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Karl Alexander Müller (Karl Alexander Muller)

  • Basel: April 20, 1927 celebration
  • Zurich: January 9, 2023 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Basel: April 20, 1927  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Zurich: January 9, 2023  

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    1. physics
     

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    1. ETH Zurich
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1988)
    2. EPS Europhysics Prize (1988)
    3. honorary doctorate of the University of Metz (1994)
    4. Marcel Benoist Prize (1986)
    5. honorary doctor of the Leipzig University
    6. honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    7. honorary doctor of the University of Regensburg
    8. Honorary doctors of Ghent University
    9. Honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Munich
    10. Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
    11. Wilhelm Exner Medal (1987)
    12. Nobel Prize in Physics (1987)
    13. James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1988)
    14. honorary doctorate of Salzburg University
    15. honorary doctor of the Ruhr University Bochum
    16. Dannie Heineman Prize (1987)
    17. IBM Fellow
    18. Fritz London Award (1987)
    19. Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council (1989)
    20. Robert Wichard Pohl Prize (1987)
     

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    1. superconductivity
     
  • Swiss physicist (1927–2023) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1988), EPS Europhysics Prize (1988), honorary doctorate of the

1. Gianluigi Rozza

  • Sant'Angelo Lodigiano: April 20, 1977 celebration

Italian mathematician (1977-) | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Polytechnic University of Milan | Sant'Angelo Lodigiano: April 20, 1977

2. Reza Sadeghi

  • Mashhad: April 20, 1977 celebration
  • March 17, 1998 deceased

mathematician (1977-1998) | Sharif University of Technology | Mashhad: April 20, 1977 - March 17, 1998 | Reza Sadeghi | Mashhad: April 20, 1977 - March 17

3. Fabrizio Carbone

  • Novi Ligure: April 20, 1976 celebration

Italian Swiss physicist | Novi Ligure: April 20, 1976 - Venice: May 11, 2019 | Fabrizio Carbone | Novi Ligure: April 20, 1976 - Venice: May 11, 2019

4. Christiane Tietz

  • April 20, 1967 celebration

German theologian | Karl Barth; A Life in Conflict | University of Tübingen | April 20, 1967 - Bonn: December 15, 1915 | Christiane Tietz - Christiane

5. David Chalmers

  • Australia: April 20, 1966 celebration

Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Jean Nicod Prize (2015), Corresponding Fellow of the

6. Geminello Preterossi

  • Grosseto: April 20, 1966 celebration

Italian philosopher (1966-) | Grosseto: April 20, 1966 - Paris: January 10, 1843 | Geminello Preterossi | Grosseto: April 20, 1966 - Paris: January 10, 1843

7. Sibylle Günter (Sibylle Gunter)

  • Rostock: April 20, 1964 celebration

German physicist | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit, Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics (2015)

8. Äli Bektaev (Ali Bektaev)

  • Kazygurt District: April 20, 1962 celebration

Kazakh politician | Order of Parasat, Order of Kurmet | Kazakh National Agrarian University (1984), KIMEP University (1992) | Kazygurt District: April 20, 1962

9. Rachel Albeck-Gidron

  • Jerusalem: April 20, 1960 celebration

Israeli inter-disciplinary researcher of Hebrew and comparative literature, philosophy and art | Bar-Ilan University | Jerusalem: April 20, 1960 - Chaillot

10. Michael Düren (Michael Duren)

  • Birkesdorf: April 20, 1957 celebration

German physicist | Birkesdorf: April 20, 1957 - Beyenburg: March 4, 1922 | Michael Düren (Michael Duren) | Birkesdorf: April 20, 1957 - Beyenburg: March 4, 1922

11. Donald Pettit

  • Silverton: April 20, 1955 celebration

American astronaut | Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", NASA Space Flight Medal (2012), Eagle Scout, NASA Exceptional Service Medal (2010), NASA

12. Martin Stratmann

  • Essen: April 20, 1954 celebration

German chemist and engineer | Dechema Prize (1994) | Essen: April 20, 1954 - Palo Alto: April 28, 1999 | Martin Stratmann | Essen: April 20, 1954 - Palo Alto

13. Andrea Lenzi

  • Bologna: April 20, 1953 celebration

Italian physician | Bologna: April 20, 1953 - Ferrara: June 5, 2019 | Andrea Lenzi | Bologna: April 20, 1953 - Ferrara: June 5, 2019

