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Philip K. Dick

  • Chicago: December 16, 1928 celebration
  • Santa Ana: March 2, 1982 celebration
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    Philip K. Dick  
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    United States  
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    Philip K. Dick
  • assignment_ind Surname

    Philip Kindred Dick  
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    Phil  
  • identity_platform Alias

    Jack Dowland, Richard Phillipps  
  • celebration Date of birth

    Chicago: December 16, 1928  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Santa Ana: March 2, 1982  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. science fiction
    2. essay
    3. science fiction literature
    4. literary activity
     
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  • school Education

    1. University of California, Berkeley
    2. Berkeley High School
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Tähtivaeltaja Award (1993)
    2. Readercon Small Press Awards (1990)
    3. Readercon Small Press Awards (1989)
    4. Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel (1979)
    5. Tähtivaeltaja Award (1991)
    6. John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1975)
    7. Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1983)
    8. Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work (1985)
    9. Hugo Award for Best Novel (1963)
    10. BSFA Award for Best Novel (1978)
    11. Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2005)
     
  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
    2. Ubik
    3. The Man in the High Castle
    4. Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
    5. Eye in the Sky
    6. A Scanner Darkly
    7. Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
    8. VALIS trilogy
     
  • American science fiction author (1928–1982) | Tähtivaeltaja Award (1993), Readercon Small Press Awards (1990), Readercon Small Press Awards (1989), Golden

1. Adam Mirek

  • Wysokie Mazowieckie: December 16, 1993 celebration

Polish science communicator | Warsaw University of Technology | Wysokie Mazowieckie: December 16, 1993 - Prague: May 19, 2023 | Adam Mirek | Wysokie

2. Hannes Damm

  • Greifswald: December 16, 1991 celebration

German physicist and politician | Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (Greifswald) | Greifswald: December 16, 1991 - Gdańsk: June 8, 1660 | Hannes Damm

3. Adèle Van Reeth (Adele Van Reeth)

  • Saint-Germain-en-Laye: December 16, 1982 celebration

French philosopher, radio producer and television columnist | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud | Saint-Germain-en-Laye: December 16, 1982

4. James P. Howard

  • Dayton: December 16, 1979 celebration

American mathematician | Chartered Scientist, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (2025), Order of the Star of Oceania, Fellow of the Institute of

5. Dan Hooper

  • Minnesota: December 16, 1976 celebration

American cosmologist and particle physicist specializing in the areas of dark matter | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Minnesota: December 16, 1976 - June 21, 1867

6. Dmitry Feichtner-Kozlov

  • Tomsk: December 16, 1972 celebration

mathematician | European Prize in Combinatorics (2005) | Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University | Tomsk: December 16, 1972 - Antibes: August 21, 2008

7. Xavier Buff

  • December 16, 1971 celebration

French mathematician | Leconte Prize (2006) | University of Paris | December 16, 1971 - Leipzig: April 8, 1908 | Xavier Buff | December 16, 1971 - Leipzig

8. Adam Riess

  • Washington, D.C.: December 16, 1969 celebration

American astrophysicist (b. 1969) | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010), Nobel Prize in Physics (2011), Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (2002), Robert J.

9. Valérie Berthé (Valerie Berthe)

  • December 16, 1968 celebration

French mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013) | École Normale Supérieure | December 16, 1968 - Seoul: January 1, 1486 | Valérie Berthé

10. Alexander Belyaev

  • December 16, 1967 celebration

researcher | Moscow State University | December 16, 1967 - Bamberg: December 7, 1960 | Alexander Belyaev | December 16, 1967 - Bamberg: December 7, 1960

11. Jean-François Nierengarten (Jean-Francois Nierengarten)

  • Strasbourg: December 16, 1966 celebration

researcher | CNRS bronze medal (2001), CNRS silver medal (2019) | University of Strasbourg | Strasbourg: December 16, 1966 - May 31, 1939 | Jean-François

12. Kadyrzhan Damitov

  • Oskemen: December 16, 1959 celebration

Kazakhstani banker | Order of Parasat | Narxoz University | Oskemen: December 16, 1959 - February 8, 2025 | Kadyrzhan Damitov | Oskemen: December 16, 1959

