Václav Havel (Vaclav Havel)

British Islamic scholar and philosopher | Al-Azhar University, University of Oxford, University of Birmingham, Queen Mary University of London, School of

German economist, dean, university rector; president, higher education expert; edtech; social media; artificial intelligence | University of Paris, University

Brazilian philosopher, columnist, essayist, lyricist and composer | Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Song (2020) | Federal University of Rio de

French mathematician and politician | Honorary doctor of the Technical University of Berlin, EMS Prize (2008), Prix François-Mauriac (2013), Peano Prize

D. Phil. Institute of Mathematics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 1995 | Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University | Horodok: October 5

Canadian journalist, television presenter and radio host | University of Sherbrooke | Saint-Jérôme: October 5, 1967 - Toulouse: February 14, 1841

American theoretical cosmologist | Emperor Has No Clothes Award (2014), Andrew Gemant Award, Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (2000), Guggenheim

German science writer | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: October 5, 1965 - Gdańsk: July 25, 1609 | Stefan Klein | Munich: October 5, 1965

scientist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Moscow: October 5, 1964 - Saint Petersburg

Israeli mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2008), Rollo Davidson Prize

British mathematician, epidemiologist, and academic | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (2019)

Italian philosopher (1961-2013) | Termoli: October 5, 1961 - Palma: October 25, 2013 | Massimo Desiato | Termoli: October 5, 1961 - Palma: October 25, 2013

German physicist | Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (1999), Gaede Award (1992), Philip Morris Research Prize (2003), Hamburg Science Prize (2015)

Comenius University | October 5, 1959 - Mauthausen concentration camp: March 13, 1942 | Jozef Masarik | October 5, 1959 - Mauthausen concentration camp

scientist | School of Engineering of São Carlos of the University of São Paulo | October 5, 1959 - Prague: December 18, 1848 | Glaucius Oliva | October 5

American endodontist | Northwestern University, Northwestern University Dental School, Santa Clara University | Portland: October 5, 1959 - January 24, 1867

Belarusian scientist | Belarusian State Agricultural Academy | Michajlaŭščyna: October 5, 1957 - Zurich: November 19, 1912 | Anatoliy Sprinchak

German specialist in literature | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Eggenfelden: October 5, 1957 - Springfield: January 27, 1907 | Joseph Vogl

American mathematician and academic | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Keith Medal (2007), Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research

American writer | National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction (2007), PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award (2007), Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine

German mathematician | University of Bonn | Bückeburg: October 5, 1951 - January 6, 2025 | Wolfgang Ebeling | Bückeburg: October 5, 1951 - January 6, 2025

Dutch mathematician and businessman | Akademiepenning (2014), honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1994) | Leiden University, University of Amsterdam

American chemist | ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (1998), Tetrahedron Prize (2015), Sterling Professor, Clarivate Citation

scientist | Tashkent: October 5, 1948 - Miami: February 10, 2005 | Evelina Katsenovich | Tashkent: October 5, 1948 - Miami: February 10, 2005

Slovak philosopher and writer | Anasoft Litera (2018) | Levoča: October 5, 1943 - Paris: March 18, 1907 | Etela Farkašová (Etela Farkasova) | Levoča

researcher | University of Glasgow, Complutense University of Madrid, Spanish National Research Council | Madrid: October 5, 1942 - Pamplona: December 19, 2020

Russian writer (1941-2020) | Steklov Institute of Mathematics, MSU Faculty of Physics | Skopin: October 5, 1941 - Moscow: September 22, 2020 | Sergey Khoruzhy

American sound and radio engineer (1940–2024) | St. Louis: October 5, 1940 - Belleville: February 28, 2024 | Bob Heil | St. Louis: October 5, 1940

German physicist | Philip Morris Research Prize (1997) | Barmstedt: October 5, 1939 - June 15, 2024 | Volker Schönfelder (Volker Schonfelder) | Barmstedt

Russian mathematician | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | National University of Kharkiv

chemist | National Polytechnic University of Armenia | Yerevan: October 5, 1939 - Yerevan: March 25, 2022 | Vilena Martirosyan | Yerevan: October 5, 1939

