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Roman Jakobson

  • Moscow: October 11, 1896 celebration
  • Boston: July 18, 1982 celebration
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    Roman Jakobson  

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    United States, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic  

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    Roman Jakobson

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Moscow: October 11, 1896  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Boston: July 18, 1982  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. linguistics
    2. morphology
    3. philology
    4. Russian literature
    5. structuralism
    6. literary studies
    7. poetics
     

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    1. Clarence Brown
     

  • school Education

    1. philosophy faculty of the German university of Prague
    2. Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1966)
    2. doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble (1966)
    3. Feltrinelli Prize (1980)
    4. Hegel Prize (1982)
    5. Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 2nd class
    6. honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University (1968)
    7. Guggenheim Fellowship (1946)
    8. Knight of the Legion of Honour (1947)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • Russian linguist (1896–1982) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1966), doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble

1. Karl Kruusamäe (Karl Kruusamae)

  • October 11, 1984 celebration

October 11, 1984 - Jerusalem: October 15, 1965 | Karl Kruusamäe (Karl Kruusamae) | October 11, 1984 - Jerusalem: October 15, 1965

2. Daniel Falb

  • Kassel: October 11, 1977 celebration

German writer | Literaturpreis Prenzlauer Berg (2001) | Kassel: October 11, 1977 - Tashkent: November 3, 2020 | Daniel Falb | Kassel: October 11, 1977

3. Mikhail Kokorich

  • Aginskoye: October 11, 1976 celebration

Russian physicist and entrepreneur | Aginskoye: October 11, 1976 - Chelyabinsk: March 3, 2021 | Mikhail Kokorich | Aginskoye: October 11, 1976 - Chelyabinsk

4. Sal Khan

  • Metairie: October 11, 1976 celebration

American educator (born 1976) | Princess of Asturias Awards (2019) | Harvard University, Harvard Business School, Grace King High School, University of

5. Jean-Yves Welschinger

  • October 11, 1974 celebration

French mathematician | Ernest-Dechelle Award (2008), CNRS bronze medal (2009) | October 11, 1974 - West Orange: December 26, 2010 | Jean-Yves Welschinger

6. Paul Pojman

  • October 11, 1966 celebration
  • September 20, 2012 deceased

American philosopher (1966-2012) | October 11, 1966 - September 20, 2012 | Paul Pojman | October 11, 1966 - September 20, 2012

7. Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturáin (Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain)

  • Manresa: October 11, 1965 celebration

Spanish theoretical physicist | La Vanguardia Prize (2023), National Award for Scientific Thought and Culture (2010), Spanish National Team of Science (2014)

8. Antonio Giordano

  • Naples: October 11, 1962 celebration

Italian-American oncologist, pathologist, geneticist (1962-) | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Naples Federico II

9. Jean-Christophe Hervé (Jean-Christophe Herve)

  • October 11, 1961 celebration

October 11, 1961 - Montpellier: March 21, 1822 | Jean-Christophe Hervé (Jean-Christophe Herve) | October 11, 1961 - Montpellier: March 21, 1822

10. Ivo Žďárský (Ivo Zdarsky)

  • Prague: October 11, 1960 celebration

American entrepreneur | Prague: October 11, 1960 - Haarlem: January 13, 1973 | Ivo Žďárský (Ivo Zdarsky) | Prague: October 11, 1960 - Haarlem: January 13, 1973

11. Kārlis Šadurskis (Karlis Sadurskis)

  • Riga: October 11, 1959 celebration

Latvian politician | University of Latvia, Riga Technical University | Riga: October 11, 1959 - January 1, 1932 | Kārlis Šadurskis (Karlis Sadurskis) | Riga

12. Olena Kolesnyk

  • Druzhkivka: October 11, 1958 celebration

Ukrainian scientist | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Honored Doctor of Ukraine | Odesa National Medical University | Druzhkivka: October 11

13. Tarmo Soomere

  • Tallinn: October 11, 1957 celebration

Estonian mathematician, president of the Estonian Academy of Sciences | Coat of Arms of Tallinn (2018), Order of the White Star, 3rd Class | Moscow State University

14. Ilya Kurochkin

  • October 11, 1957 celebration

Lenin Komsomol Prize | MSU Faculty of Chemistry | October 11, 1957 - Oxford: January 1, 1828 | Ilya Kurochkin | October 11, 1957 - Oxford: January 1, 1828

15. David Awschalom

  • Baton Rouge: October 11, 1956 celebration

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal (2003), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

16. Maurizio Prato

  • Lecce: October 11, 1953 celebration

Italian organic chemist | University of Padua | Lecce: October 11, 1953 - St. Louis: December 5, 2017 | Maurizio Prato | Lecce: October 11, 1953 - St. Louis

