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Arthur Ashkin

  • Brooklyn: September 2, 1922 celebration
  • Rumson: September 21, 2020 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Brooklyn: September 2, 1922  

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    Rumson: September 21, 2020  

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    1. physicist
    2. laser science
     

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    1. James Madison High School
    2. Cornell University
    3. Columbia University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Harvey Prize (2004)
    2. Frederic Ives Medal (1998)
    3. Fellow of the Optical Society
    4. Nobel Prize in Physics (2018)
    5. IEEE Fellow
    6. Charles Hard Townes Award (1988)
    7. National Inventors Hall of Fame (2013)
    8. IEEE Quantum Electronics Award (1987)
    9. Fellow of the American Physical Society
    10. Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science (2003)
     

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  • American physicist (1922-2020) | Harvey Prize (2004), Frederic Ives Medal (1998), Fellow of the Optical Society, Nobel Prize in Physics (2018), IEEE Fellow

1. Marcello Vitali-Rosati

  • Florence: September 2, 1979 celebration

Italian philosopher | University of Pisa, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV | Florence: September 2, 1979 - Florence: October 18, 1798 | Marcello

2. Yury Garmaev

  • September 2, 1970 celebration

Russian jurist | Irkutsk State University | September 2, 1970 - Bonn: February 18, 1934 | Yury Garmaev | September 2, 1970 - Bonn: February 18, 1934 | Irkutsk

3. Robert Habeck

  • Lübeck: September 2, 1969 celebration

German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969) | Ludwig-Börne-Preis (2023) | Roskilde University

4. David Sprinzak

  • New Haven: September 2, 1969 celebration

researcher | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Weizmann Institute of Science | New Haven: September 2, 1969 - Waterford Township: April 15, 1982 | David Sprinzak

5. Dirk Brockmann

  • Brunswick: September 2, 1969 celebration

German scientist, Humboldt University of Berlin | Brunswick: September 2, 1969 - Budapest: February 15, 1996 | Dirk Brockmann | Brunswick: September 2, 1969

6. Nicola Armaroli

  • Bentivoglio: September 2, 1966 celebration

Italian chemist (1966-) | Grammaticakis-Neumann Prize (2001) | University of Bologna | Bentivoglio: September 2, 1966 - Gorée: May 11, 1973 | Nicola Armaroli

7. Markus Enders

  • Fulda: September 2, 1963 celebration

German Roman Catholic theologian and university teacher | Fulda: September 2, 1963 - Karlsruhe: August 1, 1984 | Markus Enders | Fulda: September 2, 1963

8. Julian Malicki

  • September 2, 1961 celebration

Polish physicist | Silesian University of Technology | September 2, 1961 - Delft: February 20, 1868 | Julian Malicki | September 2, 1961 - Delft: February 20, 1868

9. Vladimir Dubatolov

  • Saint Petersburg: September 2, 1958 celebration

Russian entomologist | Novosibirsk State University | Saint Petersburg: September 2, 1958 - January 21, 2021 | Vladimir Dubatolov | Saint Petersburg: September

10. Adriana Albini

  • Venice: September 2, 1955 celebration

Italian cancer researcher, fencer and writer | BBC 100 Women (2020) | University of Genoa, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry | Venice: September 2, 1955

11. Gabriel Mario Bilmes

  • September 2, 1953 celebration

National University of La Plata, University of Buenos Aires | September 2, 1953 - Frankfurt: December 6, 1925 | Gabriel Mario Bilmes | September 2, 1953

12. Gerhard Thiele

  • Heidenheim an der Brenz: September 2, 1953 celebration

German astronaut | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2001) | Heidelberg

13. Mohamed Amara

  • Algeria: September 2, 1953 celebration

Thèse d'état Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie - Paris VI 1983 | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (2015), Officer of the French Order of Academic

14. Alexander Bligh

  • September 2, 1949 celebration

Israeli orientalist | September 2, 1949 - Syracuse: June 30, 2023 | Alexander Bligh | September 2, 1949 - Syracuse: June 30, 2023

15. Hans-Hermann Hoppe

  • Peine: September 2, 1949 celebration

Austrian school economist and libertarian anarcho-capitalist philosopher | A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, Democracy: The God That Failed, The Economics

16. Kevin Farrell

  • Dublin: September 2, 1947 celebration

Irish-American Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1947) | Pontifical University of Salamanca, University of Notre Dame, Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical

17. Arieh Iserles

  • September 2, 1947 celebration

British mathematician | Lars Onsager Lecture and Professorship (1999), David Crighton Medal (2012) | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

18. José Luis González Quirós (Jose Luis Gonzalez Quiros)

  • Grado: September 2, 1947 celebration

Spanish writer and philosopher | Grado: September 2, 1947 - Puerto Real: November 4, 1887 | José Luis González Quirós (Jose Luis Gonzalez Quiros) | Grado

19. Michel Destot

  • Malo-les-Bains: September 2, 1946 celebration

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2021) | Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, Arts et Métiers ParisTech | Malo-les-Bains: September 2

20. Jakub Mátl (Jakub Matl)

  • Czechoslovakia: September 2, 1945 celebration
  • Český Těšín: October 29, 1990 deceased

Czechoslovak philosopher | Czechoslovakia: September 2, 1945 - Český Těšín: October 29, 1990 | Jakub Mátl (Jakub Matl) | Czechoslovakia: September 2

21. Claude Nicollier

  • Vevey: September 2, 1944 celebration

Swiss astronaut | International Space Hall of Fame (1997), NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2001), Albert Einstein Medal (1998) | University of Geneva

22. Konrad Seppelt

  • Leipzig: September 2, 1944 celebration

German chemist | Wilhelm-Klemm Prize (2001) | Leipzig: September 2, 1944 - Marburg: June 8, 1628 | Konrad Seppelt | Leipzig: September 2, 1944 - Marburg: June 8, 1628

23. Ralph Greenberg

  • Chester: September 2, 1944 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Princeton University | Chester: September 2, 1944 - Munich: November 9, 1875

24. Alexander Holevo

  • Moscow: September 2, 1943 celebration

Russian mathematician | Markov Prize (1997), International Quantum Communication Award (1996), Claude E. Shannon Award (2016) | Moscow Institute of Physics and

25. Emilya Mineva

  • September 2, 1942 celebration

September 2, 1942 - April 13, 1944 | Emilya Mineva | September 2, 1942 - April 13, 1944

26. Vaclovas Bagdonavičius (Vaclovas Bagdonavicius)

  • September 2, 1941 celebration

September 2, 1941 - Frankfurt: June 23, 1929 | Vaclovas Bagdonavičius (Vaclovas Bagdonavicius) | September 2, 1941 - Frankfurt: June 23, 1929

27. Lev Ponomaryov

  • Tomsk: September 2, 1941 celebration

Russian politician | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Tomsk: September 2, 1941 - Toronto: November 8, 1952

28. Régis Debray (Regis Debray)

  • Paris: September 2, 1940 celebration

intellectual, journalist, official, professor | Prix Décembre (1996), Roger Caillois Prix (2016), honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University

29. Richard A. Brualdi

  • Derby: September 2, 1939 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2012), Euler Medal (2000), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)

30. Ivar Jacobson

  • Ystad: September 2, 1939 celebration

Swedish computer scientist | Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology | Ystad: September 2, 1939 - Chatou: September 12, 1912 | Ivar

31. Güzäl Möxämmätcanova (Guzal Moxammatcanova)

  • Zäy: September 2, 1938 celebration
  • Kazan: October 15, 2013 deceased

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of

32. Vasif Babazada

  • Baku: September 2, 1938 celebration

Azerbaijani scientist | Sheref Order, Honored Scientist of Azerbaijan, Shohrat Order, State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR | Baku: September 2, 1938 - Buenos

33. Zbigniew Paszek

  • Lviv: September 2, 1938 celebration
  • February 3, 2024 deceased

Polish researcher, chemist | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Medal of the National Education Commission | Krakow University of Economics

34. Andrew Grove

  • United States: September 2, 1936 celebration
  • Los Altos: March 21, 2016 deceased

Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer and author (1936–2016) | IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition, Time Person of the Year (1997)

35. Mihály Bartók (Mihaly Bartok)

  • Szeged: September 2, 1933 celebration
  • http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/079514d2dcd8a5ab5c23c1a758935ca7: February 1, 2020 deceased

Hungarian chemist, professor emeritus (1933–2020) | Széchenyi Prize (2005) | University of Szeged | Szeged: September 2, 1933

36. Boris Myasoyedov

  • September 2, 1930 celebration

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Khlopin Prize, VN Ipatiev Prize, George Hevesy Medal Award (2012), Order of Honour, Order of the Red Banner

