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Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

  • Cambridge: November 9, 1897 celebration
  • Cambridge: June 7, 1978 celebration
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    Cambridge: November 9, 1897  

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    Cambridge: June 7, 1978  

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    1. chemistry
     

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    1. Emmanuel College
     

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    1. doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1958)
    2. Longstaff Prize (1969)
    3. Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967)
    4. Fellow of the Royal Society (1936)
    5. Davy Medal (1958)
    6. Liversidge Award (1957)
    7. Meldola Medal and Prize (1926)
    8. Royal Society Bakerian Medal
    9. Bakerian Lecture (1966)
    10. Faraday Lectureship Prize (1965)
     

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  • British chemist | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1958), Longstaff Prize (1969), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967), Fellow of the Royal

1. Derek Muller

  • Traralgon: November 9, 1982 celebration

Australian-born Canadian science communicator | Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award (2016) | Queen's University, University of Sydney | Traralgon: November 9

2. Elizabeth Wright

  • November 9, 1979 celebration

Australian Paralympic swimmer | University of Newcastle | November 9, 1979 - January 1, 2021 | Elizabeth Wright | November 9, 1979 - January 1, 2021

3. Raphaël Enthoven (Raphael Enthoven)

  • Paris: November 9, 1975 celebration

French essayist | Prix Femina essai (2013), Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2014) | Lycée Henri-IV, École Normale Supérieure | Paris: November 9, 1975

4. Vasily Fomichev

  • Podolsk: November 9, 1972 celebration

Russian mathematician, Dr.Sc., Professor, a professor at the Moscow State University. | Moscow State University, MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics

5. Daniel Huybrechts

  • Berlin: November 9, 1966 celebration

German mathematician | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: November 9, 1966 - Martha's Vineyard: August 26, 1992 | Daniel Huybrechts | Berlin: November 9

6. Tomáš Hříbek (Tomas Hribek)

  • November 9, 1965 celebration

November 9, 1965 - Lublin: September 6, 2009 | Tomáš Hříbek (Tomas Hribek) | November 9, 1965 - Lublin: September 6, 2009

7. Damiaan Denys

  • Wevelgem: November 9, 1965 celebration

Belgian philosopher and psychiatrist | Wevelgem: November 9, 1965 - Pisa: March 10, 1872 | Damiaan Denys | Wevelgem: November 9, 1965 - Pisa: March 10, 1872

8. Yair N. Minsky

  • Jerusalem: November 9, 1962 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2021), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023) | Princeton University

9. Roberto Casati

  • Milan: November 9, 1961 celebration

Italian philosopher (1961-) | The Shadow Club: The Greatest Mystery in the Universe | Milan: November 9, 1961 - August 30, 1996 | Roberto Casati | Milan

10. Paolo Giubellino

  • Turin: November 9, 1960 celebration

Italian physicist | Lise Meitner Prize (2014), Enrico Fermi Prize (2013), Fulbright Scholarship | University of California, Santa Cruz, University of Turin

11. Jarosław Lindenberg (Jaroslaw Lindenberg)

  • Warsaw: November 9, 1956 celebration

Polish diplomat | Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence (2023), Polish Cultural Merit Order (2001), Order of Stara

12. Máté Hidvégi (Mate Hidvegi)

  • Budapest: November 9, 1955 celebration

Hungarian biochemist | Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2025), Jedlik Ányos Award (2007) | Budapest University of Technology

13. Nassif Ghoussoub

  • Mali: November 9, 1953 celebration

Canadian mathematician | Coxeter–James Prize (1990), David Borwein Distinguished Career Award (2010), Jeffery–Williams Prize (2007), Fellow of the American

14. Jean Romain

  • Sion: November 9, 1952 celebration

Swiss writer | Rambert Award (1992) | Sion: November 9, 1952 - Le Plessis-Robinson: June 14, 2012 | Jean Romain | Sion: November 9, 1952 - Le Plessis-Robinson

15. John R. Schott

  • Buffalo: November 9, 1951 celebration

American remote sensing researcher | Remote Sensing: The Image Chain Approach | Syracuse University, Canisius University, University at Buffalo | Buffalo