13. Eduard Feireisl

  • Kladno: December 16, 1957 celebration

Czech mathematician and professor | Neuron Prize for Lifelong Contribution to Science (2015) | Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University

14. Ute Finckh-Krämer (Ute Finckh-Kramer)

  • Wiesbaden: December 16, 1956 celebration

German politician | University of Tübingen | Wiesbaden: December 16, 1956 - July 2, 1947 | Ute Finckh-Krämer (Ute Finckh-Kramer) | Wiesbaden: December 16

15. Zlatoje Martinov

  • Pančevo: December 16, 1953 celebration

Serbian writer, critic and publicist | Pančevo: December 16, 1953 - Ankara: August 25, 1965 | Zlatoje Martinov | Pančevo: December 16, 1953 - Ankara: August 25, 1965

16. Béla Bacsó (Bela Bacso)

  • Budapest: December 16, 1952 celebration
  • March 16, 2024 deceased

Hungarian philosopher (1952–2024) | Alföld Prize (2011), Széchenyi Prize (2006) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: December 16, 1952 - March 16, 2024

17. Dan Cristea

  • Moinești: December 16, 1951 celebration

Romanian writer | Politehnica University of Bucharest, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Moinești: December 16, 1951 - January 1, 1958 | Dan Cristea - Dan

18. G. M. Fedorov

  • December 16, 1949 celebration
  • February 11, 2024 deceased

scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | The Faculty of Geography and Geoecology | December 16, 1949 - February 11, 2024 | G. M. Fedorov

19. Péter Donáth (Peter Donath)

  • Újpest: December 16, 1948 celebration

Hungarian historian | Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize (2014) | Eötvös Loránd University | Újpest: December 16, 1948 - Springfield: May 30, 1911 | Péter

20. Martyn Poliakoff

  • London: December 16, 1947 celebration

British chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2002), Chartered Chemist, Nyholm Prize for Education (2011), Michael Faraday Prize (2019), Longstaff Prize

21. Adriana Calvo

  • December 16, 1947 celebration
  • December 12, 2010 deceased

Docent and human rights activist from Argentina | National University of La Plata | December 16, 1947 - December 12, 2010 | Adriana Calvo | December 16, 1947

22. Abdolkarim Soroush

  • Tehran: December 16, 1945 celebration

Iranian philosopher | Erasmus Prize (2004) | Alavi Madrasa, University of Tehran | Tehran: December 16, 1945 - Simandres: September 25, 1899 | Abdolkarim

23. Robert Legros

  • December 16, 1945 celebration

Belgian philosopher | December 16, 1945 - Oxford: May 24, 1632 | Robert Legros | December 16, 1945 - Oxford: May 24, 1632

24. Roeland J. M. Nolte

  • Bergh: December 16, 1944 celebration
  • Nijmegen: February 15, 2024 deceased

Dutch professor in organic chemistry | Utrecht University | Bergh: December 16, 1944 - Nijmegen: February 15, 2024 | Roeland J. M. Nolte | Bergh: December 16

25. Sevir Chernetsov

  • Kostroma: December 16, 1943 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 3, 2005 deceased

Russian scientist | Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University | Kostroma: December 16, 1943 - Saint Petersburg: February 3, 2005 | Sevir

26. Mitalip Mamytovich Mamytov

  • Kök-Jar: December 16, 1939 celebration

Kyrgyz neurosurgeon | Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic, Order of Manas | Kyrgyz State Medical Academy | Kök-Jar: December 16, 1939 - Amsterdam: May 8, 1971

27. Hansjoachim Walther

  • Bytów: December 16, 1939 celebration
  • Stützerbach: January 17, 2005 deceased

German mathematician and politician (1939-2005) | honorary doctorate of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (2000) | Technische Universität

28. Frieder Nake

  • Stuttgart: December 16, 1938 celebration

German mathematician and computer scientist | University of Stuttgart | Stuttgart: December 16, 1938 - Suresnes: March 22, 2011 | Frieder Nake | Stuttgart

29. Vladimir Zorich

  • Moscow: December 16, 1937 celebration
  • Moscow: August 14, 2023 deceased

Russian mathematician (1937–2023) | Lenin Komsomol Prize | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Moscow: December 16, 1937