French astronomer | Marseille: October 5, 1938 - Bucharest: April 21, 1882 | Alain Giraud-Ruby | Marseille: October 5, 1938 - Bucharest: April 21, 1882

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

Colombian poet, translator, philosopher and essayist | Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia | El Carmen de Viboral: October 5, 1937

Israeli physicist | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | October 5, 1936 - August 24, 1966 | Yosef Oreg | October 5, 1936 - August 24, 1966 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Norwegian sociologist (1933–2021) | honorary doctorate (2003), Zola Prize (2003) | University of Oslo, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Oslo: October 5

German mathematician | National Prize of East Germany | Humboldt University of Berlin | Potsdam: October 5, 1932 - November 12, 2024 | Helmut Koch | Potsdam

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980), Gung and Hu Award (2006), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

German economist (1930-2016) | Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (1994), honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2003)

American astronaut (1929–2017) | NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1970), Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Aviation

American mathematician (1929-2004) | Fellow of the American Statistical Association (1963), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1967)

American biologist | Pasadena: October 5, 1926 - Stockholm: July 4, 1973 | Howard H. Pattee | Pasadena: October 5, 1926 - Stockholm: July 4, 1973

Russian linguist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship | Far Eastern Federal University

October 5, 1926 - Białokosz: November 21, 1827 | Alexander Valentinovich Pankratov | October 5, 1926 - Białokosz: November 21, 1827

Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Valour

son of Muhammad Iqbal | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | City Law School, Government College University, University of Cambridge | Sialkot: October 5, 1924 - Lahore: October 3, 2015

Austrian professor of chemistry (1924–2007) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1997), Prize of the City of Vienna for Natural Sciences

Japanese physicist | C.E.K. Mees Medal (1979), Fellow of the Optical Society (1978) | University of Tokyo | October 5, 1920 - May 29, 2023 | Koichi Shimoda

October 5, 1920 - Palermo: December 26, 1914 | Raffaello Franchini | October 5, 1920 - Palermo: December 26, 1914

German chemist | Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: October 5, 1917 - November 1, 1988 | Hans-Werner Wanzlick | Berlin: October 5, 1917 - November 1, 1988

Polish astronomer and philosopher (1907–2005) | Warsaw: October 5, 1907 - Oslo: April 8, 2005 | Jeremi Wasiutyński (Jeremi Wasiutynski) | Warsaw: October 5

Romanian writer (1902–1974) | Herder Prize (1971), Order of the Victory of Socialism | Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University) | Salcia: October 5, 1902

American physicist (1899-1961) | Ripon College, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Green Lake: October 5, 1899 - Oak Ridge: April 17, 1961 | Elda Emma

Soviet scientist in aeronautics and university teacher (1898-1978) | Bauman Moscow State Technical University | Białystok: October 5, 1898 - Moscow: August 7, 1978

Russian inventor (1895-1921) | Aerowagon | Riga: October 5, 1895 - Serpukhov: July 24, 1921 | Valerian Abakovsky | Riga: October 5, 1895 - Serpukhov: July 24, 1921

Romanian mathematician (1895–1966) | University of Turin, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Mizil: October 5, 1895 - Iași: September 9, 1966 | Octav Mayer

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class, Medal with Purple Ribbon | University of Tokyo | October 5, 1891 - London: November 27, 1754 | Gishō Nakano (Gisho

Dutch physicist (1889–1950) | Delft University of Technology, Leiden University | Amsterdam: October 5, 1889 - Groningen: February 11, 1950 | Dirk Coster

Azerbaijani mathematician (1887-1977) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Labour Valour" | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint

American physicist | National Aviation Hall of Fame (1966), Langley Gold Medal (1960), Congressional Gold Medal, Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1964), International

Italian solar astronomer (1882–1982) | Prix Jules Janssen (1937), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1955) | University of Padua, Sapienza

Slovene mathematician (1881-1954) | Ljubljana: October 5, 1881 - Ljubljana: May 31, 1954 | Fran Jeran | Ljubljana: October 5, 1881 - Ljubljana: May 31, 1954

