Michael Smith

Blackpool: April 26, 1932 celebration
Vancouver: October 4, 2000 celebration

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Michael Smith
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Blackpool: April 26, 1932
deceased Rest in Peace
Vancouver: October 4, 2000
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1. biochemistry
2. molecular biology
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1. University of Manchester
2. Arnold School
trophy Awards & Honors
1. honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1995)
2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993)
3. Flavelle Medal (1992)
4. Companion of the Order of Canada
5. Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (1995)
6. Fellow of the Royal Society
7. Canada Gairdner International Award (1986)
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Canadian Nobel laureate in chemistry | honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1995), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993), Flavelle Medal (1992), Companion of

1. Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah

April 26, 1987 celebration

DW Akademie, Adu Gyamfi Senior High School, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | April 26, 1987 - January 1, 1986 | Emmanuel Kwasi Debrah

2. Robert Lehmann

Almaty: April 26, 1982 celebration

German archaeologist and chemist | Almaty: April 26, 1982 - Turin: September 19, 2023 | Robert Lehmann | Almaty: April 26, 1982 - Turin: September 19, 2023

3. Yusnier Viera

Bejucal: April 26, 1982 celebration

Cuban mathematician | Guinness World Records (2015), Guinness World Records (2011), Guinness World Records (2010), Guinness World Records (2009), Guinness

4. Danylo Hetmantsev

Kyiv: April 26, 1978 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Faculty of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Kyiv: April 26, 1978 - Mittweida: January 1, 2004 | Danylo Hetmantsev

5. Antoine Chambert-Loir

April 26, 1971 celebration

French mathematician | Ferran Sunyer i Balaguer Prize (2017) | École Normale Supérieure | April 26, 1971 - Casale Monferrato: November 18, 1918 | Antoine

6. Jörg Neunhäuserer (Jorg Neunhauserer)

Wuppertal: April 26, 1969 celebration

mathematician | Free University Berlin | Wuppertal: April 26, 1969 - December 1, 2024 | Jörg Neunhäuserer (Jorg Neunhauserer) | Wuppertal: April 26, 1969

7. Martine Deprez

Wiltz: April 26, 1969 celebration

Luxembourgish politician | University of Liège | Wiltz: April 26, 1969 - Fort Wayne: February 23, 1999 | Martine Deprez | Wiltz: April 26, 1969 - Fort Wayne

8. Valérie Charolles (Valerie Charolles)

Dijon: April 26, 1969 celebration

French official and philosopher | Knight of the National Order of Merit (2010) | Sciences Po, École nationale d'administration, École normale supérieure de

9. Thomas Carell

Herford: April 26, 1966 celebration

German biochemist | Otto Bayer Award (2008), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2004), Philip Morris Research Prize (2006), Inhoffen-Medaille (2016), Innovation

10. Carles Martí i Jufresa (Carles Marti i Jufresa)

Barcelona: April 26, 1966 celebration

Spanish politician and councillor | Lycée Français de Barcelone | Barcelona: April 26, 1966 - Beijing: September 28, 1898 | Carles Martí i Jufresa (Carles

11. Zhenghan Wang

Qingdao: April 26, 1965 celebration

chinese-American mathematician | University of Science and Technology of China, University of California, San Diego | Qingdao: April 26, 1965 - Sleman: August 10, 2024

12. Algis Uždavinys (Algis Uzdavinys)

Vilnius: April 26, 1962 celebration
Kabeliai: July 25, 2010 deceased

Lithuanian philosopher | Vilnius Academy of Art | Vilnius: April 26, 1962 - Kabeliai: July 25, 2010 | Algis Uždavinys (Algis Uzdavinys) | Vilnius: April 26

13. Ubaradka Pavanaja

April 26, 1959 celebration

Column writer, Kannada language linguistics expert, technology writer, Bengalurian | University of Mysore | April 26, 1959 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: October 2, 1892

14. Elchin Khalilov

Baku: April 26, 1959 celebration

Azerbaijani geophysicist | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University | Baku: April 26, 1959 - February 25, 2012 | Elchin Khalilov | Baku: April 26, 1959

15. Mathew Chandrankunnel

April 26, 1958 celebration

philosopher | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | April 26, 1958 - Philadelphia: January 1, 1897 | Mathew Chandrankunnel | April 26, 1958 - Philadelphia: January 1, 1897