16. Rainer E. Zimmermann

  • Berlin: November 9, 1951 celebration

German philosopher, physicist and mathematician | Free University Berlin | Berlin: November 9, 1951 - Vienna: September 15, 1954 | Rainer E. Zimmermann

17. Oleh Korostelyov

  • Kropyvnytskyi: November 9, 1949 celebration

scientist | National legend of Ukraine (2024), Order of Merit, 1st class, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Hero of Ukraine, Order of the

18. Michał Misiurewicz (Michal Misiurewicz)

  • Warsaw: November 9, 1948 celebration

Polish mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Warsaw | Warsaw: November 9, 1948 - Toronto: November 8, 1952

19. Andrzej Szostek

  • Grudziądz: November 9, 1945 celebration

Polish philosopher | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2013), Medal of the National Education Commission, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

20. Michael Veith

  • Görlitz: November 9, 1944 celebration

German chemist | Wilhelm-Klemm Prize (2009), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1991) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Görlitz: November 9, 1944

21. Andrzej Sadlej

  • Lublin: November 9, 1941 celebration
  • Warsaw: March 24, 2010 deceased

Polish chemist (1941-2010) | University of Warsaw | Lublin: November 9, 1941 - Warsaw: March 24, 2010 | Andrzej Sadlej - Andrzej Jerzy Sadlej | Lublin

22. Nicola Palmisano

  • Taurisano: November 9, 1940 celebration
  • Rome: January 20, 1993 deceased

educator, activist and philosopher | Salesian Pontifical University | Taurisano: November 9, 1940 - Rome: January 20, 1993 | Nicola Palmisano | Taurisano

23. Ajoy Ghatak

  • Lucknow: November 9, 1939 celebration

Indian physicist | Esther Hoffman Beller Medal (2003), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1979), Fellow of the Optical Society | Cornell

24. Issa Katime

  • Barranquilla: November 9, 1939 celebration

Professor of chemistry | Complutense University of Madrid | Barranquilla: November 9, 1939 - Middletown: February 12, 2012 | Issa Katime | Barranquilla

25. Arkady Galkin

  • Rechytsa: November 9, 1935 celebration
  • Bonn: July 28, 2017 deceased

Russian geologists and historian of geology (1935-2017) | Gubkin University | Rechytsa: November 9, 1935 - Bonn: July 28, 2017 | Arkady Galkin | Rechytsa

26. Walter Hunziker

  • Aarau: November 9, 1935 celebration
  • September 9, 2012 deceased

Swiss physicist and university professor at the ETH Zurich | ETH Zurich | Aarau: November 9, 1935 - September 9, 2012 | Walter Hunziker | Aarau: November 9

27. Carl Sagan

  • Brooklyn: November 9, 1934 celebration
  • Seattle: December 20, 1996 deceased

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996) | The Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism (1984), Locus Award for Best First Novel (1986), NAS

28. D. I. Ryzhonkov

  • November 9, 1930 celebration
  • Moscow: January 1, 2021 deceased

scientist | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR

29. Albert Schmid

  • Biberach an der Riss: November 9, 1929 celebration
  • January 31, 1998 deceased

German physicist | Fritz London Award (1993) | Biberach an der Riss: November 9, 1929 - January 31, 1998 | Albert Schmid | Biberach an der Riss: November 9

30. Alexander Ollongren

  • Sumatra: November 9, 1928 celebration
  • Oegstgeest: March 25, 2025 deceased

Dutch scientist | Leiden University | Sumatra: November 9, 1928 - Oegstgeest: March 25, 2025 | Alexander Ollongren | Sumatra: November 9, 1928 - Oegstgeest

31. Mikhail Kargapolov

  • November 9, 1928 celebration
  • Novosibirsk: February 20, 1976 deceased

Russian mathematician (1928-1976) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1975), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1967) | Ural State University, Perm State University

32. Boris Borisovich Kadomtsev

  • Penza: November 9, 1928 celebration
  • Moscow: August 19, 1998 deceased

Russian physicist (1928–1998) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, USSR State Prize, James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics (1998), Lenin Prize | MSU

33. Ülo Kaasik (Ulo Kaasik)

