archaeologist, architect and writer (1755–1849) | Paris: October 28, 1755 - Paris: December 28, 1849 | Quatremère de Quincy (Quatremere de Quincy)

78. Antoine Deparcieux

  • Peyremale: October 28, 1703 celebration
  • Paris: September 2, 1768 deceased

French mathematician | Peyremale: October 28, 1703 - Paris: September 2, 1768 | Antoine Deparcieux | Peyremale: October 28, 1703 - Paris: September 2, 1768

79. Justus Lipsius

  • Overijse: October 28, 1547 celebration
  • Leuven: March 23, 1606 deceased

Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606) | De Constantia | Université catholique de Louvain, Old University of Leuven | Overijse

80. Manuel da Nóbrega (Manuel da Nobrega)

  • Sanfins do Douro: October 28, 1517 celebration
  • Rio de Janeiro: October 28, 1570 deceased

priest (1517 – 1570) | University of Salamanca, Law School of the University of Coimbra | Sanfins do Douro: October 28, 1517 - Rio de Janeiro: October 28, 1570

81. John Fisher

  • Yorkshire: October 28, 1469 celebration
  • London: July 2, 1535 deceased

English Roman Catholic cardinal and saint (c. 1469–1535) | Beverley Grammar School, St John's College | Yorkshire: October 28, 1469 - London: July 2, 1535

82. Marsilio Ficino

  • Figline Valdarno: October 28, 1433 celebration
  • Villa Medici at Careggi: October 10, 1499 deceased

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499) | University of Pisa, University of Florence | Figline Valdarno: October 28, 1433 - Villa Medici at

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