30. Johann Löhn (Johann Lohn)

  • Halvesbostel: December 16, 1936 celebration

German physicist | Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (2021), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2001), Order of Merit of

31. Edgar Andrews

  • Didcot: December 16, 1932 celebration

English physicist and engineer | A. A. Griffith Medal and Prize | University College London | Didcot: December 16, 1932 - Versailles: December 16, 1774 | Edgar

32. Grace Alele-Williams

  • Warri: December 16, 1932 celebration
  • Lagos: March 25, 2022 deceased

mathematician (1932–2022) | Order of the Niger (1987) | University of Chicago, University of London, University of Ibadan, University of Vermont, Queen's

33. Vladimir Lunyov

  • Astrakhan: December 16, 1931 celebration
  • November 1, 2023 deceased

Russian scientist | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal

34. Dieter Puppe

  • Łódź: December 16, 1930 celebration
  • August 13, 2005 deceased

German mathematician (1930–2005) | Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen | Łódź: December 16, 1930 - August 13, 2005 | Dieter Puppe | Łódź

35. Carlos Baliñas (Carlos Balinas)

  • December 16, 1930 celebration

Castelao Medal (2000) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Complutense University of Madrid, Comillas Pontifical University, University of Santiago de Compostela

36. Albert Tavkhelidze

  • Tbilisi: December 16, 1930 celebration
  • Moscow: February 27, 2010 deceased

Georgian physicist (1930-2010) | Russian government prize for science and technology, Lenin Prize, USSR State Prize (1973), Order of the October Revolution

37. Philip K. Dick

  • Chicago: December 16, 1928 celebration
  • Santa Ana: March 2, 1982 deceased

American science fiction author (1928–1982) | Tähtivaeltaja Award (1993), Readercon Small Press Awards (1990), Readercon Small Press Awards (1989), Golden

38. Bruce N. Ames

  • New York City: December 16, 1928 celebration
  • Berkeley: October 5, 2024 deceased

American biochemist (1928–2024) | Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1985), John Scott Award (1978), Japan Prize (1997), Denham Harman Research

39. Helmut Klingen

  • Viersen: December 16, 1927 celebration
  • January 23, 2017 deceased

German mathematician (1927–2017) | University of Göttingen | Viersen: December 16, 1927 - January 23, 2017 | Helmut Klingen | Viersen: December 16, 1927

40. Yurii Daletskiy

  • Chernihiv: December 16, 1926 celebration
  • Kyiv: December 12, 1997 deceased

Ukrainian mathematician | Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Chernihiv: December 16, 1926 - Kyiv: December 12, 1997

41. Bert Hellinger

  • Leimen: December 16, 1925 celebration
  • Bischofswiesen: September 19, 2019 deceased

catholic priest and psychotherapist (1925–2019) | University of Würzburg | Leimen: December 16, 1925 - Bischofswiesen: September 19, 2019 | Bert Hellinger

42. Roscoe L. Koontz

  • St. Louis: December 16, 1922 celebration
  • Richland: May 17, 1997 deceased

American physicist (1922 - 1997) | Vashon High School, University of Rochester | St. Louis: December 16, 1922 - Richland: May 17, 1997 | Roscoe L. Koontz | St.

43. Arthur C. Clarke

  • Minehead: December 16, 1917 celebration
  • Colombo: March 19, 2008 deceased

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008) | Locus Award for Best Novel (1974), John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science

44. Nicholas Christofilos

  • Boston: December 16, 1916 celebration
  • Hayward: September 24, 1972 deceased

accelerator physicist who independently developed and patented the strong focusing principle (1916–1972) | Golden Plate Award (1964), Elliott Cresson Medal

45. Hazel Barnes

  • Wilkes-Barre: December 16, 1915 celebration
  • Boulder: March 18, 2008 deceased

American philosopher and writer (1915-2008) | Guggenheim Fellowship | Wilkes-Barre: December 16, 1915 - Boulder: March 18, 2008 | Hazel Barnes | Wilkes-Barre

46. Gabriele Allegra

  • San Giovanni la Punta: December 16, 1907 celebration
  • Hong Kong: January 26, 1976 deceased