37. Bernard Bourgeois

  • Varennes-Saint-Sauveur: September 2, 1929 celebration
  • Viriat: March 26, 2024 deceased

French philosopher (1929–2024) | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

38. Nadiya Antonivna Kharchuk

  • Gmina Przemyśl: September 2, 1929 celebration
  • Lviv: December 25, 2000 deceased

Soviet-Ukrainian scientist and a co-founder of the Union of Ukrainian Women | Gmina Przemyśl: September 2, 1929 - Lviv: December 25, 2000 | Nadiya Antonivna

39. Zinaida Matysina

  • September 2, 1927 celebration

Oles Honchar Dnipro National University | September 2, 1927 - Aachen: February 6, 2008 | Zinaida Matysina | September 2, 1927 - Aachen: February 6, 2008

40. René Thom (Rene Thom)

  • Montbéliard: September 2, 1923 celebration
  • Bures-sur-Yvette: October 25, 2002 deceased

French mathematician (1923–2002) | Prix de l'Etat (1970), National Order of Scientific Merit (1995), Brouwer Medal (1970), Fields medal (1958) | catastrophe

41. Arthur Ashkin

  • Brooklyn: September 2, 1922 celebration
  • Rumson: September 21, 2020 deceased

American physicist (1922-2020) | Harvey Prize (2004), Frederic Ives Medal (1998), Fellow of the Optical Society, Nobel Prize in Physics (2018), IEEE Fellow

42. Huang Kun

  • Beijing: September 2, 1919 celebration
  • July 6, 2005 deceased

Chinese physicist (1919–2005) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955), HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (1995), State Preeminent

43. Israel Gelfand

  • Okny: September 2, 1913 celebration
  • New Brunswick: October 5, 2009 deceased

Soviet-American mathematician | honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (1984), doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University

44. Deane Montgomery

  • Weaver: September 2, 1909 celebration
  • Chapel Hill: March 15, 1992 deceased

American mathematician (1909–1992) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1941), Leroy P. Steele Prize (1988) | University of Iowa, Hamline University | Weaver: September

45. Valentin Glushko

  • Odesa: September 2, 1908 celebration
  • Moscow: January 10, 1989 deceased

Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989) | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1970), Order of Lenin

46. John Wilkinson Taylor

  • Covington: September 2, 1906 celebration
  • Denver: December 11, 2001 deceased

UNESCO director-general (1906-2001) | University School of Nashville, Columbia University | Covington: September 2, 1906 - Denver: December 11, 2001 | John

47. Knud Ejler Løgstrup (Knud Ejler Logstrup)

  • Copenhagen: September 2, 1905 celebration
  • November 20, 1981 deceased

Danish philosopher (1905–1981) | Søren Gyldendal Prize (1959), honorary doctor of the University of Marburg (1977), honorary doctorate of Lund University

48. Gustave Thibon

  • Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche: September 2, 1903 celebration
  • Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche: January 19, 2001 deceased

French philosopher | Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française (1964), prix Renaissance des lettres (1990), Grand prix de philosophie (2000)

49. Toshmuhammad Qori-Niyoziy

  • Khujand: September 2, 1897 celebration
  • Tashkent: March 17, 1970 deceased

Uzbek mathematician (1897–1970) | al-Biruni State Prize of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of science and technology, Order of the Red Banner of

50. Walter Feilchenfeld

  • Berlin: September 2, 1896 celebration
  • April 18, 1953 deceased

German philosopher and educationist (1896-1953) | Berlin: September 2, 1896 - April 18, 1953 | Walter Feilchenfeld | Berlin: September 2, 1896 - April 18, 1953

51. Assen Jordanoff

  • Sofia: September 2, 1896 celebration
  • White Plains: October 19, 1967 deceased

Bulgarian-American aviation pioneer (1896-1967) | Sofia: September 2, 1896 - White Plains: October 19, 1967 | Assen Jordanoff | Sofia: September 2, 1896

52. J. Malcolm Bird

  • Brooklyn: September 2, 1886 celebration
  • Brooklyn: October 30, 1964 deceased

American mathematician and parapsychologist | Brooklyn: September 2, 1886 - Brooklyn: October 30, 1964 | J. Malcolm Bird | Brooklyn: September 2, 1886

53. Oskar Ewald

  • Borský Svätý Jur: September 2, 1881 celebration
  • Oxford: September 25, 1940 deceased