16. Manfred Krifka

Dachau: April 26, 1956 celebration

German linguist | Dachau: April 26, 1956 - Szczecin: February 17, 1884 | Manfred Krifka | Dachau: April 26, 1956 - Szczecin: February 17, 1884

17. Valentyna Bevz

Markushi: April 26, 1955 celebration
Kyiv: March 3, 2021 deceased

Ukrainian mathematics educator | For Scientific Achievements Badge (2010), Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge (2004) | National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

18. Helen Nissenbaum

April 26, 1954 celebration

American philosopher and information scientist | Barwise Prize (2014) | Stanford University, University of the Witwatersrand | April 26, 1954 - Chicago

19. Wilhelm Schmid

Krumbach: April 26, 1953 celebration

German philosopher and historian | Free University Berlin | Krumbach: April 26, 1953 - Lima: October 5, 1885 | Wilhelm Schmid | Krumbach: April 26, 1953

20. Igor Chubais

East Berlin: April 26, 1947 celebration

politician | Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University | East Berlin: April 26, 1947 - Worcester: April 28, 1842 | Igor Chubais | East Berlin

21. Bill Gosper

New Jersey: April 26, 1943 celebration

American mathematician, programmer/hacker | gun, Hashlife, Gosper's algorithm | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | New Jersey: April 26, 1943 - Nancy

22. John Deely

Chicago: April 26, 1942 celebration
Greensburg: January 7, 2017 deceased

American philosopher and semiotician | Chicago: April 26, 1942 - Greensburg: January 7, 2017 | John Deely | Chicago: April 26, 1942 - Greensburg: January 7, 2017

23. Walther von Hahn

Marburg: April 26, 1942 celebration

German linguist and computer scientist | Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation (1981) | Marburg: April 26, 1942 - Bengaluru: May 28, 2021 | Walther von Hahn

24. Algimantas Prazauskas

Mažeikiai: April 26, 1941 celebration
Kaunas: October 31, 2007 deceased

Russian scientist | Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University | Mažeikiai: April 26, 1941 - Kaunas: October 31, 2007

25. Thomas J. Osler

Camden: April 26, 1940 celebration
March 26, 2023 deceased

American mathematician | Camden High School, New York University | Camden: April 26, 1940 - March 26, 2023 | Thomas J. Osler | Camden: April 26, 1940 - March

26. Józef Marceli Dołęga (Jozef Marceli Dolega)

Budne, Podlaskie Voivodeship: April 26, 1940 celebration
January 19, 2014 deceased

Roman Catholic priest, Polish philosopher | Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw | Budne, Podlaskie Voivodeship: April 26, 1940 - January 19, 2014

27. Leonid Plyushch

Naryn: April 26, 1939 celebration
Bessèges: June 4, 2015 deceased

Soviet mathematician and dissident (1939-2015) | Order for Bravery 1st Class of Ukraine (2006), Antonovych prize | Odesa University, Faculty of Mechanics and

28. Peter Serracino Inglott

Valletta: April 26, 1936 celebration
Malta: March 16, 2012 deceased

Maltese university professor and rector | Rhodes Scholarship (1955) | Catholic University of Paris, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Malta

29. Winfried Weier

Fulda: April 26, 1934 celebration
Reichenberg: October 5, 2013 deceased

German philosopher | Order of St. Sylvester | Fulda: April 26, 1934 - Reichenberg: October 5, 2013 | Winfried Weier | Fulda: April 26, 1934 - Reichenberg

30. Leonid Leonidovich Tovazhnyanskyy

Sloviansk: April 26, 1933 celebration

Ukrainian academic and educator | Merited Worker of Higher Education of the Ukrainian SSR (1983), Honored Scientist of Ukraine (2003), Order of the Badge of

31. Arno Allan Penzias

Munich: April 26, 1933 celebration
San Francisco: January 22, 2024 deceased

German-born American physicist | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University (1976), George E.