Franciscan friar, scholar and Roman Catholic blessed (1907–1976) | Pontifical University Antonianum | San Giovanni la Punta: December 16, 1907 - Hong Kong

47. Albino Galvano

  • Turin: December 16, 1907 celebration
  • Turin: December 18, 1990 deceased

Italian painter and philosopher (1907-1990) | Turin: December 16, 1907 - Turin: December 18, 1990 | Albino Galvano | Turin: December 16, 1907 - Turin: December 18, 1990

48. Piet Hein

  • Copenhagen: December 16, 1905 celebration
  • Middelfart: April 17, 1996 deceased

20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet | Honorary craftsman (1975), honorary doctor of Odense University (1991), Doctor of

49. Valentín Grondona (Valentin Grondona)

  • Rosario: December 16, 1898 celebration
  • January 1, 1977 deceased

Argentinian civil engineer and inventor | National University of the Littoral | Rosario: December 16, 1898 - January 1, 1977 | Valentín Grondona (Valentin

50. Ivan Merz

  • Banja Luka: December 16, 1896 celebration
  • Zagreb: May 10, 1928 deceased

Bosnian-Croatian academic, Catholic layperson, writer, schoolteacher, polyglot and blessed of the Catholic Church (1896–1928) | Faculty of Humanities and

51. Erik Molnár (Erik Molnar)

  • Novi Sad: December 16, 1894 celebration
  • Budapest: August 8, 1966 deceased

Hungarian politician (1894-1966) | Kossuth Prize (1948), Kossuth Prize (1963) | Novi Sad: December 16, 1894 - Budapest: August 8, 1966 | Erik Molnár (Erik

52. Gerhard Gesemann

  • Lichtenberg: December 16, 1888 celebration
  • Bad Tölz: March 23, 1948 deceased

German slavist and balkanologist (1888–1948) | Lichtenberg: December 16, 1888 - Bad Tölz: March 23, 1948 | Gerhard Gesemann | Lichtenberg: December 16, 1888

53. Zoltán Gyulai (Zoltan Gyulai)

  • Pipea: December 16, 1887 celebration
  • Budapest: July 13, 1968 deceased

Hungarian physicist (1887-1968) | Kossuth Prize (1953) | Pipea: December 16, 1887 - Budapest: July 13, 1968 | Zoltán Gyulai (Zoltan Gyulai) | Pipea: December

54. Johann Radon

  • Děčín: December 16, 1887 celebration
  • Warsaw: May 25, 1956 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1887-1956) | Richard Lieben prize (1921) | Radon transform, Radon–Nikodym theorem, Radon's theorem, Radon–Riesz theorem

55. Walther Meissner

  • Berlin: December 16, 1882 celebration
  • Munich: November 16, 1974 deceased

German physicist (1882–1974) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit, Simon Memorial Prize (1970)

56. Gertrud Woker

  • Bern: December 16, 1878 celebration
  • Marin-Epagnier: September 13, 1968 deceased

Swiss scientist and suffragette (1878-1968) | The coming poison and fire war and its effects on the civilian population | Bern: December 16, 1878

57. Adam Koss

  • Warsaw: December 16, 1877 celebration
  • Warsaw: August 20, 1946 deceased

Polish chemist | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Warsaw: December 16, 1877 - Warsaw: August 20, 1946 | Adam Koss | Warsaw: December 16, 1877

58. Károly Jordán (Karoly Jordan)

  • Pest: December 16, 1871 celebration
  • Budapest: December 24, 1959 deceased

mathematician (1871-1959) | Kossuth Prize (1957), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1946), Gyula Kőnig Award (1928) | University of Geneva

59. George Santayana

  • San Bernardo street: December 16, 1863 celebration
  • Rome: September 26, 1952 deceased

Spanish-American philosopher | King's College, Harvard University, Boston Latin School, Humboldt University of Berlin, Harvard College | San Bernardo street

60. William Anthony Granville

  • Goodhue County: December 16, 1863 celebration
  • Chicago: February 4, 1943 deceased

American mathematician (1863–1943) | Yale University | Goodhue County: December 16, 1863 - Chicago: February 4, 1943 | William Anthony Granville | Goodhue

