Arne Brataas

Ph.D. Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie - Paris VI 2009 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | February 26, 1983 - August 13, 2020 | Mikael de la Salle

Slovene journalist | University of Ljubljana | Ljubljana: February 26, 1979 - Casale Monferrato: November 18, 1918 | Jela Krečič (Jela Krecic) | Ljubljana

researcher | University of Regensburg, Technical University of Munich | Passau: February 26, 1977 - Le Plessis-l'Évêque: September 5, 1914 | Florian Kraus

French mathematician & academic | CNRS silver medal (2013), Gabrielle-Sand award (2007), Henri Poincaré Prize (2012), Knight of the National Order of Merit

scientist | University of Münster | Oldenburg: February 26, 1972 - September 4, 2009 | Hanno Steckel | Oldenburg: February 26, 1972 - September 4, 2009

Iranian physicist | Holweck Prize (2014) | Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Sharif University of Technology | Paris: February 26, 1971

Swedish mathematician | Göran Gustafsson Prize for mathematics (2013), Wallenberg Prize | Royal Institute of Technology | Falun: February 26, 1971 - Erfurt

Estonian physicist | University of Helsinki, University of Tartu | Paide: February 26, 1968 - Tartu: February 12, 1996 | Martti Raidal | Paide: February 26

University of Stuttgart | February 26, 1968 - January 1, 1927 | Heike Gfrereis | February 26, 1968 - January 1, 1927 | University of Stuttgart

Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester | Maxwell Medal and Prize (1999), Kelvin Prize (2013) | University of Manchester, Oriel College | February

South Korean scientist | University of Chicago, Seoul National University, Korea University | South Korea: February 26, 1965 - March 5, 1871 | Cho Minhaeng

Russian entrepreneur | National University of Science and Technology | Moscow: February 26, 1964 - Irvington: May 25, 1919 | Olga Uskova | Moscow: February 26

American businessman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard College, Harvard University | Seattle: February 26, 1962 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636

Dutch philosopher | Socrates-challenge cup (2006) | Eindhoven: February 26, 1962 - Copenhagen: June 16, 2013 | Andreas Kinneging | Eindhoven: February 26, 1962

researcher | Charles University | Frýdek-Místek: February 26, 1961 - Etterbeek: January 6, 1986 | Miroslav Holeček (Miroslav Holecek) | Frýdek-Místek

French philosopher | February 26, 1958 - Paris: June 1, 1822 | Jean-Clet Martin | February 26, 1958 - Paris: June 1, 1822

Israeli academic and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2003 and 2010, and as Minister of Immigrant Absorption

French mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1994), The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2021), Prix Ampère (1990) | Mines ParisTech, École

Dutch mathematician | University of Amsterdam | February 26, 1947 - January 1, 1997 | Joseph Steenbrink | February 26, 1947 - January 1, 1997 | University of Amsterdam

Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Science 1974 | Weizmann Institute of Science | Łódź: February 26, 1946 - Budapest: June 9, 2023 | Shimon Yankielowicz | Łódź

Egyptian-American chemist (1946–2016) | Order of Merit, Order of the Republic, King Faisal Prize (1989), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999), King Faisal

Polish economist | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Krakow University of Economics | Krosno: February 26, 1946 - Kraków: May 8, 2019 | Stanisław

American computer pioneer (1943–2017) | honorary doctor of ETH Zürich, Turing Award (2009), Eckert–Mauchly Award (2017), Computer History Museum fellow

Russian scientist | USSR State Prize, Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" | Saint Petersburg State University of Information

physicist, historian of technology | Schwäbisch Gmünd: February 26, 1938 - Bhubaneswar: December 1, 1964 | Hans-Erhard Lessing | Schwäbisch Gmünd: February

Soviet scientist | D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia | February 26, 1938 - Weimar: May 4, 1843 | Yury Pivinsky | February 26, 1938

Japanese chemist and materials scientist | honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (2017), Person of Cultural Merit (2007), Order of Culture (2014)

American writer | Montana State University | February 26, 1936 - Belgrade: October 17, 1884 | Wally McRae | February 26, 1936 - Belgrade: October 17, 1884

scientist | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: February 26, 1936 - Rolândia: January 1, 1942 | E. Sveshnikova | Moscow: February 26, 1936