32. Michael Smith

Blackpool: April 26, 1932 celebration
Vancouver: October 4, 2000 deceased

Canadian Nobel laureate in chemistry | honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1995), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1993), Flavelle Medal (1992), Companion of

33. Hans Hess

April 26, 1932 celebration
Winterthur: November 6, 2022 deceased

Swiss sportswear inventor | April 26, 1932 - Winterthur: November 6, 2022 | Hans Hess | April 26, 1932 - Winterthur: November 6, 2022

34. Marilyn E. Jacox

Utica: April 26, 1929 celebration
Montgomery Village: October 30, 2013 deceased

American physicist (1929-2013) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Samuel Wesley Stratton Award (1973), E. Bright Wilson Award

35. Mars Cramer

The Hague: April 26, 1928 celebration
Amsterdam: March 15, 2014 deceased

Dutch economist (1928-2014) | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1972) | University of Amsterdam | The Hague: April 26, 1928 - Amsterdam: March 15, 2014 | Mars

36. Marcello Cresti

Grosseto: April 26, 1928 celebration
Padua: January 2, 2020 deceased

Italian physicist (1928-2020) | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze, University of Pisa | Grosseto: April 26, 1928 - Padua: January 2, 2020 | Marcello

37. Mieczysław Grabowski (Mieczyslaw Grabowski)

Vilnius: April 26, 1928 celebration
Łódź: February 27, 2001 deceased

Polish chemist | Łódź University of Technology | Vilnius: April 26, 1928 - Łódź: February 27, 2001 | Mieczysław Grabowski (Mieczyslaw Grabowski)

38. Gerardo Marotta

Naples: April 26, 1927 celebration
Naples: January 25, 2017 deceased

Italian lawyer and philosopher (1927-2017) | honorary doctor of the University of Bucharest (2000), Goethe Medal (2001), honorary doctor of Erasmus University

39. Bruno Leoni

Ancona: April 26, 1913 celebration
Turin: November 21, 1967 deceased

Italian philosopher and lawyer (1913–1967) | University of Turin | Ancona: April 26, 1913 - Turin: November 21, 1967 | Bruno Leoni | Ancona: April 26, 1913

40. Enrico Medi

Porto Recanati: April 26, 1911 celebration
Rome: May 26, 1974 deceased

Italian physicist and politician (1911-1974) | Porto Recanati: April 26, 1911 - Rome: May 26, 1974 | Enrico Medi | Porto Recanati: April 26, 1911 - Rome: May 26, 1974

41. Juan Thalamas Labandibar

Irun: April 26, 1906 celebration
Cambo-les-Bains: February 19, 1981 deceased

42. Pare Llanos

April 26, 1906 celebration

April 26, 1906 - Vienna: May 24, 1901 | Pare Llanos | April 26, 1906 - Vienna: May 24, 1901

43. Ariyama Kanetaka

April 26, 1904 celebration

April 26, 1904 - London: August 14, 1996 | Ariyama Kanetaka | April 26, 1904 - London: August 14, 1996

44. Charles Francis Richter

Overpeck: April 26, 1900 celebration
Pasadena: September 30, 1985 deceased

Seismologist and mathematician | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | Richter scale | Stanford University, California Institute of Technology

45. David M. Dennison

Oberlin: April 26, 1900 celebration
Ann Arbor: April 3, 1976 deceased

American physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship (1940) | University of Michigan, Swarthmore College | Oberlin: April 26, 1900 - Ann Arbor: April 3, 1976 | David M.

46. Hans Kopfermann

Wiesbaden: April 26, 1895 celebration
Heidelberg: January 28, 1963 deceased

German physicist (1895–1963) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Göttingen, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Wiesbaden: April 26, 1895

47. Alberto Gianni

Viareggio: April 26, 1891 celebration
Belle Île: December 7, 1930 deceased

Italian underwater diver and inventor (1891–1930) | Viareggio: April 26, 1891 - Belle Île: December 7, 1930 | Alberto Gianni | Viareggio: April 26, 1891

48. Leonard T. Troland

Norwalk: April 26, 1889 celebration
Los Angeles County: May 27, 1932 deceased

American physicist | Harvard University | Norwalk: April 26, 1889 - Los Angeles County: May 27, 1932 | Leonard T. Troland - Leonard Thompson Troland | Norwalk

49. Michele Giua

Castelsardo: April 26, 1889 celebration
Turin: March 25, 1966 deceased

Italian chemist and politician (1889-1966) | Sapienza University of Rome | Castelsardo: April 26, 1889 - Turin: March 25, 1966 | Michele Giua | Castelsardo