14. David Goss

  • April 20, 1952 celebration
  • April 4, 2017 deceased

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Harvard University

15. Volodymyr Otkydach

  • April 20, 1948 celebration

Kharkiv State Academy of Culture | April 20, 1948 - March 6, 2021 | Volodymyr Otkydach | April 20, 1948 - March 6, 2021 | Kharkiv State Academy of Culture

16. Louis Lee

  • Tianwei Township: April 20, 1947 celebration

Taiwanese physicist | California Institute of Technology, National Changhua Senior High School, National Taiwan University | Tianwei Township: April 20, 1947

17. Joel Spencer

  • Brooklyn: April 20, 1946 celebration

American mathematician and academic | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2017), Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (2021)

18. Jože Krašovec (Joze Krasovec)

  • Sodna Vas: April 20, 1944 celebration

Slovenian historian | Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (1996) | University of Ljubljana | Sodna Vas: April 20, 1944 - Ljubljana: April 19, 1714

19. Frans Willem Saris

  • Leiden: April 20, 1942 celebration

Dutch physicist | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2007) | University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Sint-Nicolaaslyceum | Leiden: April 20, 1942

20. Silvia Federici

  • Parma: April 20, 1942 celebration

Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist | Caliban and the Witch | University of Bologna, University at Buffalo | Parma: April 20, 1942

21. Vladimir Kachurovsky

  • Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion: April 20, 1941 celebration
  • Perm: June 27, 2019 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of Friendship, Order of the Badge of Honour | Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University | Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion

22. Heinrich Bonnenberg

  • Hamm: April 20, 1938 celebration
  • April 2, 2023 deceased

German physicist and historian of student | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Hamm: April 20, 1938 - April 2, 2023 | Heinrich

23. David E. H. Jones

  • United Kingdom: April 20, 1938 celebration
  • Newcastle upon Tyne: July 19, 2017 deceased

British chemist, columnist and science writer | Imperial College London, Eltham College | United Kingdom: April 20, 1938 - Newcastle upon Tyne: July 19, 2017

24. Stephen J. Benkovic

  • Orange: April 20, 1938 celebration

American chemist | Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Guggenheim Fellowship, Benjamin Franklin Medal (2009), Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1977), Centenary Prize

25. Folker Wittmann

  • Karlsruhe: April 20, 1936 celebration

German physicist and professor | honorary doctor of the University of Duisburg-Essen (1998) | Technical University of Munich | Karlsruhe: April 20, 1936

26. Herbert Richter

  • Klettwitz: April 20, 1933 celebration
  • March 30, 2018 deceased

chemist (1933-2018) | Klettwitz: April 20, 1933 - March 30, 2018 | Herbert Richter | Klettwitz: April 20, 1933 - March 30, 2018

27. Yury Galenovich

  • Moscow: April 20, 1932 celebration
  • Moscow: December 31, 2020 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of the Badge of Honour | Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies | Moscow: April 20, 1932 - Moscow: December 31, 2020 | Yury Galenovich

28. Charles David Keeling

  • Scranton: April 20, 1928 celebration
  • Hamilton: June 20, 2005 deceased

American scientist (1928–2005) | National Medal of Science (2001), Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

29. Karl Alexander Müller (Karl Alexander Muller)

  • Basel: April 20, 1927 celebration
  • Zurich: January 9, 2023 deceased

Swiss physicist (1927–2023) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1988), EPS Europhysics Prize (1988), honorary doctorate of the

30. Maurice W. Long

  • Madisonville: April 20, 1925 celebration
  • October 14, 2023 deceased

American physicist (1925–2023) | Georgia Tech, University of Kentucky | Madisonville: April 20, 1925 - October 14, 2023 | Maurice W. Long | Madisonville

31. Heinrich Besuden

  • Nordenham: April 20, 1924 celebration
  • Oldenburg: October 11, 2019 deceased

German mathematician (1924–2019) | Nordenham: April 20, 1924 - Oldenburg: October 11, 2019 | Heinrich Besuden | Nordenham: April 20, 1924 - Oldenburg: October 11, 2019

32. Joseph Rudinger

  • Jerusalem: April 20, 1924 celebration
  • Zurich: April 30, 1975 deceased

Czech Molecular biologist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | Jerusalem: April 20, 1924 - Zurich: April 30, 1975 | Joseph