61. Mikhail Shyshkevich

  • December 16, 1862 celebration
  • October 1, 1919 deceased

scientist | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of

62. Eugène-Louis Doyen (Eugene-Louis Doyen)

  • Reims: December 16, 1859 celebration
  • Paris: November 21, 1916 deceased

French surgeon | Reims: December 16, 1859 - Paris: November 21, 1916 | Eugène-Louis Doyen (Eugene-Louis Doyen) | Reims: December 16, 1859 - Paris: November 21, 1916

63. Menyhért Palágyi (Menyhert Palagyi)

  • Paks: December 16, 1859 celebration
  • Darmstadt: July 14, 1924 deceased

Hungarian mathematician, philosopher, physicist (1859-1924) | Paks: December 16, 1859 - Darmstadt: July 14, 1924 | Menyhért Palágyi - Silberstein Menachem

64. Torsten Brodén (Torsten Broden)

  • Skara city parish: December 16, 1857 celebration
  • Lund Cathedral parish: July 6, 1931 deceased

mathematician | Skara city parish: December 16, 1857 - Lund Cathedral parish: July 6, 1931 | Torsten Brodén (Torsten Broden) | Skara city parish: December 16

65. Gyula Kőnig (Gyula Konig)

  • Győr: December 16, 1849 celebration
  • Budapest: April 8, 1913 deceased

Hungarian mathematician (1849–1913) | König's theorem | Heidelberg University | Győr: December 16, 1849 - Budapest: April 8, 1913 | Gyula Kőnig (Gyula

66. Léon Walras (Leon Walras)

  • Évreux: December 16, 1834 celebration
  • Clarens: January 5, 1910 deceased

French mathematical economist (*1834 – †1910) | Mines ParisTech | Évreux: December 16, 1834 - Clarens: January 5, 1910 | Léon Walras (Leon Walras)

67. Wilhelm Julius Foerster

  • Zielona Góra: December 16, 1832 celebration
  • Bornim: January 18, 1921 deceased

German astronomer (1832–1921) | Lalande Prize (1860) | University of Bonn | Zielona Góra: December 16, 1832 - Bornim: January 18, 1921 | Wilhelm Julius

68. Cornelis Tiele

  • Rotterdam: December 16, 1830 celebration
  • Leiden: January 11, 1902 deceased

Dutch theologian (1830-1902) | Honorary doctor of Leiden University (1873), Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown | University of Amsterdam | Rotterdam

69. Lorenzo Presas

  • Sant Boi de Llobregat: December 16, 1811 celebration
  • Barcelona: January 16, 1875 deceased

Spanish mathematician | Sant Boi de Llobregat: December 16, 1811 - Barcelona: January 16, 1875 | Lorenzo Presas | Sant Boi de Llobregat: December 16, 1811

70. Carl Baunscheidt

  • Waldbauer: December 16, 1809 celebration
  • Endenich: January 1, 1872 deceased

German inventor and mechanic (1809–1872) | Waldbauer: December 16, 1809 - Endenich: January 1, 1872 | Carl Baunscheidt | Waldbauer: December 16, 1809

71. Johann Wilhelm Ritter

  • Zamienice: December 16, 1776 celebration
  • Munich: January 23, 1810 deceased

German chemist, physicist and philosopher | University of Jena | Zamienice: December 16, 1776 - Munich: January 23, 1810 | Johann Wilhelm Ritter | Zamienice

72. Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois

  • Amiens: December 16, 1759 celebration
  • Paris: May 7, 1832 deceased

French painter (1759-1832) | Amiens: December 16, 1759 - Paris: May 7, 1832 | Charles Guillaume Alexandre Bourgeois | Amiens: December 16, 1759 - Paris: May 7, 1832

73. Louis Guillaume de Cambray de Digny

  • Roye: December 16, 1723 celebration
  • Florence: October 18, 1798 deceased

French engineer (1723-1798) | Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris) | Roye: December 16, 1723 - Florence: October 18, 1798 | Louis Guillaume de Cambray de Digny

74. Amandus Polanus

  • Opava: December 16, 1561 celebration
  • Basel: July 17, 1610 deceased

German Reformed theologian | Opava: December 16, 1561 - Basel: July 17, 1610 | Amandus Polanus | Opava: December 16, 1561 - Basel: July 17, 1610

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