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  • The Bronx: October 15, 1921 celebration
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    The Bronx: October 15, 1921  

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    Pasadena: November 30, 2007  

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    1. physics
     

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    1. Brooklyn College
    2. Purdue University
    3. New Utrecht High School
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1983)
    2. Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2004)
    3. International Prize for Biology (2000)
    4. Rosenstiel Award (1985)
    5. Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize (1961)
    6. Croonian Medal and Lecture (1982)
    7. Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal (1986)
    8. Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (1993)
    9. March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (2002)
    10. Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research (1992)
    11. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1971)
    12. Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (2004)
    13. Albany Medical Center Prize (2006)
    14. National Medal of Science (1982)
    15. Mendel Medal (1994)
    16. Canada Gairdner International Award (2004)
    17. Canada Gairdner International Award (1964)
    18. Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1976)
    19. Ralph W. Gerard Prize (1989)
    20. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1976)
    21. Wolf Prize in Medicine (1991)
    22. Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1988)
    23. Dickson Prize in Science (1979)
    24. Harvey Prize (1977)
    25. honorary doctor of Purdue University (1968)
    26. NAS Award in the Neurosciences (2001)
    27. Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research (2001)
     

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  • American geneticist (1921–2007) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1983), Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2004), International

1. Danis Şakirof (Danis Sakirof)

  • Mendeleyevsk: October 15, 1988 celebration

Russian scientist | Kazan Federal University | Mendeleyevsk: October 15, 1988 - Tübingen: December 21, 1848 | Danis Şakirof (Danis Sakirof) | Mendeleyevsk

2. Mar Gomez

  • Madrid: October 15, 1985 celebration

Spanish physics | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), EUDE Business School | Madrid: October 15, 1985 - Hanover: April 17, 1920

3. Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

  • Wetzlar: October 15, 1973 celebration

German philosopher | King's College London | Wetzlar: October 15, 1973 - Pamplona: November 2, 2023 | Stefan Lorenz Sorgner | Wetzlar: October 15, 1973

4. Park Kyung-mee

  • Yeongdeungpo District: October 15, 1965 celebration

South Korean politician | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Seoul National University | Yeongdeungpo District: October 15, 1965 - January 16, 0919

5. Vladimir G. Dubrovskii

  • October 15, 1965 celebration

Russian physicist | Saint Petersburg State University | October 15, 1965 - Santiago de Compostela: March 21, 1961 | Vladimir G. Dubrovskii | October 15, 1965

6. Vadym Slyusar

  • Reshetylivka Raion: October 15, 1964 celebration

stientist | Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class, Medal "10 years to the Armed Forces of Ukraine", Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Medal "For Distinction in

7. Oleg Khatsev

  • Alagir: October 15, 1963 celebration

scientist | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | North Ossetian State University

8. Leszek Zguczyński (Leszek Zguczynski)

  • Szczecinek: October 15, 1959 celebration

Polish university teacher | Eugeniusz Piasecki Academy of Physical Education in Poznań | Szczecinek: October 15, 1959 - Poznań: February 23, 2024 | Leszek

9. Gabriella Tarantello

  • Pratola Peligna: October 15, 1958 celebration

Italian mathematician | Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, University of L'Aquila, New York University | Pratola Peligna: October 15, 1958

10. Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (Virpi Hameen-Anttila)

  • Espoo: October 15, 1958 celebration

Finnish researcher, translator, illustrator and writer | Vantaa cultural prize (2008), Eino Leino Prize (2002) | University of Helsinki | Espoo: October 15

11. Shlomo Ben-Haim

  • Israel: October 15, 1957 celebration

Israeli academic and entrepreneur | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | Israel: October 15, 1957 - Budapest: January 13, 1931 | Shlomo Ben-Haim

12. Julia Mary Yeomans

  • Derby: October 15, 1954 celebration

British physicist | Sam Edwards Medal and Prize (2021), Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Fellow of the Royal Society (2013) | Wolfson College, Somerville

13. John Ousterhout

  • Solano County: October 15, 1954 celebration

creator of the Tcl/Tk development environment | ACM Fellow (1994), ACM Software System Award (1997), IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award

14. Bernard Dacorogna

  • Alexandria: October 15, 1953 celebration

Swiss mathematician | Heriot-Watt University, University of Geneva | Alexandria: October 15, 1953 - Philadelphia: June 14, 1856 | Bernard Dacorogna

