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    Changsha: February 12, 1941  
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    1. Taichung Municipal Cingshuei Senior High School
    2. National Cheng Kung University
    3. University of California, San Diego
    4. Fordham University
     
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    1. Fellow of the American Physical Society
    2. honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
    3. National Medal of Science (1988)
    4. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    5. James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1988)
    6. John Fritz Medal (2001)
    7. Comstock Prize in Physics (1988)
     
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  • Chinese-American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, National Medal of Science (1988)

1. Mate Rimac

  • Livno: February 12, 1988 celebration

Croatian inventor and entrepreneur | Entrepreneur of the Year (2017), Order of Danica Hrvatska (2014) | Vern University of Applied Sciences | Livno: February

2. Peter D. Kapsaskis

  • February 12, 1986 celebration

Royal Holloway, University of London, Panteion University | February 12, 1986 - Ermenonville: July 2, 1778 | Peter D. Kapsaskis | February 12, 1986

3. Michael A. Hill

  • Alexandria: February 12, 1980 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2021), Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2024) | Harvard University

4. Volodymyr Vatras

  • February 12, 1980 celebration

Honored Jurist of Ukraine | Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law | February 12, 1980 - Nový Bor: January 1, 1864 | Volodymyr Vatras | February 12

5. Wachtanh Kebuladse

  • February 12, 1972 celebration

Faculty of Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko National University Kyiv | February 12, 1972 - Hamburg: November 2, 1693 | Wachtanh Kebuladse | February 12, 1972

6. Ali Malkawi

  • February 12, 1967 celebration

Georgia Tech, Jordan University of Science and Technology, University of Colorado | February 12, 1967 - Hastings-on-Hudson: January 4, 1882 | Ali Malkawi

7. Tuna Altinel

  • Istanbul: February 12, 1966 celebration

Turkish mathematician | Boğaziçi University, Rutgers University | Istanbul: February 12, 1966 - Hollywood: March 4, 1949 | Tuna Altinel | Istanbul: February

8. Dag Rune Olsen

  • Røros Municipality: February 12, 1962 celebration

Norwegian scientist | University of Oslo | Røros Municipality: February 12, 1962 - Prague: February 8, 1975 | Dag Rune Olsen | Røros Municipality: February

9. Rostyslav Martynyak

  • Iampil: February 12, 1958 celebration

Ukrainian scientist | Lviv University | Iampil: February 12, 1958 - Rio de Janeiro: October 21, 1988 | Rostyslav Martynyak | Iampil: February 12, 1958 - Rio de

10. Wilhelm Berger

  • February 12, 1957 celebration

Austrian philosopher | February 12, 1957 - Yokosuka: July 23, 1990 | Wilhelm Berger | February 12, 1957 - Yokosuka: July 23, 1990

11. Janet Emerson Bashen

  • Mansfield: February 12, 1957 celebration

American businesswoman | Harvard University | Mansfield: February 12, 1957 - January 1, 1154 | Janet Emerson Bashen | Mansfield: February 12, 1957 - January 1, 1154

12. Albert Gilg

  • Peißenberg: February 12, 1956 celebration

German mathematician | Technical University of Munich | Peißenberg: February 12, 1956 - June 2, 2015 | Albert Gilg | Peißenberg: February 12, 1956 - June 2

13. Rosa María Menéndez López (Rosa Maria Menendez Lopez)

  • Corollos: February 12, 1956 celebration

researcher | University of Oviedo | Corollos: February 12, 1956 - Saint Petersburg: May 23, 2002 | Rosa María Menéndez López (Rosa Maria Menendez Lopez)

14. Barbara Lenz

  • Stuttgart: February 12, 1955 celebration

German professor | University of Stuttgart | Stuttgart: February 12, 1955 - Budapest: November 26, 1916 | Barbara Lenz | Stuttgart: February 12, 1955

15. Phil Zimmermann

  • Camden: February 12, 1954 celebration

creator of Pretty Good Privacy | Internet Hall of Fame (2012), Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility (1996), EFF Award (1995)

16. Sergej V. Znamenskij

  • February 12, 1954 celebration

Russian mathematician | Siberian Federal University | February 12, 1954 - July 12, 2017 | Sergej V. Znamenskij | February 12, 1954 - July 12, 2017 | Siberian

17. Sugata Mitra

  • Kolkata: February 12, 1952 celebration

Indian computer scientist, best known for his "Hole in the Wall" experiment | Leonardo Award (2012), TED Prize (2013) | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

18. Shamima K Choudhury

  • Cumilla: February 12, 1951 celebration

Bangladeshi academic and women-in-science advocate | Fellow of the Bangladesh Physical Society | University of Dhaka | Cumilla: February 12, 1951 - Sergiyev

19. Sari Nusseibeh

  • Damascus: February 12, 1949 celebration

Palestinian philosopher and activist | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship, Siegfried Unseld Preis (2010), Catalonia International Prize (2004) | Christ