33. Marcos Moshinsky

  • Kyiv: April 20, 1921 celebration
  • Mexico City: April 1, 2009 deceased

Mexican physicist (1921–2009) | Wigner Medal (1998), UNESCO Science Prize (1997), Fellow of the American Physical Society, National Prize for Arts and

34. Yakov Shifrin

  • Mscislaŭ: April 20, 1920 celebration
  • Kharkiv: August 6, 2019 deceased

researcher (1920-2019) | Medal "For Battle Merit", Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

35. Kai Siegbahn

  • Lund: April 20, 1918 celebration
  • Ängelholm: July 20, 2007 deceased

Swedish physicist (1918-2007) | Björkén Prize (1977), Nobel Prize in Physics (1981), Björkén Prize (1955), Sixten Heyman Award (1971), honorary doctorate

36. Alvin M. Weinberg

  • Chicago: April 20, 1915 celebration
  • Oak Ridge: October 18, 2006 deceased

American nuclear physicist (1915–2006) | Golden Plate Award (1961), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1960), Enrico Fermi Award (1980), Harvey Prize (1982)

37. Gertrude Perlmann

  • Liberec: April 20, 1912 celebration
  • New York City: September 9, 1974 deceased

American chemist | Garvan–Olin Medal (1965) | faculty of science, German University in Prague | Liberec: April 20, 1912 - New York City: September 9, 1974

38. Marcel De Corte

  • Genappe: April 20, 1905 celebration
  • Tilff: June 19, 1994 deceased

Belgian philosopher (1905–1994) | Catholic University of Paris, University of Paris, Free University of Brussels, École Normale Supérieure | Genappe: April

39. Walter M. Elsasser

  • Mannheim: April 20, 1904 celebration
  • Baltimore: October 14, 1991 deceased

German-American physicist | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962), Arthur L. Day Medal (1979), John Adam Fleming Medal (1971), Carl Friedrich Gauss

40. Juozas Vėbra (Juozas Vebra)

  • April 20, 1901 celebration
  • Durham: February 4, 1994 deceased

Lithuanian military person | April 20, 1901 - Durham: February 4, 1994 | Juozas Vėbra (Juozas Vebra) | April 20, 1901 - Durham: February 4, 1994

41. Adolf Busemann

  • Lübeck: April 20, 1901 celebration
  • Boulder: November 3, 1986 deceased

German engineer (1901–1986) | Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1966) | Technical University of Braunschweig | Lübeck: April 20, 1901 - Boulder: November 3, 1986 | Adolf

42. Caresse Crosby

  • New York City: April 20, 1892 celebration
  • Rome: January 24, 1970 deceased

American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970) | Choate Rosemary Hall | New York City: April 20, 1892 - Rome: January 24, 1970 | Caresse

43. Max von Pidoll

  • April 20, 1887 celebration

Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | April 20, 1887 - October 23, 2002 | Max von Pidoll | April 20, 1887 - October 23, 2002

44. Rahim bey Melikov

  • Zardab: April 20, 1886 celebration
  • Baku: February 23, 1936 deceased

Azerbaijani journalist and physicist | Kazan Imperial University, 1st Baku Men Gymnasium | Zardab: April 20, 1886 - Baku: February 23, 1936 | Rahim bey Melikov

45. D. V. Boldyrev

  • April 20, 1885 celebration

Faculty of History and Philology of St. Petersburg University | April 20, 1885 - Morristown: April 8, 1925 | D. V. Boldyrev | April 20, 1885 - Morristown

46. Georg Wiegner

  • Leipzig: April 20, 1883 celebration
  • Zurich: April 14, 1936 deceased

German chemist (1883–1936) | Laura R. Leonard Prize (1933) | Leipzig University | Leipzig: April 20, 1883 - Zurich: April 14, 1936 | Georg Wiegner | Leipzig

47. Viktor Jeločnik (Viktor Jelocnik)

  • April 20, 1881 celebration

April 20, 1881 - Helsinki: November 18, 1919 | Viktor Jeločnik (Viktor Jelocnik) | April 20, 1881 - Helsinki: November 18, 1919

48. Axel Anthon Bjørnbo (Axel Anthon Bjornbo)

  • Copenhagen: April 20, 1874 celebration
  • Copenhagen: October 6, 1911 deceased

Danish mathematician and historian of mathematics (1874–1911) | Copenhagen: April 20, 1874 - Copenhagen: October 6, 1911 | Axel Anthon Bjørnbo (Axel Anthon

49. Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

  • Liptovský Mikuláš: April 20, 1871 celebration
  • Zagreb: February 5, 1922 deceased

Croatian engineer and inventor (1871–1922) | TU Dresden | Liptovský Mikuláš: April 20, 1871 - Zagreb: February 5, 1922 | Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - Eduard

50. Bartomeu Amat Brugada

  • April 20, 1870 celebration

April 20, 1870 - Skopje: August 10, 2024 | Bartomeu Amat Brugada | April 20, 1870 - Skopje: August 10, 2024

51. František Vydra (Frantisek Vydra)

  • Vráž: April 20, 1869 celebration
  • Prague: September 29, 1921 deceased

Czech entrepreneur and inventor (1869-1921) | Vráž: April 20, 1869 - Prague: September 29, 1921 | František Vydra (Frantisek Vydra) | Vráž: April 20, 1869

52. Charles Maurras

  • Martigues: April 20, 1868 celebration
  • Saint-Symphorien: November 16, 1952 deceased

French author, politician, poet, and critic (1868–1952) | Order of the Francisque (1943) | Mes idées politiques, Anthinéa, L’Avenir de l’intelligence

53. Louis Fabry

  • Marseille: April 20, 1862 celebration
  • Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer: January 26, 1939 deceased

French astronomer | Legion of Honour | Lycée Thiers, École polytechnique | Marseille: April 20, 1862 - Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer: January 26, 1939 | Louis Fabry

54. Géza Nyiredy (Geza Nyiredy)

  • Aita Mare: April 20, 1861 celebration
  • Cluj-Napoca: June 11, 1914 deceased

1861–1914) | Franz Joseph University, John Sigismund Unitarian Academy | Aita Mare: April 20, 1861 - Cluj-Napoca: June 11, 1914 | Géza Nyiredy (Geza

55. Charles Gordon Curtis

  • Boston: April 20, 1860 celebration
  • Suffolk County: March 10, 1953 deceased

American engineer (1860–1953) | Rumford Prize (1910), Holley Medal (1950) | New York Law School, Columbia University | Boston: April 20, 1860 - Suffolk

56. Ludwig Gattermann

  • Goslar: April 20, 1860 celebration
  • Freiburg im Breisgau: June 20, 1920 deceased

German chemist (1860–1920) | University of Göttingen, Humboldt University of Berlin, Leipzig University | Goslar: April 20, 1860 - Freiburg im Breisgau: June 20, 1920

57. Terenty Vyazemsky

  • April 20, 1857 celebration

Medical faculty of Moscow University | April 20, 1857 - Pyatigorsk: September 26, 1965 | Terenty Vyazemsky | April 20, 1857 - Pyatigorsk: September 26, 1965

58. Otto Saly Binswanger

  • Osterberg: April 20, 1854 celebration
  • Portland: September 25, 1917 deceased

American chemist (1854-1917) | Osterberg: April 20, 1854 - Portland: September 25, 1917 | Otto Saly Binswanger | Osterberg: April 20, 1854 - Portland: September 25, 1917

59. Alexander Dianin

  • Vladimir Governorate: April 20, 1851 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: December 6, 1918 deceased

Russian chemist (1851-1918) | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery, S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, University of Jena | Vladimir Governorate: April 20

60. Bernardino Varisco

  • Chiari: April 20, 1850 celebration
  • Chiari: October 21, 1933 deceased

Italian philosopher (1850-1933) | Gautieri Award (1909) | University of Pavia | Chiari: April 20, 1850 - Chiari: October 21, 1933 | Bernardino Varisco

61. Kurd Lasswitz

  • Wrocław: April 20, 1848 celebration
  • Gotha: October 17, 1910 deceased

German author, scientist and philosopher (1848–1910) | Two Planets | University of Wrocław | Wrocław: April 20, 1848 - Gotha: October 17, 1910 | Kurd

62. Francesco Siacci

  • Rome: April 20, 1839 celebration
  • Naples: May 31, 1907 deceased

Italian mathematician (1839-1907) | Sapienza University of Rome | Rome: April 20, 1839 - Naples: May 31, 1907 | Francesco Siacci | Rome: April 20, 1839

63. Otto Dammer

  • Szczecin: April 20, 1839 celebration
  • Altkirchen: October 18, 1916 deceased

German chemist and journalist | Szczecin: April 20, 1839 - Altkirchen: October 18, 1916 | Otto Dammer - Johann Gustav Eduard Otto Dammer | Szczecin: April 20