15. Artyom Kobzev

  • Moscow: October 15, 1953 celebration

Russian historian and philosopher | State Prize of the Russian Federation | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Moscow: October 15, 1953 - May 13, 1974

16. Isa mammadov

  • Lankaran District: October 15, 1953 celebration

scientist | Lankaran District: October 15, 1953 - Nesovice: May 15, 1772 | Isa mammadov | Lankaran District: October 15, 1953 - Nesovice: May 15, 1772

17. Armin Reller

  • Winterthur: October 15, 1952 celebration

Chemist and Professor at University Augsburg | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2019) | Winterthur: October 15, 1952

18. John S. Werner

  • Humphrey: October 15, 1951 celebration

American scientist who studies human vision and its changes across the life span | University of Kansas, Brown University | Humphrey: October 15, 1951 - Rome

19. Bruno Thomauske

  • Oppenau: October 15, 1949 celebration

German physicist | Oppenau: October 15, 1949 - Hamburg: June 25, 1995 | Bruno Thomauske | Oppenau: October 15, 1949 - Hamburg: June 25, 1995

20. Rush D. Holt, Jr.

  • Weston: October 15, 1948 celebration

American scientist and politician | Joseph A. Burton Forum Award (2017), ASCB Public Service Award (2014), Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (2010) | New York

21. David Holt

  • Gatesville: October 15, 1946 celebration

American musician | Grammy Awards (2002), North Carolina Award for Fine Arts (2021), North Carolina Award (2021) | Palisades Charter High School | Gatesville

22. Erwin Bolthausen

  • Rohr: October 15, 1945 celebration

Swiss mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2008) | ETH Zurich | Rohr: October 15, 1945 - Budapest: March 24, 1945 | Erwin

23. Malcolm Chisholm

  • Mumbai: October 15, 1945 celebration
  • Worthington: November 20, 2015 deceased

British chemist; (1945-2015) | American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry (1989), Davy Medal (1999), Guggenheim Fellowship, Centenary Prize (1994)

24. Ildikó Mócsy (Ildiko Mocsy)

  • Cluj-Napoca: October 15, 1943 celebration

Romanian physicist | Babeș-Bolyai University | Cluj-Napoca: October 15, 1943 - Massachusetts: January 1, 2001 | Ildikó Mócsy (Ildiko Mocsy) | Cluj-Napoca

25. Carlos Núñez Cortés (Carlos Nunez Cortes)

  • October 15, 1942 celebration

Argentine musician | University of Buenos Aires | October 15, 1942 - Valencia: August 8, 2019 | Carlos Núñez Cortés (Carlos Nunez Cortes) | October 15, 1942

26. Alain M. Robert

  • October 15, 1941 celebration
  • March 7, 2025 deceased

Swiss mathematician | University of Neuchâtel | October 15, 1941 - March 7, 2025 | Alain M. Robert | October 15, 1941 - March 7, 2025 | University of Neuchâtel

27. Boris Tanganov

  • October 15, 1940 celebration

East Siberia State University of Technology and Management | October 15, 1940 - Moscow: February 27, 2010 | Boris Tanganov | October 15, 1940 - Moscow

28. Wojciech Stec

  • Warsaw: October 15, 1940 celebration
  • Warsaw: December 4, 2024 deceased

Polish chemist | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of

29. Sylvère Lotringer (Sylvere Lotringer)

  • Paris: October 15, 1938 celebration
  • Ensenada: November 8, 2021 deceased

French literary critic (1938–2021) | Officer of Arts and Letters (2015) | University of Nice Sophia Antipolis | Paris: October 15, 1938 - Ensenada: November 8, 2021

30. Ramūnas Katilius (Ramunas Katilius)

  • Kaunas: October 15, 1935 celebration
  • Vilnius: October 5, 2014 deceased

Lithuanian physicist (1935-2014) | Vilnius University | Kaunas: October 15, 1935 - Vilnius: October 5, 2014 | Ramūnas Katilius (Ramunas Katilius) | Kaunas

31. Leonard Peikoff

  • Winnipeg: October 15, 1933 celebration

Canadian-American philosopher | Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, The Ominous Parallels | New York University, University of Manitoba | Winnipeg

32. Richard Bader

  • Kitchener: October 15, 1931 celebration
  • Burlington: January 15, 2012 deceased