20. Theo Seiler

  • Ravensburg: February 12, 1949 celebration

German ophthalmologist | Free University Berlin | Ravensburg: February 12, 1949 - Groningen: February 21, 1961 | Theo Seiler | Ravensburg: February 12, 1949

21. Raymond Kurzweil

  • Queens: February 12, 1948 celebration

American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2002), National Medal of Technology and

22. Rafail Xäkimef (Rafail Xakimef)

  • Kazan: February 12, 1947 celebration

politician | Merited Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan, Republic of Tatarstan State Award for Science and Technology, Medal "In Commemoration of the

23. David D. Friedman

  • New York City: February 12, 1945 celebration

American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist | Harvard University, University of Chicago | New York City: February 12, 1945 - City of

24. Adrian Mathias

  • February 12, 1944 celebration

British mathematician | University of Cambridge, Trinity College | February 12, 1944 - Moscow: January 30, 1989 | Adrian Mathias | February 12, 1944 - Moscow

25. Valentin Kalan

  • Kranj: February 12, 1943 celebration

Slovenian philosopher | Kranj: February 12, 1943 - Graz: July 27, 1903 | Valentin Kalan | Kranj: February 12, 1943 - Graz: July 27, 1903

26. Reiner Salzer

  • Aue: February 12, 1942 celebration

German analytical chemist | Clemens Winkler Medal For Analytical Chemistry (2011) | DASp-Diskussionstagung und Workshop Interpretation von Infrarot- und

27. Ivan Dedov

  • Dmitryashevka: February 12, 1941 celebration

Russian scientist | Pirogov Gold Medal (2023), Prizvanie Prize, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class, Medal "In

28. Chu Ching-wu

  • Changsha: February 12, 1941 celebration

Chinese-American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, National Medal of Science (1988)

29. Dennis Sullivan

  • Port Huron: February 12, 1941 celebration

American mathematician | Abel Prize (2022), National Medal of Science (2004), Balzan Prize (2014), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2010), King Faisal International

30. Leonid Ponomarev

  • Druzhkivka: February 12, 1937 celebration
  • Moscow: January 3, 2019 deceased

Soviet physicist (1937-2019) | Kurchatov Medal | MSU Faculty of Physics | Druzhkivka: February 12, 1937 - Moscow: January 3, 2019 | Leonid Ponomarev

31. Ira N. Levine

  • Brooklyn: February 12, 1937 celebration
  • North Lauderdale: December 17, 2015 deceased

American author, scientist | Brooklyn: February 12, 1937 - North Lauderdale: December 17, 2015 | Ira N. Levine | Brooklyn: February 12, 1937 - North

32. Roland Winston

  • February 12, 1936 celebration
  • February 8, 2025 deceased

American physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship | Shimer College, University of Chicago | February 12, 1936 - February 8, 2025 | Roland Winston | February 12, 1936

33. Csaba Baboss

  • February 12, 1936 celebration

February 12, 1936 - Springfield: May 30, 1911 | Csaba Baboss | February 12, 1936 - Springfield: May 30, 1911

34. Lam Lay Yong

  • Singapore: February 12, 1936 celebration

mathematician and historian of mathematics | Kenneth O. May Prize, Singapore Women's Hall of Fame | National University of Singapore, University of Cambridge

35. Fang Lizhi

  • Beijing: February 12, 1936 celebration
  • Tucson: April 6, 2012 deceased

Professor of astrophysics; civil rights activist and dissident (1936–2012) | Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach (1996), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

36. Georges Lochak

  • Antony: February 12, 1930 celebration
  • 12th arrondissement of Paris: February 4, 2021 deceased

French physicist | honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (1998) | Science Faculty of Paris | Antony: February 12, 1930 - 12th

37. Isaac Bersuker

  • Chișinău: February 12, 1928 celebration

American physicist and chemist | Order of Honour | Moldova State University | Chișinău: February 12, 1928 - Saint Petersburg: March 25, 1888 | Isaac Bersuker

38. Raoul Gregory Vitale

  • Latakia: February 12, 1928 celebration
  • September 29, 2003 deceased

Syrian musicologist (1928-2003) | American University of Beirut | Latakia: February 12, 1928 - September 29, 2003 | Raoul Gregory Vitale | Latakia: February

39. Dhirendra Brahmachari

  • Bihar: February 12, 1924 celebration
  • Jammu and Kashmir: June 9, 1994 deceased

Indian yoga mentor | Bihar: February 12, 1924 - Jammu and Kashmir: June 9, 1994 | Dhirendra Brahmachari | Bihar: February 12, 1924 - Jammu and Kashmir: June 9, 1994

40. David Rowland

  • Los Angeles: February 12, 1924 celebration
  • Virginia: August 13, 2010 deceased

American inventor and designer (1924–2010) | Stockton High School, Principia College, The Principia, Cranbrook Educational Community | Los Angeles: February