17. Valery Mitrofanov

  • Ivanovo: October 11, 1947 celebration

Soviet-russian physicist | Lenin Komsomol Prize, State Prize of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Lomonosov Award | MSU Faculty of Physics | Ivanovo: October 11

18. Mikhail Davydov

  • Konotop: October 11, 1947 celebration
  • February 8, 2025 deceased

Russian scientist | Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2009), Merited Scientist of the Russian

19. Sergey Bychkov

  • Yerevan: October 11, 1946 celebration

Russian writer | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Yerevan: October 11, 1946 - Saint Petersburg: November 5, 1843 | Sergey Bychkov | Yerevan

20. Henry R. Frankel

  • October 11, 1944 celebration
  • November 2, 2019 deceased

American philosopher and historian of science | Sue Tyler Friedman Medal (2013), Mary C. Rabbitt History And Philosophy of Geology Award (2014) | October 11

21. Curtis Callan

  • North Adams: October 11, 1942 celebration

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Pomeranchuk Prize (2016), Sakurai Prize (2000), ICTP Dirac Medal (2004) | Princeton University

22. Hourya Benis-Sinaceur

  • Casablanca: October 11, 1940 celebration

Moroccan philosopher | Moroccan book prize (1991), Associate Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences | École normale supérieure de jeunes filles

23. Ivan M. Havel

  • Prague: October 11, 1938 celebration
  • Košík: April 25, 2021 deceased

Czech scientist (1938-2021) | USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights (2012), Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award (2019) | University of

24. Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa (Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa)

  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife: October 11, 1936 celebration

Spanish author | Santa Cruz de Tenerife: October 11, 1936 - Havana: April 6, 1835 | Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa (Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa) | Santa Cruz de

25. Jürgen Mittelstraß (Jurgen Mittelstrass)

  • Düsseldorf: October 11, 1936 celebration

German philosopher | Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin (2000), Bavarian Order of Merit, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1989), honorary

26. Aleksey Bogdanov

  • Moscow: October 11, 1935 celebration

Soviet and Russian chemist | USSR State Prize, Mikhail Lomonosov Award, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Honour, Humboldt Prize, Order of Friendship | MSU

27. Dana Scott

  • Berkeley: October 11, 1932 celebration

American mathematician and computer scientist | Rolf Schock Prizes (1997), ACM Fellow (1994), Turing Award (1976), Gödel Lecturer (1991), Fellow of the

28. Efim Osovskiy

  • Babruysk: October 11, 1930 celebration
  • Saransk: June 20, 2004 deceased

Educator (1930-2004) | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Comenius Medal, Ushinsky Medal, Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Moscow

29. Annette Baier

  • Queenstown: October 11, 1929 celebration
  • Dunedin: November 2, 2012 deceased

New Zealand philosopher | honorary doctor of the University of Otago (1999), Carus Lectures (1995), Guggenheim Fellowship (1998) | University of Otago

30. Ian G. Macdonald

  • London: October 11, 1928 celebration
  • August 8, 2023 deceased

British mathematician (1928–2023) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (2009), Pólya Prize (1991), Fellow of the American

31. William Perry

  • Vandergrift: October 11, 1927 celebration

American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Presidential Medal of

32. Karl-August Keil

  • Lindau: October 11, 1925 celebration
  • June 14, 2021 deceased

Ph.D. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 1952 | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Lindau: October 11, 1925 - June 14, 2021 | Karl-August Keil

33. Ida Gramcko

  • Puerto Cabello: October 11, 1924 celebration
  • Caracas: March 3, 1994 deceased

Venezuelan writer | National Prize for Literature of Venezuela | Puerto Cabello: October 11, 1924 - Caracas: March 3, 1994 | Ida Gramcko | Puerto Cabello

34. Bill Cameron

  • October 11, 1924 celebration
  • March 13, 1993 deceased

Canadian philanthropist (1924-1993) | October 11, 1924 - March 13, 1993 | Bill Cameron | October 11, 1924 - March 13, 1993

35. Harish-Chandra

  • Kanpur: October 11, 1923 celebration
  • Princeton: October 16, 1983 deceased

Indian American mathematician and physicist (1923–1983) | Padma Bhushan (1977), Guggenheim Fellowship (1957), Fellow of the Royal Society (1973), Srinivasa

36. Robert Marshak

  • The Bronx: October 11, 1916 celebration
  • Cancun: December 23, 1992 deceased

American physicist | AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize (1982), Guggenheim Fellowship (1953) | Columbia University, Cornell