50. Ludwig Wittgenstein

Neuwaldegg: April 26, 1889 celebration
Cambridge: April 29, 1951 deceased

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951) | Medal for Bravery | Philosophical Investigations | University of Cambridge, Victoria University of

51. Emil Hilb

Stuttgart: April 26, 1882 celebration
Würzburg: August 6, 1929 deceased

German mathematician (1882-1929) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Frederick William University Berlin | Stuttgart: April 26, 1882 - Würzburg: August 6, 1929

52. Nekolai Dahl

April 26, 1880 celebration
September 3, 1962 deceased

Norwegian fishmonger and inventor (1880-1962) | April 26, 1880 - September 3, 1962 | Nekolai Dahl | April 26, 1880 - September 3, 1962

53. Owen Willans Richardson

Dewsbury: April 26, 1879 celebration
Alton: February 15, 1959 deceased

British physicist (1879-1959) | Silliman Memorial Lectures (1931), Knight Bachelor, Nobel Prize in Physics (1928), Hughes Medal (1920), Royal Medal (1930)

54. Franz Maria Feldhaus

Neuss: April 26, 1874 celebration
Wilhelmshaven: May 22, 1957 deceased

German engineer, historian of science, and scientific writer (1874–1957) | Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille | Neuss: April 26, 1874 - Wilhelmshaven: May 22, 1957

55. Edward Vermilye Huntington

Clinton: April 26, 1874 celebration
Cambridge: November 25, 1952 deceased

American mathematician (1874-1952) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1939) | Huntington–Hill method | University of Strasbourg, Harvard University

56. Rolf Lagerborg

Helsinki: April 26, 1874 celebration
Porvoo: October 26, 1959 deceased

Swedish translator | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1937), Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1941) | Helsinki: April 26, 1874

57. Fanny Gates

Waterloo: April 26, 1872 celebration
Chicago: February 24, 1931 deceased

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania | Waterloo: April 26, 1872 - Chicago

58. William W. Kincaid

April 26, 1868 celebration
May 19, 1946 deceased

American entrepreneur, businessman, executive, and inventor | April 26, 1868 - May 19, 1946 | William W. Kincaid | April 26, 1868 - May 19, 1946

59. Olinto De Pretto

Schio: April 26, 1857 celebration
Schio: March 16, 1921 deceased

Italian businessman and geologist (1857–1921) | Schio: April 26, 1857 - Schio: March 16, 1921 | Olinto De Pretto | Schio: April 26, 1857 - Schio: March 16, 1921

60. Nikolai Korkunov

Saint Petersburg: April 26, 1853 celebration
December 10, 1904 deceased

Russian legal scholar | Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: April 26, 1853 - December 10, 1904 | Nikolai Korkunov | Saint

61. Joseph Timchenko

Okip: April 26, 1852 celebration
Odesa: May 20, 1924 deceased

Ukrainian inventor (1852–1924) | rain gauge, movie camera, anemogram | National University of Kharkiv | Okip: April 26, 1852 - Odesa: May 20, 1924 | Joseph

62. Alexander T. Ormond

Punxsutawney: April 26, 1847 celebration
Grove City: December 18, 1915 deceased

American philosopher (1847–1915) | Punxsutawney: April 26, 1847 - Grove City: December 18, 1915 | Alexander T. Ormond | Punxsutawney: April 26, 1847 - Grove

63. Cornelis Johannes Marinkelle

Den Helder: April 26, 1839 celebration
Onrust Island: May 2, 1885 deceased

naval officer (1839–1885) | Officers' Cross (1882), Knight of the Order of the Oak Crown (1878), Aceh Medal (1875), Honorable Mention (1874), Expedition

64. Wilhelm Kalle

Paris: April 26, 1838 celebration
February 24, 1919 deceased

German chemist and entrepreneur (1838-1919) | Paris: April 26, 1838 - February 24, 1919 | Wilhelm Kalle - Paul Wilhelm Kalle | Paris: April 26, 1838 - February 24, 1919

65. Thomas H. White

Phillipston: April 26, 1836 celebration
Cleveland: June 22, 1914 deceased

American inventor and businessman (1836-1914) | Phillipston: April 26, 1836 - Cleveland: June 22, 1914 | Thomas H. White | Phillipston: April 26, 1836

