Allard Othmar Holwerda

American organic chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2018), James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in

Russian physicist | Russian Federation President Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists (2010), IET Achievement Medals (2006), International

December 18, 1974 - Warsaw: February 1, 1990 | Halyna Skipalska | December 18, 1974 - Warsaw: February 1, 1990

Indian physicist (1973-) | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (2018) | Brown University, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Russian scientist in aerospace | Honoured aircraft engineer of the Russian Federation (2020) | Moscow Aviation Institute | Moscow: December 18, 1970 - Ulm

Catalan writer, physician and researcher | Joaquim Ruyra award for young adult literature (2010), Premi Carlemany (2011), Premi Ictineu (2011), Premi de

rector of Sumgait State University (since 2025) | Taraggi Medal | Oles Honchar Dnipro National University | Lerik: December 18, 1962 - Baku: June 30, 1955

Bulgarian scientist | Technical University of Varna | Varna: December 18, 1960 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636 | Kiril Tenekedjiev | Varna: December 18, 1960

Austrian historian and author | University of Vienna | Dornbirn: December 18, 1960 - Honolulu: February 21, 1930 | Peter Melichar | Dornbirn: December 18, 1960

Ukrainian mathematician | Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, Krylov prize | National Pedagogical Dragomanov University

French academic | Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms (2024), Grand prix de philosophie (2010) | University of Poitiers, École Normale Supérieure

German astronaut | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of Courage, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit

British mathematician | University of Oxford | December 18, 1955 - March 30, 2012 | Anthony Scholl | December 18, 1955 - March 30, 2012 | University of Oxford

Japanese physicist | honorary doctorate at the Lorraine university (2021), Japan Academy Prize (2005), IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal (2003), Clarivate

Swedish writer (1954–2019) | Hungary: December 18, 1954 - Vadstena: January 12, 2019 | Ladislaus Horatius | Hungary: December 18, 1954 - Vadstena: January 12, 2019

South African mathematician | honorary doctor of the University of Chicago (2015), honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2010), honorary

Polish physicist and diplomat (1953-2010) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010), Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity

American academic | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Washington University School of Medicine | Birmingham: December 18, 1953 - November 14, 2017 | Ray L.

Austrian historian | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of

German Chemist | China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award (2017), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

American software designer and network engineer (born 1951) | SIGCOMM Award (2010), IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2023), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2016)

Dutch mathematician | Spinoza Prize (2002) | Utrecht University | Amsterdam: December 18, 1947 - Prague: December 18, 1848 | Henk Barendregt | Amsterdam

British astronomer | Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Churchill College, University of Oxford, St Edmund's College | Bristol: December 18, 1946

Dutch electrical engineer, physicist, inventor and university teacher (born 1946) | Edison Medal (1999), Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, honorary doctor

Finnish physician and politician | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland | North Karelia Project | University of Turku | Vaasa: December 18, 1945

American computer scientist and mathematician (1942-) | Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (2005), Noether

German philosopher | Hamburg: December 18, 1942 - Greifswald: March 29, 1979 | Arno Ros | Hamburg: December 18, 1942 - Greifswald: March 29, 1979

Russian game theorist | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of

Russian scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of Friendship, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Medal

American mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2013), Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture (2006) | Auburn

Polish politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour (2016), Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1999), Commander of

German mathematician (1936-2020) | honorary doctor of the University of Giessen | Goethe University Frankfurt | Bad Endbach: December 18, 1936 - Werther: August 13, 2020

American electrochemist (1933–2024) | honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII (1986), ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry (1984), ACS Division of

Russian scientist | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Penza Pedagogical Institute named after V. G. Belinsky | Penza: December 18, 1932 - July 23, 2016 | Nikolay

Norwegian physicist (1930–2007) | Norwegian Institute of Technology | Oslo: December 18, 1930 - Puerto Rico: January 17, 2007 | Tor Hagfors | Oslo: December

French physicist | Fulbright Scholarship, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Legion of Honour | École normale supérieure de jeunes filles

Belarusian historian | Diploma of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1990), Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (1998)

New Zealand philosopher and psychologist (1927–2019) | honorary doctor of Massey University (2012), honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1986)

Greek author (1927-1997) | Kaloskopi: December 18, 1927 - Filothei: March 1, 1997 | Christos Malevitsis | Kaloskopi: December 18, 1927 - Filothei: March 1, 1997

Theater scholar, educator | National University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv Conservatory | Kharkiv: December 18, 1925 - January 3, 2017 | Nina Lohvynova | Kharkiv

mathematician (1917–1988) | Lyndon word, Curtis–Hedlund–Lyndon theorem, Lyndon–Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence | Harvard University | Calais