American chemist & civil rights activist | Cornell University | Bayonne: February 26, 1931 - Chesapeake Bay: August 8, 1973 | George Wiley - George Alvin Wiley

German physicist (1930–2022) | National Prize of East Germany (1981), Carus medal (1977) | University of Rostock | Labuť (Staré Sedliště): February 26

Italian philosopher (1929-2020) | Gold medal for merit in school, culture and art, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Pavia

American chemist | Guggenheim Fellowship (1975), Garvan–Olin Medal (1975) | Bryn Mawr College | Cricklewood: February 26, 1929 - April 13, 2021 | Marjorie

Soviet/Russian aerospace engineer and scientist in aircraft flight testing and maintenance (1928-2014) | Petr Dementʹev medal (2012), Medal "Veteran of

German philosopher (1927–2011) | Frankfurt: February 26, 1927 - Sant'Abbondio: December 11, 2011 | Hans Heinz Holz | Frankfurt: February 26, 1927

Russian crystallographer and physicist | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Moscow State

Russian mathematician (1921–2005) | Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Order of Lenin

Polish British philosopher | Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College | Warsaw: February 26, 1919 - Cambridge: February 8, 1991 | Casimir

Italian chemist | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, John Scott Award (1963), Lomonosov Gold Medal (1969)

Polish physicist (1898-1980) | Marian Smoluchowski Medal (1968), Ernst Mach Medal (2005), Cross of Valour (1920), Gold Cross of Merit (1951), Honorary doctor

Chinese physicist | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Nanjing University, University of Chicago | Gao'an: February 26, 1897 - Beijing

French inventor | Paris: February 26, 1895 - Paris: September 14, 1950 | Charles Delacommune | Paris: February 26, 1895 - Paris: September 14, 1950

Argentine philosopher (1894-1970) | National University of Córdoba | Córdoba: February 26, 1894 - Buenos Aires: December 23, 1970 | Carlos Astrada

English literary critic and rhetorician (1893–1979) | Order of the Companions of Honour (1964), Russell Loines Award for Poetry, Benjamin Franklin Medal

American aviation pioneer (1890–1930) | National Aviation Hall of Fame (1989) | University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute | Long Island: February 26, 1890

Spanish mathematician (1888-1967) | Alconchel: February 26, 1888 - Buenos Aires: July 31, 1967 | Francisco Vera Fernández de Córdoba (Francisco Vera

Peruvian historian, writer and politician (1885–1944) | Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (1941) | National University of San Marcos

British aviator (1884–1919) | Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | Bandon: February 26, 1884

United States general (1881–1971) | Distinguished Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal, World War I Victory Medal | Xavier High School | Brooklyn

Australian speech and language pathologist; speech therapist (1880-1953) | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1944) | Prince Alfred College, University of Adelaide

Ph.D. Universiteit Leiden 1897 (1873–1955) | Leiden University | Delft: February 26, 1873 - Amersfoort: July 17, 1955 | Ewoud van Everdingen | Delft

Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant (1870–1948) | Royal Institute of Technology | Kungsholm parish: February 26, 1870 - Kungsholm parish: July 9, 1948

French photographer | February 26, 1867 - January 1, 1937 | Eugene Estanave | February 26, 1867 - January 1, 1937

Canadian American chemical industrialist (1866–1930) | Perkin Medal (1930), National Inventors Hall of Fame (1983) | Case Western Reserve University

February 26, 1861 - March 25, 2021 | István Székely (Istvan Szekely) | February 26, 1861 - March 25, 2021

American engineer (1858–1934) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1906) | Pennsylvania: February 26, 1858 - March 24, 1934 | William Joseph Hammer | Pennsylvania

French psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926) | autosuggestion | École supérieure de pharmacie de Paris, University of Strasbourg | Troyes: February 26

American academic (1855-1912) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Belvidere: February 26, 1855 - Lexington: August 15, 1912 | Melville Amasa Scovell

Mexican politician (1854–1912) | Chihuahua City: February 26, 1854 - July 5, 1912 | Porfirio Parra | Chihuahua City: February 26, 1854 - July 5, 1912

Danish physicist | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1920), Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1913), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1900)

Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky | S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | February 26, 1845 - Moscow: March 11, 2009