66. Hugo Schiff

Frankfurt: April 26, 1834 celebration
Florence: September 8, 1915 deceased

German chemist (1834–1915) | Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1871) | University of Göttingen, University of Bern | Frankfurt: April 26, 1834

67. Robert Tucker

Walworth: April 26, 1832 celebration
Worthing: January 29, 1905 deceased

British mathematician (1832-1905) | St John's College | Walworth: April 26, 1832 - Worthing: January 29, 1905 | Robert Tucker | Walworth: April 26, 1832

68. Göran Dillner (Goran Dillner)

April 26, 1832 celebration
Gustavsberg parish: March 28, 1906 deceased

Swedish mathematician | Uppsala University | April 26, 1832 - Gustavsberg parish: March 28, 1906 | Göran Dillner (Goran Dillner) | April 26, 1832

69. Isaak Gröbli (Isaak Grobli)

April 26, 1822 celebration

April 26, 1822 - Yalta: February 8, 1921 | Isaak Gröbli (Isaak Grobli) | April 26, 1822 - Yalta: February 8, 1921

70. Robert Adamson

St Andrews: April 26, 1821 celebration
St Andrews: January 14, 1848 deceased

Scottish chemist and photographer (1821–1848) | University of Aberdeen | St Andrews: April 26, 1821 - St Andrews: January 14, 1848 | Robert Adamson | St

71. Edward Maynard

Madison: April 26, 1813 celebration
Washington, D.C.: May 4, 1891 deceased

American firearms inventor | Madison: April 26, 1813 - Washington, D.C.: May 4, 1891 | Edward Maynard | Madison: April 26, 1813 - Washington, D.C.: May 4, 1891

72. Alfred Krupp

Essen: April 26, 1812 celebration
Essen: July 14, 1887 deceased

German entrepreneur and inventor (1812–1887) | Essen: April 26, 1812 - Essen: July 14, 1887 | Alfred Krupp | Essen: April 26, 1812 - Essen: July 14, 1887

73. August Wilhelm Julius Uhde

Königslutter am Elm: April 26, 1807 celebration
July 25, 1861 deceased

German mathematician and astronomer (1807-1861) | Königslutter am Elm: April 26, 1807 - July 25, 1861 | August Wilhelm Julius Uhde | Königslutter am Elm

74. Peter Möller (Peter Moller)

Røros Municipality: April 26, 1793 celebration
Christiania: November 27, 1869 deceased

Norwegian pharmacist and inventor (1793-1869) | Order of St. Olav (1868), Royal Order of Vasa | Røros Municipality: April 26, 1793 - Christiania: November 27, 1869

75. William Hovell

Great Yarmouth: April 26, 1786 celebration
Sydney: November 9, 1875 deceased

British explorer (1786-1875) | Great Yarmouth: April 26, 1786 - Sydney: November 9, 1875 | William Hovell | Great Yarmouth: April 26, 1786 - Sydney: November 9, 1875

76. Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert

Hohenstein-Ernstthal: April 26, 1780 celebration
Laufzorn: June 30, 1860 deceased

German scientist (1780–1860) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853) | University of Jena, Leipzig University | Hohenstein-Ernstthal: April

77. Anton Felkel

Kamieniec Ząbkowicki: April 26, 1740 celebration
Lisbon: January 1, 1800 deceased

Austrian mathematician | Kamieniec Ząbkowicki: April 26, 1740 - Lisbon: January 1, 1800 | Anton Felkel | Kamieniec Ząbkowicki: April 26, 1740 - Lisbon: January 1, 1800

78. Nicolas Conteray Lallemant

Renwez: April 26, 1739 celebration
Paris: October 11, 1829 deceased

French mathematician (1739-1829) | Renwez: April 26, 1739 - Paris: October 11, 1829 | Nicolas Conteray Lallemant | Renwez: April 26, 1739 - Paris: October 11, 1829

79. Thomas Reid

Strachan: April 26, 1710 celebration
Glasgow: October 7, 1796 deceased

Scottish philosopher (1710–1796) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783) | Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, An Inquiry into the Human

80. Jan Vaerman

Erembodegem: April 26, 1653 celebration
Bruges: May 10, 1731 deceased

Flemish mathematician | Erembodegem: April 26, 1653 - Bruges: May 10, 1731 | Jan Vaerman | Erembodegem: April 26, 1653 - Bruges: May 10, 1731

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