  • Tallinn: November 9, 1926 celebration
  • Tartu: April 17, 2017 deceased

Estonian mathematician (1926–2017) | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class (2001), Gerhard Rägo medal (1998), honorary citizen of Tartu | University of Tartu

34. Victor Nehmi

  • November 9, 1925 celebration

Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo | November 9, 1925 - Halle (Saale): May 5, 1899 | Victor Nehmi | November 9, 1925 - Halle (Saale): May 5, 1899

35. Imre Lakatos

  • Debrecen: November 9, 1922 celebration
  • London: February 2, 1974 deceased

Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922-1974) | Proofs and Refutations, For and Against Method, Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific

36. Richard Lashof

  • Philadelphia: November 9, 1922 celebration
  • Alameda: February 4, 2010 deceased

American mathematician (1922-2010) | Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science | Philadelphia: November 9, 1922

37. Thomas O. Paine

  • Berkeley: November 9, 1921 celebration
  • Los Angeles: May 4, 1992 deceased

American scientist (1921-1992) | Faraday Medal (1976), NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1970), John Fritz Medal (1976) | Brown University, Stanford University

38. Stanisław Bursa (Stanislaw Bursa)

  • Skierniewice: November 9, 1921 celebration
  • Szczecin: June 7, 1987 deceased

Polish chemist | Odznaka tytułu honorowego „Zasłużony Nauczyciel PRL”, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the

39. Janusz Barcicki

  • Zborówek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship: November 9, 1920 celebration
  • Lublin: February 14, 1999 deceased

Polish chemist | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the National Education Commission

40. Thomas Sebeok

  • Budapest: November 9, 1920 celebration
  • Bloomington: December 21, 2001 deceased

American semiotician (1920-2001) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry | Princeton University, Fasori Gimnázium, University of Chicago

41. Alenush Terian

  • Tehran: November 9, 1920 celebration
  • Tehran: March 4, 2011 deceased

Iranian astronomer (1920-2011) | University of Paris, University of Tehran | Tehran: November 9, 1920 - Tehran: March 4, 2011 | Alenush Terian | Tehran

42. James H. Coon

  • November 9, 1914 celebration
  • March 10, 1996 deceased

American chemist | University of Chicago, Indiana University Bloomington | November 9, 1914 - March 10, 1996 | James H. Coon | November 9, 1914 - March 10

43. Hedy Lamarr

  • Vienna: November 9, 1914 celebration
  • Orlando: January 19, 2000 deceased

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000) | National Inventors Hall

44. Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig

  • Turin: November 9, 1910 celebration
  • Buenos Aires: November 27, 2011 deceased

Argentine physician (1910-2011) | University of Turin | Turin: November 9, 1910 - Buenos Aires: November 27, 2011 | Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig | Turin

45. Hans de Goeij

  • The Hague: November 9, 1908 celebration
  • Tilburg: November 28, 1994 deceased

Dutch chemist (1908-1994) | The Hague: November 9, 1908 - Tilburg: November 28, 1994 | Hans de Goeij | The Hague: November 9, 1908 - Tilburg: November 28, 1994

46. Sergey Khristianovich

  • Saint Petersburg: November 9, 1908 celebration
  • Moscow: April 28, 2000 deceased

Russian mathematician (1908–2000) | Stalin Prize, Order of the October Revolution, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal

47. Yaroslav Lopatinskyi

  • Tbilisi: November 9, 1906 celebration
  • Donetsk: March 10, 1981 deceased

Ukrainian mathematician (1906–1981) | State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1978), Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution | Baku

48. Arthur Rudolph

  • Stepfershausen: November 9, 1906 celebration
  • Hamburg: January 1, 1996 deceased

rocket engineer (1906-1996) | NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

49. Kouzma Iakovlevitch Naïakchine (Kouzma Iakovlevitch Naiakchine)

  • Qarayılğa: November 9, 1900 celebration
  • Samara: April 14, 1982 deceased

scientist | Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Courage", Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Perm State University

50. Owen Barfield

  • London: November 9, 1898 celebration
  • Forest Row: December 14, 1997 deceased