37. João Ramos Pereira da Costa (Joao Ramos Pereira da Costa)

  • Recife: October 11, 1913 celebration
  • Fortaleza: April 10, 1977 deceased

Brazilian scientist (1913-1977) | Recife: October 11, 1913 - Fortaleza: April 10, 1977 | João Ramos Pereira da Costa (Joao Ramos Pereira da Costa) | Recife

38. Juliusz Hibner

  • Hrymailiv: October 11, 1912 celebration
  • Warsaw: November 13, 1994 deceased

Polish physicist (1912–1994) | Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class, Hero of the Soviet Union, Medal for Warsaw

39. Cahit Arf

  • Thessaloniki: October 11, 1910 celebration
  • Istanbul: December 26, 1997 deceased

Turkish mathematician (1910-1997) | TÜBİTAK Service Awards (1974), Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms (1994) | Arf ring, Arf invariant, Arf

40. John Williams Calkin

  • New Rochelle: October 11, 1909 celebration
  • Westhampton: August 5, 1964 deceased

American mathematician (1909-1964) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1946), Guggenheim Fellowship (1945) | Harvard University, Columbia University | New Rochelle

41. Ronald Richter

  • Sokolov: October 11, 1909 celebration
  • Viedma: December 29, 1991 deceased

German scientist (1909-1991) | Charles University | Sokolov: October 11, 1909 - Viedma: December 29, 1991 | Ronald Richter | Sokolov: October 11, 1909

42. Roman Jakobson

  • Moscow: October 11, 1896 celebration
  • Boston: July 18, 1982 deceased

Russian linguist (1896–1982) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1966), doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble

43. Sergei Efron

  • Moscow: October 11, 1893 celebration
  • Moscow: October 16, 1941 deceased

officer of the White Army; Russian and Soviet publicist, writer, NKVD agent (1893–1941) | Moscow State University | Moscow: October 11, 1893 - Moscow: October 16, 1941

44. Alfréd Haar (Alfred Haar)

  • Budapest: October 11, 1885 celebration
  • Szeged: March 16, 1933 deceased

Hungarian mathematician (1885–1933) | Haar wavelet, Haar measure | Fasori Gimnázium, University of Göttingen | Budapest: October 11, 1885 - Szeged: March 16, 1933

45. Friedrich Bergius

  • Złotniki: October 11, 1884 celebration
  • Buenos Aires: March 30, 1949 deceased

German chemist (1884–1949) | Wilhelm Exner Medal (1937), Melchett Medal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1931), Liebig Medal (1928) | University of Wrocław

46. Lewis Fry Richardson

  • Newcastle upon Tyne: October 11, 1881 celebration
  • Kilmun: September 30, 1953 deceased

UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Richardson number, Richardson extrapolation, modified Richardson iteration

47. Hans Kelsen

  • Prague: October 11, 1881 celebration
  • Berkeley: April 19, 1973 deceased

Austrian lawyer (1881–1973) | honorary doctorate of Strasbourg-III University (1972), Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1961), honorary doctor of the

48. Greg McGirr

  • Parkes: October 11, 1879 celebration
  • Sydney: March 23, 1949 deceased

New South Wales politician, chemist and businessman (1879–1949) | St Stanislaus' College | Parkes: October 11, 1879 - Sydney: March 23, 1949 | Greg McGirr

49. Grigori Perederi

  • Yeysk: October 11, 1871 celebration
  • Moscow: December 14, 1953 deceased

Russian civil engineer (1871–1953) | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Stalin Prize, Honoured Worker of Science and

50. Michael Wittlich

  • Kunda: October 11, 1866 celebration
  • Tartu: February 6, 1933 deceased

Estonian chemist (1866–1933) | Kunda: October 11, 1866 - Tartu: February 6, 1933 | Michael Wittlich | Kunda: October 11, 1866 - Tartu: February 6, 1933

51. Johannes Kuenen

  • Leiden: October 11, 1866 celebration
  • Leiden: September 25, 1922 deceased

Dutch physicist (1866–1922) | Leiden University | Leiden: October 11, 1866 - Leiden: September 25, 1922 | Johannes Kuenen | Leiden: October 11, 1866

52. Mabel Augusta Chase

  • New York City: October 11, 1865 celebration
  • Nashville: March 31, 1939 deceased

American physicist and university professor (1865–1939) | New York City: October 11, 1865 - Nashville: March 31, 1939 | Mabel Augusta Chase | New York City

53. Maurits Greshoff

  • October 11, 1862 celebration
  • December 8, 1909 deceased

Dutch botanist, director of the Colonial Museum (1862-1909) | October 11, 1862 - December 8, 1909 | Maurits Greshoff | October 11, 1862 - December 8, 1909