Swiss mathematician (1843-1934) | University of Bern | Langenthal: February 26, 1843 - Küsnacht: May 7, 1934 | Carl Friedrich Geiser | Langenthal: February

French botanist (1843-1899) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris: February 26, 1843 - Verrières-le-Buisson: August 23, 1899 | Henry de Vilmorin | Paris

Russian physicist | Imperial St. Petersburg University | Kiliia: February 26, 1840 - Odesa: December 25, 1905 | Fedor Nikiforovich Shvedov | Kiliia: February

Austrian entrepreneur and inventor (1831-1889) | Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria) (1870), Order of the Iron Crown, Albert-Hensel-Preis (1982)

German-Jewish-born American businessman | California Hall of Fame (2010) | Buttenheim: February 26, 1829 - San Francisco: September 26, 1902 | Levi Strauss

American geologist (1823–1901) | University of Georgia, Harvard University | Liberty County: February 26, 1823 - Yosemite Valley: July 6, 1901 | Joseph

Chinese chemist | Wuxi: February 26, 1818 - Shanghai: September 24, 1884 | Xu Shou | Wuxi: February 26, 1818 - Shanghai: September 24, 1884

American photographer (1816-1865) | February 26, 1816 - February 9, 1865 | Levi Hill - Levi L. Hill | February 26, 1816 - February 9, 1865

French writer and philosopher | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Schweighouse-sur-Moder: February 26, 1815 - Nuremberg: August 31, 1856 | Christian

Italian mathematician (1810-1896) | Catania: February 26, 1810 - Catania: September 14, 1896 | Giuseppe Zurria | Catania: February 26, 1810 - Catania: September 14, 1896

French chemist (1807–1867) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of Christ, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | Valognes: February 26, 1807

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853) | Officer of the Order of Leopold (1841), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1818)

first woman chemist in Sweden (1785-1871) | Spånga: February 26, 1785 - Stockholm: June 27, 1871 | Anna Sundström - Anna Christina Persdotter (Anna Sundstrom)

German mineralogist (1780-1856) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Pour le Mérite | Leipzig University | Leipzig: February 26, 1780 - Cheb: October 1, 1856

French economist (1777-1843) | Nancy: February 26, 1777 - Nancy: December 27, 1843 | Mathieu de Dombasle | Nancy: February 26, 1777 - Nancy: December 27, 1843

German economist | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Wettin: February 26, 1759 - Bad Lauchstädt: July 22, 1827 | Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob | Wettin

Swedish priest | Lund University | February 26, 1744 - December 11, 1835 | Samuel Heurlin | February 26, 1744 - December 11, 1835 | Lund University

Jesuit teacher in Graz | Vienna: February 26, 1731 - Graz: September 8, 1805 | Leopold Biwald | Vienna: February 26, 1731 - Graz: September 8, 1805

Swedish priest and politician (1729–1803) | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1800) | Uppsala University | Sotkamo parish village: February 26, 1729

French chemist (1728-1804) | Senlis: February 26, 1728 - Paris: October 15, 1804 | Antoine Baumé (Antoine Baume) | Senlis: February 26, 1728 - Paris: October 15, 1804

Norwegian bishop and botanist (1718-1773) | Christiania: February 26, 1718 - Kristiansund Municipality: September 25, 1773 | Johan Ernst Gunnerus

German philologist, naturalist, philosopher and linguist | Wolfenbüttel: February 26, 1716 - Jena: October 8, 1801 | Christian Wilhelm Buettner

English politician and Earl (1671-1713) | Winchester College | London: February 26, 1671 - Naples: February 4, 1713 | Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of

Member of the Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society | zodiacal light, Jewel bearing | Basel: February 26, 1664 - Worcester: May 10, 1753 | Nicolas Fatio

Italian Jesuit philosopher (1586-1650) | University of Parma | Ferrara: February 26, 1586 - Genoa: June 30, 1650 | Niccolò Cabeo (Niccolo Cabeo) | Ferrara

Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet | Jame-e Abbasi | Baalbek: February 26, 1547 - Isfahan: September 1, 1621

Austrian astronomist and mathematician (1514–1574) | Narratio Prima, Ephemeris or Almanack based on Coppernican principles, Opus Palatinum de triangulis