64. Wilhelm Körner (Wilhelm Korner)

  • Kassel: April 20, 1839 celebration
  • Milan: March 28, 1925 deceased

German chemist (1839-1925) | Davy Medal (1900) | University of Giessen | Kassel: April 20, 1839 - Milan: March 28, 1925 | Wilhelm Körner (Wilhelm Korner)

65. Eli Whitney Blake, Jr.

  • New Haven: April 20, 1836 celebration
  • Hampton: January 10, 1895 deceased

American academic (1836-1895) | Humboldt University of Berlin, Yale University, University of Marburg, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science

66. Joseph A. Sewall

  • Scarborough: April 20, 1830 celebration
  • Denver: January 17, 1917 deceased

American physician, chemist and 1st President of the University of Colorado Boulder | Doctor of Law (honorary) (1877) | Harvard School of Engineering and

67. Heinrich Göbel (Heinrich Gobel)

  • Springe: April 20, 1818 celebration
  • New York City: December 4, 1893 deceased

German-American inventor (1818–1893) | Springe: April 20, 1818 - New York City: December 4, 1893 | Heinrich Göbel - Johann Heinrich Christoph Conrad Göbel

68. Ferdinando Rosellini

  • Pisa: April 20, 1814 celebration
  • Casale Monferrato: July 1, 1872 deceased

botanist (1817-1873) | University of Florence, University of Pisa | Pisa: April 20, 1814 - Casale Monferrato: July 1, 1872 | Ferdinando Rosellini | Pisa: April

69. Quirico Filopanti

  • Budrio: April 20, 1812 celebration
  • Bologna: December 18, 1894 deceased

Italian mathematician and politician (1812-1894) | University of Bologna | Budrio: April 20, 1812 - Bologna: December 18, 1894 | Quirico Filopanti - Giuseppe

70. James David Forbes

  • Edinburgh: April 20, 1809 celebration
  • Clifton: December 31, 1868 deceased

Scottish physicist and glaciologist (1809–1868) | Bakerian Lecture (1846), Bakerian Lecture (1842), Keith Medal (1863), Royal Medal (1843), Fellow of the

71. François-Napoléon-Marie Moigno (Francois-Napoleon-Marie Moigno)

  • Guémené-sur-Scorff: April 20, 1804 celebration
  • Saint-Denis: July 13, 1884 deceased

French cleric-scientist (1804-1884) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1866) | Guémené-sur-Scorff: April 20, 1804 - Saint-Denis: July 13, 1884

72. Marc Seguin

  • Paris: April 20, 1786 celebration
  • Annonay: February 24, 1875 deceased

French engineer | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1836), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1866) | Passerelle Marc-Seguin, Pont Marc Seguin

73. William Weston Young

  • April 20, 1776 celebration
  • March 5, 1847 deceased

British Quaker businessman | April 20, 1776 - March 5, 1847 | William Weston Young | April 20, 1776 - March 5, 1847

74. Rudolph Ackermann

  • Stollberg: April 20, 1764 celebration
  • Finchley: March 30, 1834 deceased

German-born British publisher (1764-1834) | Stollberg: April 20, 1764 - Finchley: March 30, 1834 | Rudolph Ackermann | Stollberg: April 20, 1764 - Finchley

75. Pierre-Louis Guinand

  • La Sagne: April 20, 1748 celebration
  • Les Brenets: February 13, 1824 deceased

Swiss lens maker (1748-1824) | La Sagne: April 20, 1748 - Les Brenets: February 13, 1824 | Pierre-Louis Guinand (Guinand l'Opticien) | La Sagne: April 20, 1748

76. Francisco de Artiga

  • Huesca: April 20, 1645 celebration
  • Huesca: January 1, 1711 deceased

Spanish artist | Sertorian University building | Sertorian University of Huesca | Huesca: April 20, 1645 - Huesca: January 1, 1711 | Francisco de Artiga

77. Heinrich Meissner

  • Hamburg: April 20, 1644 celebration
  • Hamburg: September 1, 1716 deceased

German mathematician | Hamburg: April 20, 1644 - Hamburg: September 1, 1716 | Heinrich Meissner - Hinrich Meißner | Hamburg: April 20, 1644 - Hamburg: September 1, 1716

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