Canadian chemist (1931–2012) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Kołos Medal (2000), Guggenheim Fellowship | McMaster University | Kitchener: October

33. FM-2030

  • City of Brussels: October 15, 1930 celebration
  • New York City: July 8, 2000 deceased

Iranian-American transhumanist philosopher and futurist | City of Brussels: October 15, 1930 - New York City: July 8, 2000 | FM-2030 | City of Brussels

34. Nikolay Karlov

  • Saint Petersburg: October 15, 1929 celebration
  • Moscow: January 14, 2014 deceased

Russian physicist | Order of Friendship of Peoples, USSR State Prize, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Saint

35. Antonino Zichichi

  • Trapani: October 15, 1929 celebration

Italian nuclear physicist | honorary doctor of the Peking University (1990), Enrico Fermi Prize (2001), Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

36. Hubert Dreyfus

  • Terre Haute: October 15, 1929 celebration
  • Berkeley: April 22, 2017 deceased

American philosopher (1929–2017) | Barwise Prize (2005), honorary doctor of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

37. Kameshwar C. Wali

  • Vijayapura: October 15, 1927 celebration
  • January 14, 2022 deceased

Indian Professor of Physics | Fulbright Scholarship | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Banaras Hindu University | Vijayapura: October 15, 1927 - January 14, 2022

38. Charles Rees

  • Egypt: October 15, 1927 celebration
  • September 21, 2006 deceased

British organic chemist (1927-2006) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, honorary doctor of the University of Leicester, Fellow of the Royal Society

39. Hans Wußing (Hans Wussing)

  • Waldheim: October 15, 1927 celebration
  • Leipzig: April 26, 2011 deceased

German historian of mathematics (1927–2011) | Kenneth O. May Prize (1993) | Leipzig University | Waldheim: October 15, 1927 - Leipzig: April 26, 2011 | Hans

40. Agustín García Calvo (Agustin Garcia Calvo)

  • Granja de Moreruela: October 15, 1926 celebration
  • Zamora: November 1, 2012 deceased

Spanish writer (1926–2012) | Premio Nacional a la Obra de un Traductor (2006), Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática (1999), National Award of Essay (1990)

41. Michel Foucault

  • Poitiers: October 15, 1926 celebration
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris: June 25, 1984 deceased

French philosopher (1926–1984) | Discipline and Punish, The Order of Things, The History of Sexuality, The Archaeology of Knowledge, L'usage des plaisirs

42. Genrich Altshuller

  • Tashkent: October 15, 1926 celebration
  • Petrozavodsk: September 24, 1998 deceased

Soviet inventor and writer (1926–1998) | theory of inventive problem solving | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University | Tashkent: October 15, 1926

43. Jean Robieux

  • Jugon: October 15, 1925 celebration
  • Le Plessis-Robinson: June 14, 2012 deceased

French physicist (1925–2012) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Blondel Medal (1966) | French Civil Aviation University, Science Faculty of Paris, École

44. Anthony de Jasay

  • Aba: October 15, 1925 celebration
  • Néville: January 23, 2019 deceased

Hungarian economist, philosopher (1925–2019) | University of Western Australia, Nuffield College | Aba: October 15, 1925 - Néville: January 23, 2019

45. Peter Gosar

  • Ljubljana: October 15, 1923 celebration
  • Ljubljana: April 5, 2022 deceased

Slovenian physicists | Kidrič Prize, Order of Labour | University of Ljubljana | Ljubljana: October 15, 1923 - Ljubljana: April 5, 2022 | Peter Gosar

46. Luigi Giussani

  • Desio: October 15, 1922 celebration
  • Milan: February 22, 2005 deceased

Roman Catholic priest and educator (1922–2005) | Desio: October 15, 1922 - Milan: February 22, 2005 | Luigi Giussani | Desio: October 15, 1922 - Milan

47. Seymour Benzer

  • The Bronx: October 15, 1921 celebration
  • Pasadena: November 30, 2007 deceased

American geneticist (1921–2007) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1983), Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2004), International

48. Carl Hellmuth Hertz

  • Berlin: October 15, 1920 celebration
  • Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling: April 29, 1990 deceased

German physicist (1920–1990) | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1977) | Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: October 15, 1920 - Lunds