Dutch politician (1907-1983) | honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University (1978) | Monnickendam: December 18, 1907 - Delft: May 7, 1983 | Pieter Martinus

French medievalist and philosopher (1904–1987) | École Normale Supérieure | Péronne: December 18, 1904 - Zaragoza: August 26, 1987 | Paul Vignaux

German physicist (1903-1972) | Hamburg: December 18, 1903 - May 29, 1972 | Rudolf Hilsch | Hamburg: December 18, 1903 - May 29, 1972

American research scientist (1902–1974) | December 18, 1902 - October 8, 1974 | Adelaide Easley | December 18, 1902 - October 8, 1974

Soviet mathematician, scientist in aircraft fiight testing (1902-1960) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star, Stalin Prize | MSU Faculty

Norwegian philosopher, mountaineer, and author (1899–1990) | The Last Messiah | Tromsø Municipality: December 18, 1899 - Asker: October 12, 1990 | Peter

Czech constructer | Vsetín: December 18, 1894 - Vsetín: December 15, 1944 | Josef Sousedík (Josef Sousedik) | Vsetín: December 18, 1894 - Vsetín: December 15, 1944

American electrical engineer and inventor (1890–1954) | IEEE Medal of Honor (1917), Knight of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctorate at the Laval

American chemist (1890-1972) | Garvan–Olin Medal (1960) | Columbia University, Western College for Women | Bogotá: December 18, 1890 - Fishkill: July 1, 1972

British physicist (1887–1962) | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1942), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Military Cross (1916)

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | TU Dresden | December 18, 1880 - Los Angeles: July 16, 1994

American film producer (1871-1953) | Academy Honorary Award | Highland Park: December 18, 1871 - Chicago: November 24, 1953 | George Kirke Spoor | Highland

German mathematician (1861–1946) | Kreuzschule, University of Göttingen | Dresden: December 18, 1861 - Dresden: November 29, 1946 | Alexander Witting

Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class | December 18, 1860 - January 1, 1909 | Yevgraf Savelyev | December 18, 1860 - January 1, 1909 | Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class

British physicist (1856-1940) | Silliman Memorial Lectures (1903), John Scott Award (1923), Hughes Medal (1902), Dalton Medal (1931), Adams Prize (1882)

American professor of philosophy (1850–1907) | Limington: December 18, 1850 - February 9, 1907 | Charles Edward Garman | Limington: December 18, 1850

Moscow Imperial University, Faculty of Law | December 18, 1848 - Klaipėda: August 10, 2017 | Nikolay Davydov | December 18, 1848 - Klaipėda: August 10, 2017

German economist and social reformer (1844–1931) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1928), Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches (1929)

French psychologist (1839-1916) | École Normale Supérieure | Guingamp: December 18, 1839 - Paris: December 9, 1916 | Théodule-Armand Ribot (Theodule-Armand

United States Navy officer (1826–1906) | United States Naval Academy | Tampa: December 18, 1826 - Lexington: December 14, 1906 | John Mercer Brooke | Tampa

American industrialist and New Jersey state senator | honorary degree | Columbia University | New York City: December 18, 1824 - Trenton: November 2, 1879

Austrian physicist, university teacher and rector (1819-1886) | University of Vienna | Vienna: December 18, 1819 - Vienna: October 29, 1886 | Viktor Pierre

British inventor (1818-1894) | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | Moon | Horsmonden: December 18, 1818 - Brighton: October 9, 1894 | William Moon

Dutch mathematician (1744-1817) | University of Franeker | Zijpe: December 18, 1744 - Utrecht: December 27, 1817 | Johannes Theodorus Rossijn | Zijpe: December

German theologian (1725-1791) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Saalfeld: December 18, 1725 - Halle (Saale): March 14, 1791 | Johann Salomo Semler

English Methodist and hymn writer (1707-1788) | Gospel Music Hall of Fame | Christ Church, Westminster School | Epworth: December 18, 1707 - London: March 29, 1788

Portuguese scientist | University of Coimbra | Santos: December 18, 1685 - Toledo: November 19, 1724 | Bartolomeu de Gusmão (Bartolomeu de Gusmao | O Padre Voador)

Swedish inventor (1661-1751) | Commander of the Order of the Polar Star | University of Harderwijk, Uppsala University | Tingstäde: December 18, 1661 - Maria

Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555) | Université catholique de Louvain | Dokkum: December 18, 1508 - Leuven: June 4, 1555 | Gemma