54. Karl Goldschmidt

  • Berlin: October 11, 1857 celebration
  • Seeheim: January 5, 1926 deceased

German chemist and entrepreneur (1857-1926) | Berlin: October 11, 1857 - Seeheim: January 5, 1926 | Karl Goldschmidt | Berlin: October 11, 1857 - Seeheim

55. Leopold Sviták (Leopold Svitak)

  • Frenštát pod Radhoštěm: October 11, 1856 celebration
  • Hukvaldy: December 10, 1931 deceased

Czech inventor (1856-1931) | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm: October 11, 1856 - Hukvaldy: December 10, 1931 | Leopold Sviták (Leopold Svitak) | Frenštát pod

56. Wilhelm Jerusalem

  • Dřenice: October 11, 1854 celebration
  • Vienna: July 15, 1923 deceased

Austrian philosopher (1854–1923) | Charles University | Dřenice: October 11, 1854 - Vienna: July 15, 1923 | Wilhelm Jerusalem | Dřenice: October 11, 1854

57. Henry J. Heinz

  • Birmingham: October 11, 1844 celebration
  • Pittsburgh: May 14, 1919 deceased

American businessman (1844-1919) | Birmingham: October 11, 1844 - Pittsburgh: May 14, 1919 | Henry J. Heinz | Birmingham: October 11, 1844 - Pittsburgh: May 14, 1919

58. Nicolae Teclu

  • Brașov: October 11, 1839 celebration
  • Vienna: July 13, 1916 deceased

Romanian scientist (1839-1916) | Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, Bene Merenti | Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, TU Wien | Brașov: October 11, 1839

59. Wilhelm Merck

  • Darmstadt: October 11, 1833 celebration
  • Darmstadt: January 12, 1899 deceased

German chemist (1833–1899) | Darmstadt: October 11, 1833 - Darmstadt: January 12, 1899 | Wilhelm Merck | Darmstadt: October 11, 1833 - Darmstadt: January 12, 1899

60. Salvatore Carcano

  • Bobbiate: October 11, 1827 celebration
  • Turin: January 1, 1903 deceased

Italian inventor (1827–1903) | Bobbiate: October 11, 1827 - Turin: January 1, 1903 | Salvatore Carcano | Bobbiate: October 11, 1827 - Turin: January 1, 1903

61. John Daniel Runkle

  • Root: October 11, 1822 celebration
  • Southwest Harbor: July 8, 1902 deceased

United States educator and mathematician (1822–1902) | Harvard University, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Root: October 11, 1822

62. Barnabé Brisson (Barnabe Brisson)

  • Lyon: October 11, 1777 celebration
  • Nevers: September 25, 1828 deceased

French corps of bridges, waters and forests and engineer | College of Juilly, École des Ponts ParisTech, École polytechnique | Lyon: October 11, 1777

63. Edward Adam

  • Rouen: October 11, 1768 celebration
  • Montpellier: November 11, 1807 deceased

French chemist and physicist (1768-1807) | Rouen: October 11, 1768 - Montpellier: November 11, 1807 | Edward Adam | Rouen: October 11, 1768 - Montpellier

64. Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

  • Hemelingen: October 11, 1758 celebration
  • Bremen: March 2, 1840 deceased

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840) | Order of the Red Eagle, Lalande Prize (1803), Fellow of the Royal Society (1804), Fellow of the American Academy

65. Fausto Elhuyar

  • Logroño: October 11, 1755 celebration
  • Madrid: February 6, 1833 deceased

Spanish chemist | Logroño: October 11, 1755 - Madrid: February 6, 1833 | Fausto Elhuyar - Fausto Fermín de Elhuyar | Logroño: October 11, 1755 - Madrid

66. Samuel Clarke

  • Norwich: October 11, 1675 celebration
  • London: May 17, 1729 deceased

English philosopher and clergyman (*1675 – †1729) | Norwich School, Gonville and Caius College | Norwich: October 11, 1675 - London: May 17, 1729 | Samuel

67. Francesco Pona

  • Verona: October 11, 1595 celebration
  • Verona: October 2, 1655 deceased

Italian doctor, philosopher and writer (1595-1655) | University of Bologna, University of Padua | Verona: October 11, 1595 - Verona: October 2, 1655

68. Albert Girard

  • Saint-Mihiel: October 11, 1595 celebration
  • Leiden: December 8, 1632 deceased

French mathematician (1595-1632) | Leiden University | Saint-Mihiel: October 11, 1595 - Leiden: December 8, 1632 | Albert Girard | Saint-Mihiel: October 11

69. Valerianus Magnus

  • Milan: October 11, 1586 celebration
  • Salzburg: July 29, 1661 deceased

Italian Capuchin friar (1586-1661) | Clementinum, Charles University | Milan: October 11, 1586 - Salzburg: July 29, 1661 | Valerianus Magnus - Massimiliano

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