49. Stang Mongkolsuk

  • October 15, 1919 celebration
  • July 6, 1971 deceased

Thai science educator | October 15, 1919 - July 6, 1971 | Stang Mongkolsuk | October 15, 1919 - July 6, 1971

50. Howard Clayton Eberline

  • October 15, 1917 celebration

October 15, 1917 - Albuquerque: January 6, 1972 | Howard Clayton Eberline | October 15, 1917 - Albuquerque: January 6, 1972

51. Marion Donovan

  • Chile: October 15, 1917 celebration
  • New York City: November 4, 1998 deceased

American inventor and architect (1917–1998) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2015) | Rosemont College, Yale University, Yale School of Architecture

52. Ivan Ushenko

  • Grayvoron: October 15, 1913 celebration
  • Kyiv: November 25, 2001 deceased

Ukrainian chemist | National University of Kharkiv | Grayvoron: October 15, 1913 - Kyiv: November 25, 2001 | Ivan Ushenko | Grayvoron: October 15, 1913 - Kyiv

53. Yevgeny Zhuravlyov

  • October 15, 1910 celebration

Order of the Red Star, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

54. Gian Carlo Wick

  • Turin: October 15, 1909 celebration
  • Turin: April 20, 1992 deceased

Italian theoretical physicist (1909-1992) | Matteucci Medal (1980), Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1967) | University of Turin | Turin

55. Bernhard Neumann

  • Berlin: October 15, 1909 celebration
  • Canberra: October 21, 2002 deceased

German-born British mathematician | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1964), Adams Prize (1952), Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture (1984), Fellow

56. Zhao Jiuzhang

  • Kaifeng: October 15, 1907 celebration
  • Beijing: October 26, 1968 deceased

Chinese scientist (1907-1968) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Zhejiang University, Tsinghua University | Kaifeng: October 15, 1907

57. Botha de Meillon

  • Prieska: October 15, 1902 celebration
  • United States: December 6, 2000 deceased

South African entomologist (1902–2000) | Prieska: October 15, 1902 - United States: December 6, 2000 | Botha de Meillon - Schalk Jacobus Botha de Meillon

58. Jakob Nielsen

  • Mjels: October 15, 1890 celebration
  • Helsingør: August 3, 1959 deceased

Danish mathematician (1890–1959) | Nielsen–Schreier theorem, Fenchel–Nielsen coordinates, Nielsen theory, Nielsen–Thurston classification, Nielsen transformation

59. André-Louis Cholesky (Andre-Louis Cholesky)

  • Montguyon: October 15, 1875 celebration
  • Bagneux: August 31, 1918 deceased

French military officer and mathematician (1875–1918) | Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania (1917), Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms

60. Rudolf Rothe

  • Berlin: October 15, 1873 celebration
  • Berlin: October 26, 1942 deceased

German mathematician (1873–1942) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: October 15, 1873 - Berlin: October 26, 1942 | Rudolf Rothe | Berlin: October 15

61. A. A. Zhizhilenko

  • October 15, 1873 celebration

Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University | October 15, 1873 - Celle: August 13, 1934 | A. A. Zhizhilenko | October 15, 1873 - Celle: August 13, 1934

62. Carlos Vaz Ferreira

  • Montevideo: October 15, 1872 celebration
  • Montevideo: January 3, 1958 deceased

Uruguayan philosopher (1872–1958) | University of the Republic | Montevideo: October 15, 1872 - Montevideo: January 3, 1958 | Carlos Vaz Ferreira - Carlos

63. Simon Deploige

  • Tongeren: October 15, 1868 celebration
  • Leuven: November 19, 1927 deceased

Belgian politician | Tongeren: October 15, 1868 - Leuven: November 19, 1927 | Simon Deploige | Tongeren: October 15, 1868 - Leuven: November 19, 1927

64. Camille Papin Tissot

  • Brest: October 15, 1868 celebration
  • Arcachon: October 2, 1917 deceased

French physicist (1868–1917) | mort pour la France, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officier de l'Instruction publique | École Navale | Brest: October 15

65. Charles-Eugène Guye (Charles-Eugene Guye)

  • Champvent: October 15, 1866 celebration
  • Geneva: July 15, 1942 deceased

Swiss physicist (1866-1942) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1926) | University of Geneva | Champvent: October 15, 1866 - Geneva: July 15, 1942

66. Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (Augusta Dejerine-Klumpke)

  • San Francisco: October 15, 1859 celebration
  • Paris: November 5, 1927 deceased