British philosopher | Highgate School, Wadham College | London: November 9, 1898 - Forest Row: December 14, 1997 | Owen Barfield | London: November 9, 1898

51. Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

  • Cambridge: November 9, 1897 celebration
  • Cambridge: June 7, 1978 deceased

British chemist | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1958), Longstaff Prize (1969), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967), Fellow of the Royal

52. Jacques Tréfouël (Jacques Trefouel)

  • Le Raincy: November 9, 1897 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: July 11, 1977 deceased

French chemist (1897-1977) | general price Muteau, honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1947), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Carnot

53. Hermann Weyl

  • Elmshorn: November 9, 1885 celebration
  • Zurich: December 8, 1955 deceased

German mathematician (1885–1955) | Lobachevsky Prize (1927), honorary doctor of ETH Zürich, Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1948), Fellow of the American

54. Herbert Kalmus

  • Chelsea: November 9, 1881 celebration
  • Los Angeles: July 11, 1963 deceased

American cinema pioneer | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Chelsea: November 9, 1881 - Los Angeles: July 11, 1963

55. Muhammad Iqbal

  • Sialkot: November 9, 1877 celebration
  • Lahore: April 21, 1938 deceased

South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician (1877–1938) | Sir, Knight Bachelor | Persian Psalms, Gabriel's Wing, Gift from Hijaz, Ilm Al-Iqtisad

56. Ernst Richard Neumann

  • Königsberg: November 9, 1875 celebration
  • Dornholzhausen: August 19, 1955 deceased

German mathematician (1875-1955) | Leipzig University | Königsberg: November 9, 1875 - Dornholzhausen: August 19, 1955 | Ernst Richard Neumann | Königsberg

57. Dmitry Alekseyev

  • Moscow: November 9, 1875 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: June 26, 1935 deceased

Russian chemist (1875-1935) | hydrogen embrittlement | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University, Kazan Imperial University | Moscow

58. Florence R. Sabin

  • Central City: November 9, 1871 celebration
  • Denver: October 3, 1953 deceased

American medical scientist (1871–1953) | Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award (1951), Colorado Women's Hall of Fame (1985), National Women's Hall of Fame (1973)

59. Viktor Vorobyov

  • November 9, 1864 celebration

Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of Lenin | Medical faculty of Moscow University, Yaroslavl Men's Gymnasium | November 9, 1864 - October 1, 2020

60. Frederick Daniel Chattaway

  • Foleshill: November 9, 1860 celebration
  • Torquay: January 26, 1944 deceased

English organic chemist (1860 - 1944) | University of Oxford, University of London | Foleshill: November 9, 1860 - Torquay: January 26, 1944 | Frederick Daniel

61. Jean Leclerc de Pulligny

  • Château du Chesnay-Haguest: November 9, 1859 celebration
  • Antibes: April 7, 1939 deceased

French corps of bridges, waters and forests and engineer (1859–1939) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1898), Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Officer of the

62. Edward Otho Cresap Ord II

  • San Francisco: November 9, 1858 celebration
  • Eagle Rock: April 4, 1923 deceased

American military officer, linguist and inventor (1858–1923) | San Francisco: November 9, 1858 - Eagle Rock: April 4, 1923 | Edward Otho Cresap Ord II | San

63. Charles Franklin Thwing

  • New Sharon: November 9, 1853 celebration
  • Cleveland: August 29, 1937 deceased

American writer (1853–1937) | Harvard University, Phillips Academy | New Sharon: November 9, 1853 - Cleveland: August 29, 1937 | Charles Franklin Thwing

64. Alfred Caldecott

  • Chester: November 9, 1850 celebration
  • Malvern: February 8, 1936 deceased

British philosopher | St John's College | Chester: November 9, 1850 - Malvern: February 8, 1936 | Alfred Caldecott | Chester: November 9, 1850 - Malvern

65. Albert Farges

  • Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: November 9, 1848 celebration
  • Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: June 9, 1926 deceased

French priest and philosopher (1848-1926) | Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: November 9, 1848 - Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne: June 9, 1926 | Albert Farges

66. Mór Réthy (Mor Rethy)

  • Nagykőrös: November 9, 1846 celebration
  • Budapest: October 16, 1925 deceased