Dutch physicist (1879–1951) | Arnhem: October 5, 1879 - Delft: June 5, 1951 | Gerhard Joan Elias | Arnhem: October 5, 1879 - Delft: June 5, 1951

Polish engineer (1877–1969) | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Włocławek: October 5, 1877 - Urbana: June 11, 1969 | Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner

editor | Amsterdam: October 5, 1874 - Hilversum: May 20, 1943 | Geertruida Wilhelmina Petronella van Maarseveen van Leeuwen | Amsterdam: October 5, 1874

Czech chemist, composer and university educator (1872-1950) | honorary doctorate, doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1924) | University of

French inventor (1864–1948) | Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1939), Elliott Cresson

Russian philosopher (1863-1920) | Moscow State University | Moscow: October 5, 1863 - Novorossiysk: January 23, 1920 | Yevgeny Trubetskoy | Moscow: October 5

British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1912), Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford (1913)

German chemist (1859–1923) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Königsberg: October 5, 1859 - Berlin: January 25, 1923 | Paul Heinrich Jacobson | Königsberg

American chemist (1855–1924) | New Britain: October 5, 1855 - December 19, 1924 | Horace Lemuel Wells | New Britain: October 5, 1855 - December 19, 1924

American businessman (1850–1918) | Hagerstown: October 5, 1850 - Indianapolis: August 19, 1918 | Charles H. Black | Hagerstown: October 5, 1850

US scientist and educator of agriculture (1849–1933) | Whitehall: October 5, 1849 - Las Cruces: June 17, 1933 | Luther Foster | Whitehall: October 5, 1849

Austrian writer (1848-1919) | Vienna: October 5, 1848 - Berlin: May 17, 1919 | Guido von List - Guido Karl Anton List | Vienna: October 5, 1848 - Berlin: May 17, 1919

Swedish engineer and inventor (1846–1911) | Polhem Prize (1879) | Storkyrkoförsamlingen: October 5, 1846 - City of Brussels: March 2, 1911 | Otto Fahnehjelm

October 5, 1845 - Montreal: November 13, 2009 | Mac Berlin | October 5, 1845 - Montreal: November 13, 2009

German poet and philosopher (1841–1876) | Die Philosophie der Erlösung | Kreuzschule | Offenbach am Main: October 5, 1841 - Offenbach am Main: April 1, 1876

October 5, 1839 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1938 | Eduardo Echegaray | October 5, 1839 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1938

German philosopher (1821-1901) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Humboldt University of Berlin | Zielona Góra: October 5, 1821 - Sankt Anton am

Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Normale Supérieure | October 5, 1815 - Cambridge: October 27, 1980 | Émile Alluard (Emile Alluard) | October 5

English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Queens' College | Cropton: October 5, 1789 - Torquay: March 21, 1857 | William

Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848) | Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, (ε, δ)-definition of limit, Bolzano’s theorem, The Paradoxes of the

German mathematician | Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium | Ludwigsburg: October 5, 1769 - Stuttgart: January 10, 1850 | Johann Friedrich Gottlob Haug | Ludwigsburg

Sertorian University of Huesca | October 5, 1768 - Barcelona: February 7, 2009 | Francesc Carbonell i Bravo | October 5, 1768 - Barcelona: February 7, 2009

Augustinian friar, mathematician, watchmaker and mechanician | University of Vienna | Wutach: October 5, 1726 - Vienna: February 4, 1796 | David Ruetschmann

French physiocrat economist (1715–1789) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa, Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis | Pertuis: October

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784) | Encyclopédie, Jacques the Fatalist | Lycée Saint-Louis, University of Paris

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758) | Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Religious Affections | Yale University | East Windsor

Italian mathematician and philosopher | Fanano: October 5, 1702 - Pisa: November 27, 1765 | Odoardo Corsini - Silvestro Corsini | Fanano: October 5, 1702

Dutch linguist and mathematician | Heidelberg University, University of Cologne | Oudewater: October 5, 1546 - Leiden: March 1, 1613 | Rudolph Snellius