American-born French medical doctor (1859-1927) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris Medical Faculty | San Francisco: October 15, 1859 - Paris: November 5, 1927

67. Jaime de Magalhães Lima (Jaime de Magalhaes Lima)

  • Aveiro: October 15, 1859 celebration
  • Eixo: February 26, 1936 deceased

Poet and writer (1859–1936) | Law School of the University of Coimbra | Aveiro: October 15, 1859 - Eixo: February 26, 1936 | Jaime de Magalhães Lima (Jaime

68. Jacob Cardinaal

  • Groningen: October 15, 1848 celebration
  • The Hague: February 9, 1922 deceased

Dutch mathematician (1848–1922) | Utrecht University | Groningen: October 15, 1848 - The Hague: February 9, 1922 | Jacob Cardinaal | Groningen: October 15

69. Harmon Northrop Morse

  • Cambridge: October 15, 1848 celebration
  • Maine: September 8, 1920 deceased

American chemist (1848–1920) | Amherst College, University of Göttingen | Cambridge: October 15, 1848 - Maine: September 8, 1920 | Harmon Northrop Morse

70. Platon Poretsky

  • Kropyvnytskyi: October 15, 1846 celebration
  • Zhovid: August 22, 1907 deceased

Russian mathematician (1846-1907) | National University of Kharkiv | Kropyvnytskyi: October 15, 1846 - Zhovid: August 22, 1907 | Platon Poretsky

71. Friedrich Nietzsche

  • Röcken: October 15, 1844 celebration
  • Weimar: August 25, 1900 deceased

German philosopher (1844–1900) | Thus Spoke Zarathustra | Leipzig University, University of Bonn, Domgymnasium Naumburg, Landesschule Pforta | Röcken

72. Auguste Mauler

  • October 15, 1841 celebration

October 15, 1841 - Saint Petersburg: October 20, 1913 | Auguste Mauler | October 15, 1841 - Saint Petersburg: October 20, 1913

73. Leo Königsberger (Leo Konigsberger)

  • Poznań: October 15, 1837 celebration
  • Heidelberg: December 15, 1921 deceased

German mathematician (1837-1921) | Humboldt University of Berlin, Heidelberg University, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium of Posen | Poznań: October 15, 1837

74. Josef Durdík (Josef Durdik)

  • Hořice: October 15, 1837 celebration
  • Malá Strana: June 30, 1902 deceased

Czech philosopher (1837–1902) | Hořice: October 15, 1837 - Malá Strana: June 30, 1902 | Josef Durdík (Josef Durdik | Jan Bušil) | Hořice: October 15

75. Wilhelm Holtz

  • Barth: October 15, 1836 celebration
  • Greifswald: September 27, 1913 deceased

German physicist (1836–1913) | University of Edinburgh | Barth: October 15, 1836 - Greifswald: September 27, 1913 | Wilhelm Holtz | Barth: October 15, 1836

76. Oscar Emil Meyer

  • Varel: October 15, 1834 celebration
  • Wrocław: April 21, 1909 deceased

German physicist (1834-1909) | University of Zurich, University of Königsberg, Heidelberg University | Varel: October 15, 1834 - Wrocław: April 21, 1909

77. Frederick Guthrie

  • London: October 15, 1833 celebration
  • London: October 21, 1886 deceased

British physicist | University College London, University of Marburg | London: October 15, 1833 - London: October 21, 1886 | Frederick Guthrie | London

78. Friedrich Tietjen

  • Garnholt: October 15, 1832 celebration
  • Berlin: June 21, 1895 deceased

German astronomer (1832-1895) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Garnholt: October 15, 1832 - Berlin: June 21, 1895 | Friedrich Tietjen | Garnholt: October 15

79. Asaph Hall

  • Goshen: October 15, 1829 celebration
  • Annapolis: November 22, 1907 deceased

American astronomer (1829–1907) | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1879), Lalande Prize (1877), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1896) | New-York

80. Viktor Koudriavtsev-Platonov

  • Novorzhevskij County: October 15, 1828 celebration
  • Sergiyev Posad: December 15, 1891 deceased

Modern Russian philosopher (1828–1891) | Moscow Theological Academy | Novorzhevskij County: October 15, 1828 - Sergiyev Posad: December 15, 1891 | Viktor