Hungarian mathematician (1846–1925) | Heidelberg University | Nagykőrös: November 9, 1846 - Budapest: October 16, 1925 | Mór Réthy - Rothbaum Mór (Mor

67. Giuseppe Basso

  • Chivasso: November 9, 1842 celebration
  • Turin: July 28, 1895 deceased

Italian mathematician (1842-1895) | University of Turin | Chivasso: November 9, 1842 - Turin: July 28, 1895 | Giuseppe Basso | Chivasso: November 9, 1842

68. Johann Georg Beringer

  • November 9, 1829 celebration

November 9, 1829 - Zurich: February 12, 1926 | Johann Georg Beringer | November 9, 1829 - Zurich: February 12, 1926

69. Annibale de Gasparis

  • Bugnara: November 9, 1819 celebration
  • Naples: March 21, 1892 deceased

Italian astronomer (1819-1892) | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1851), Royal Order of Francis I (1859), Order of the Red Eagle (1854), Knight

70. Joseph Bayma

  • Cirié: November 9, 1816 celebration
  • Santa Clara: February 7, 1892 deceased

Italian mathematician | Cirié: November 9, 1816 - Santa Clara: February 7, 1892 | Joseph Bayma | Cirié: November 9, 1816 - Santa Clara: February 7, 1892

71. Napoléon Aubin (Napoleon Aubin)

  • Chêne-Bougeries: November 9, 1812 celebration
  • Montreal: June 12, 1890 deceased

journalist, publisher, playwright, and scientist (1812–1890) | Chêne-Bougeries: November 9, 1812 - Montreal: June 12, 1890 | Napoléon Aubin (Napoleon

72. Albert Taylor Bledsoe

  • Frankfort: November 9, 1809 celebration
  • Alexandria: December 8, 1877 deceased

American priest, mathematician and army officer (1809-1877) | United States Military Academy, Kenyon College | Frankfort: November 9, 1809 - Alexandria: December 8, 1877

73. Marianna Marquesa Florenzi

  • Ravenna: November 9, 1802 celebration
  • Florence: April 15, 1870 deceased

Italian philosopher (1802–1870) | University of Perugia | Ravenna: November 9, 1802 - Florence: April 15, 1870 | Marianna Marquesa Florenzi | Ravenna

74. Gail Borden

  • Norwich: November 9, 1801 celebration
  • Borden: January 11, 1874 deceased

American inventor (1801–1874) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | Norwich: November 9, 1801 - Borden: January 11, 1874 | Gail Borden | Norwich

75. Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster

  • London: November 9, 1789 celebration
  • Brussels metropolitan area: February 2, 1860 deceased

British astronomer, naturalist, and philosopher (1789-1860) | Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | Corpus Christi College

76. Giuseppe Gazzeri

  • Florence: November 9, 1771 celebration
  • Florence: June 22, 1847 deceased

Italian chemist (1771-1847) | Florence: November 9, 1771 - Florence: June 22, 1847 | Giuseppe Gazzeri | Florence: November 9, 1771 - Florence: June 22, 1847

77. Stepan Rumovsky

  • Vladimir Governorate: November 9, 1734 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: July 18, 1812 deceased

Russian mathematician | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1809), Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class (1802) | Academic University at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences

78. Benjamin Banneker

  • Baltimore County: November 9, 1731 celebration
  • Oella: October 19, 1806 deceased

free African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806) | Baltimore County: November 9, 1731 - Oella: October 19, 1806 | Benjamin

79. Hermann Conring

  • Norden: November 9, 1606 celebration
  • Helmstedt: December 12, 1681 deceased

German philosopher (1606-1681) | University of Helmstedt | Norden: November 9, 1606 - Helmstedt: December 12, 1681 | Hermann Conring (Fortunatus | Cyriacus

80. Wang Yangming

  • Yuyao City: November 9, 1472 celebration
  • Ganzhou: January 19, 1529 deceased

Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529) | Yuyao City: November 9, 1472 - Ganzhou: January 19, 1529 | Wang Yangming | Yuyao City: November 9, 1472

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