Hungarian philosopher and writer (1881-1940) | University of Vienna | Borský Svätý Jur: September 2, 1881 - Oxford: September 25, 1940 | Oskar Ewald

54. Maurice René Fréchet (Maurice Rene Frechet)

  • Maligny: September 2, 1878 celebration
  • 14th arrondissement of Paris: June 4, 1973 deceased

French mathematician (1878–1973) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1946), Fellow of the Econometric Society (1950), Émile Picard Medal (1946), Montyon

55. Władysław Dziewulski (Wladyslaw Dziewulski)

  • Warsaw: September 2, 1878 celebration
  • Toruń: February 6, 1962 deceased

Polish astronomer (1878-1962) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | University of Göttingen | Warsaw: September 2, 1878 - Toruń: February 6, 1962

56. Frederick Soddy

  • Eastbourne: September 2, 1877 celebration
  • Brighton: September 22, 1956 deceased

English radiochemist (1877–1956) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1921) | Aberystwyth University, Merton College, Eastbourne College

57. Antal Both

  • Velykyi Bereznyi: September 2, 1875 celebration
  • Balassagyarmat: July 30, 1963 deceased

Hungarian teacher, pedagogue and Roman Catholic theologian | Military Merit Medal (Austria-Hungary) (1918) | Velykyi Bereznyi: September 2, 1875

58. Herbert Treadwell Wade

  • New York City: September 2, 1872 celebration
  • New Canaan: March 18, 1955 deceased

US writer (1872–1955) | Columbia College | New York City: September 2, 1872 - New Canaan: March 18, 1955 | Herbert Treadwell Wade | New York City: September

59. James Bert Garner

  • September 2, 1870 celebration
  • November 28, 1960 deceased

American chemical engineer (1870–1960) | Wabash College | September 2, 1870 - November 28, 1960 | James Bert Garner | September 2, 1870 - November 28, 1960

60. Mikhail Mikhailovich Fedorov

  • Krasnodar: September 2, 1867 celebration
  • Kyiv: March 29, 1945 deceased

scientist | Order of Lenin, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Saint Petersburg Mining Institute | Krasnodar: September 2, 1867 - Kyiv: March 29, 1945 | Mikhail

61. Frédéric Swarts (Frederic Swarts)

  • Ixelles - Elsene: September 2, 1866 celebration
  • Ghent: September 6, 1940 deceased

chemist (1866–1940) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1932) | Ixelles - Elsene: September 2, 1866 - Ghent: September 6, 1940 | Frédéric

62. Lars Edvard Phragmén (Lars Edvard Phragmen)

  • Örebro: September 2, 1863 celebration
  • Stockholm: March 13, 1937 deceased

Swedish mathematician (1863–1937) | Phragmén–Lindelöf principle, Phragmen–Brouwer theorem | Uppsala University | Örebro: September 2, 1863

63. Jan Sobotka

  • Chrudim: September 2, 1862 celebration
  • Vinohrady: May 10, 1931 deceased

Czech mathematician (1862–1931) | ETH Zurich, Charles University, Czech Technical University in Prague | Chrudim: September 2, 1862 - Vinohrady: May 10, 1931

64. Ivan Alekseyevich Kablukov

  • Prussy: September 2, 1857 celebration
  • Tashkent: May 5, 1942 deceased

Russian chemist (1857–1942) | Hero of Labour, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour

65. Luis Octavio de Toledo y Zulueta

  • Madrid: September 2, 1857 celebration
  • Madrid: February 18, 1934 deceased

Spanish university teacher (1857-1934) | Madrid: September 2, 1857 - Madrid: February 18, 1934 | Luis Octavio de Toledo y Zulueta | Madrid: September 2, 1857

66. Wilhelm Franz Meyer

  • Magdeburg: September 2, 1856 celebration
  • Königsberg: May 15, 1934 deceased

German mathematician (1856–1934) | University of Tübingen, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Magdeburg: September 2, 1856 - Königsberg: May 15, 1934

67. Paul Marie Eugène Vieille (Paul Marie Eugene Vieille)

  • Paris: September 2, 1854 celebration
  • Paris: January 14, 1934 deceased

French chemist (1854–1934) | Montyon Science Award (1887), Leconte Prize (1889), Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Thiers, École polytechnique