81. Emilio Marquez Villarroel

  • Badajoz: October 15, 1827 celebration
  • Seville: October 29, 1888 deceased

Spanish scientist | Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic | Real Instituto Industrial de Madrid | Badajoz: October 15, 1827 - Seville: October 29, 1888

82. Ernst Kapp

  • Ludwigsstadt: October 15, 1808 celebration
  • Düsseldorf: January 30, 1896 deceased

German teacher, geographer and philosopher (1808-1896) | University of Bonn | Ludwigsstadt: October 15, 1808 - Düsseldorf: January 30, 1896 | Ernst Kapp

83. Rifa'a at-Tahtawi

  • Tahta: October 15, 1801 celebration
  • Cairo: May 27, 1873 deceased

Egyptian scholar (1801–1873) | Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz | Al-Azhar University | Tahta: October 15, 1801 - Cairo: May 27, 1873 | Rifa'a at-Tahtawi

84. Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck (Pierre Joseph Etienne Finck)

  • Lauterbourg: October 15, 1797 celebration
  • Strasbourg: July 27, 1870 deceased

French mathematician (1797-1870) | École polytechnique | Lauterbourg: October 15, 1797 - Strasbourg: July 27, 1870 | Pierre Joseph Étienne Finck (Pierre

85. Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse

  • Oldenburg: October 15, 1797 celebration
  • Berlin: November 25, 1855 deceased

German philologist (1797–1855) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Oldenburg: October 15, 1797 - Berlin: November 25, 1855 | Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse

86. William Christopher Zeise

  • Slagelse: October 15, 1789 celebration
  • Copenhagen: November 12, 1847 deceased

Danish chemist | University of Copenhagen | Slagelse: October 15, 1789 - Copenhagen: November 12, 1847 | William Christopher Zeise | Slagelse: October 15, 1789

87. Alberto Lista

  • Seville: October 15, 1775 celebration
  • Seville: October 5, 1848 deceased

Spanish poet (1775-1848) | University of Seville | Seville: October 15, 1775 - Seville: October 5, 1848 | Alberto Lista - Alberto Rodríguez de Lista y Aragón

88. Johann Georg Tralles

  • Hamburg: October 15, 1763 celebration
  • London: November 19, 1822 deceased

German mathematician and physicist (1763-1822) | University of Göttingen | Hamburg: October 15, 1763 - London: November 19, 1822 | Johann Georg Tralles

89. Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni

  • Angera: October 15, 1750 celebration
  • Como: March 29, 1821 deceased

Italian inventor, agronomist | Angera: October 15, 1750 - Como: March 29, 1821 | Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni | Angera: October 15, 1750 - Como: March 29, 1821

90. Jesse Ramsden

  • Salterhebble: October 15, 1735 celebration
  • Brighton: November 5, 1800 deceased

British engraver and instrument maker | Copley Medal (1795), Fellow of the Royal Society (1786), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1798) | optical

91. Tódor Batthyány (Todor Batthyany)

  • Rechnitz: October 15, 1729 celebration
  • Vienna: June 13, 1812 deceased

1729–1812) Hungarian inventor and mechanical engineer | Rechnitz: October 15, 1729 - Vienna: June 13, 1812 | Tódor Batthyány (Todor Batthyany) | Rechnitz

92. Anton Deusing

  • Moers: October 15, 1612 celebration
  • Groningen: January 29, 1666 deceased

1612-1666) | Moers: October 15, 1612 - Groningen: January 29, 1666 | Anton Deusing | Moers: October 15, 1612 - Groningen: January 29, 1666

93. Evangelista Torricelli

  • Rome: October 15, 1608 celebration
  • Florence: October 25, 1647 deceased

Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647) | barometer, Gabriel's Horn, Torricelli's law, Torricelli's equation, torricellian chamber, Torricelli's

94. William Macdowell

  • October 15, 1590 celebration
  • March 21, 1666 deceased

Scottish diplomat | October 15, 1590 - March 21, 1666 | William Macdowell | October 15, 1590 - March 21, 1666

95. Konrad Mutian

  • Homberg (Efze): October 15, 1470 celebration
  • Gotha: April 9, 1526 deceased

German humanist | University of Erfurt | Homberg (Efze): October 15, 1470 - Gotha: April 9, 1526 | Konrad Mutian | Homberg (Efze): October 15, 1470 - Gotha

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