68. Hans Jæger (Hans Jaeger)

  • Drammen Municipality: September 2, 1854 celebration
  • Oslo: February 8, 1910 deceased

Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910) | Drammen Municipality: September 2, 1854 - Oslo: February 8, 1910 | Hans Jæger (Hans Jaeger) | Drammen Municipality

69. Wilhelm Ostwald

  • Riga: September 2, 1853 celebration
  • Großbothen: April 4, 1932 deceased

Baltic German chemist (1853–1932) | Albert Order, Order of Saint Stanislaus, honorary doctor of the University of Liverpool, honorary doctor of the

70. Woldemar Voigt

  • Leipzig: September 2, 1850 celebration
  • Göttingen: December 13, 1919 deceased

German physicist (1850–1919) | honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva, Foreign Member of the Royal

71. Alfred Pringsheim

  • Oława: September 2, 1850 celebration
  • Zurich: May 21, 1941 deceased

German Jewish mathematician, art collector, patron of the arts and refugee from Nazis (1850-1941) | Śleszyński–Pringsheim theorem, Pringsheim collection

72. Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent

  • Luxembourg: September 2, 1841 celebration
  • Paris: February 19, 1908 deceased

French mathematician (1841–1908) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Poncelet Prize (1894) | Luxembourg: September 2, 1841 - Paris: February 19, 1908 | Paul

73. Henry George

  • Philadelphia: September 2, 1839 celebration
  • New York City: October 29, 1897 deceased

American political economist and journalist (1839–1897) | Philadelphia: September 2, 1839 - New York City: October 29, 1897 | Henry George | Philadelphia

74. Stefan Pawlicki

  • Gdańsk: September 2, 1839 celebration
  • Kraków: April 28, 1916 deceased

Polish historian and philosopher (1839-1916) | University of Wrocław | Gdańsk: September 2, 1839 - Kraków: April 28, 1916 | Stefan Pawlicki | Gdańsk

75. Siegfried Muehsam

  • Gorzów Śląski: September 2, 1838 celebration
  • Lübeck: July 20, 1915 deceased

German chemist and pharmacist | Gorzów Śląski: September 2, 1838 - Lübeck: July 20, 1915 | Siegfried Muehsam (Onkel Siegfried) | Gorzów Śląski

76. Roman Gostkowski

  • September 2, 1837 celebration

TU Wien | September 2, 1837 - Montreal: June 24, 2017 | Roman Gostkowski | September 2, 1837 - Montreal: June 24, 2017

77. Nikolai Bugaev

  • Dusheti: September 2, 1837 celebration
  • Moscow: June 11, 1903 deceased

Russian mathematician (1837–1903) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University, Moscow State University | Dusheti: September 2, 1837

78. Rafael Lucio

  • Xalapa: September 2, 1819 celebration
  • Mexico City: May 30, 1886 deceased

Mexican physician (1819-1886) | Xalapa: September 2, 1819 - Mexico City: May 30, 1886 | Rafael Lucio | Xalapa: September 2, 1819 - Mexico City: May 30, 1886

79. Jean-Félix Bapterosses (Jean-Felix Bapterosses)

  • Bièvres: September 2, 1813 celebration
  • Briare: April 13, 1885 deceased

French inventor (1813-1885) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1878) | Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools | Bièvres: September 2, 1813

80. Kirkpatrick Macmillan

  • Keir: September 2, 1812 celebration
  • Keir: January 26, 1878 deceased

Scottish inventor of the bicycle (1812–1878) | Keir: September 2, 1812 - Keir: January 26, 1878 | Kirkpatrick Macmillan | Keir: September 2, 1812 - Keir

81. Friedrich Walchner

  • Meersburg: September 2, 1799 celebration
  • Karlsruhe: February 17, 1865 deceased

German geologist, chemist und mineralogist | Meersburg: September 2, 1799 - Karlsruhe: February 17, 1865 | Friedrich Walchner | Meersburg: September 2, 1799

82. Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni

  • Padua: September 2, 1736 celebration
  • Naples: May 20, 1814 deceased

Italian geographer and cartographer | University of Padua | Padua: September 2, 1736 - Naples: May 20, 1814 | Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni | Padua: September

83. Abraham Tucker

  • London: September 2, 1705 celebration
  • November 20, 1774 deceased

English philosopher | Merton College | London: September 2, 1705 - November 20, 1774 | Abraham Tucker (Eduard Search | Edward Search) | London: September 2

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