41. Kathleen Antonelli

  • Creeslough: February 12, 1921 celebration
  • Wyndmoor: April 20, 2006 deceased

Irish computer programmer (1921-2006) | Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1997) | church school, Chestnut Hill College, J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School

42. Ernst-Joachim Gießmann (Ernst-Joachim Giessmann)

  • Berlin: February 12, 1919 celebration
  • Neuhof: October 17, 2004 deceased

German physicist and politician (SED), MdV, Minister for Higher and Technical Education in the GDR (1919-2004) | Ehrenprofessur (1989), honorary doctorate

43. Julian Schwinger

  • New York City: February 12, 1918 celebration
  • Los Angeles: July 16, 1994 deceased

American theoretical physicist | Humboldt Prize, Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship (1960), National Medal of Science (1964), doctor honoris causa from the

44. Helmut Gröttrup (Helmut Grottrup)

  • Cologne: February 12, 1916 celebration
  • Munich: July 4, 1981 deceased

German engineer and inventor of the smart card (1916-1981) | Technische Universität Berlin | Cologne: February 12, 1916 - Munich: July 4, 1981 | Helmut

45. Hanna Neumann

  • Berlin: February 12, 1914 celebration
  • Ottawa: November 14, 1971 deceased

German Australian mathematician (1914–1971) | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1969) | Hanna Neumann conjecture, Varieties of Groups | University

46. Hans Hermes

  • Neunkirchen: February 12, 1912 celebration
  • November 10, 2003 deceased

German mathematician (1912–2003) | University of Göttingen, University of Münster | Neunkirchen: February 12, 1912 - November 10, 2003 | Hans Hermes

47. Jacques Herbrand

  • Paris: February 12, 1908 celebration
  • Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans: July 27, 1931 deceased

French mathematician (1908–1931) | Prix Francoeur (1931) | Herbrand universe, Herbrand–Ribet theorem, Herbrand interpretation, Herbrand's expansion

48. Hilding Slätis (Hilding Slatis)

  • February 12, 1902 celebration
  • November 26, 1975 deceased

Finnish physicist (1902–1975) | February 12, 1902 - November 26, 1975 | Hilding Slätis (Hilding Slatis) | February 12, 1902 - November 26, 1975

49. Harry Diamond

  • Minsk: February 12, 1900 celebration
  • June 21, 1948 deceased

1900-1948) Russian-American inventor | Diamond-Dunmore system | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Minsk: February 12, 1900 - June 21, 1948 | Harry

50. Marcel Minnaert

  • Bruges: February 12, 1893 celebration
  • Utrecht: October 26, 1970 deceased

Belgian-Dutch astronomer (1893-1970) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1969), Bruce Medal (1951), Prix Jules Janssen (1966)

51. Enrico Bompiani

  • Rome: February 12, 1889 celebration
  • Rome: September 22, 1975 deceased

Italian mathematician (1889-1975) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1925) | Sapienza University of Rome | Rome: February 12, 1889

52. Chesta Dillard Dean

  • Danville: February 12, 1885 celebration

American pharmacist | Danville: February 12, 1885 - Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues: November 11, 1974 | Chesta Dillard Dean | Danville: February 12, 1885

53. Helena Roerich

  • Saint Petersburg: February 12, 1879 celebration
  • Kalimpong: October 5, 1955 deceased

Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879-1955) | Saint Petersburg: February 12, 1879 - Kalimpong: October 5, 1955 | Helena Roerich

54. Louis Renault

  • 8th arrondissement of Paris: February 12, 1877 celebration
  • 7th arrondissement of Paris: October 24, 1944 deceased

French industrialist | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007), Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1932) | Lycée Condorcet | 8th arrondissement of Paris

55. Byron E. Eldred

  • February 12, 1873 celebration

John Scott Award (1906) | February 12, 1873 - Berlin: July 26, 1935 | Byron E. Eldred | February 12, 1873 - Berlin: July 26, 1935 | John Scott Award (1906)

56. Eduard Geismar

  • Randers: February 12, 1871 celebration
  • Copenhagen: May 14, 1939 deceased

Danish philosopher | Østre Borgerdyd school | Randers: February 12, 1871 - Copenhagen: May 14, 1939 | Eduard Geismar | Randers: February 12, 1871

57. Kitahara Tasaku

  • Yamagata district: February 12, 1870 celebration
  • January 12, 1922 deceased

Japanese Fishery scientist and Oceanographer | Yamagata district: February 12, 1870 - January 12, 1922 | Kitahara Tasaku - 各務多作 | Yamagata district

58. Horatio Scott Carslaw

  • Helensburgh: February 12, 1870 celebration
  • Burradoo: November 11, 1954 deceased

British mathematician (1870–1954) | Conduction of Heat in Solids | The Glasgow Academy | Helensburgh: February 12, 1870 - Burradoo: November 11, 1954

59. William Henry Chamberlin

  • Salt Lake City: February 12, 1870 celebration
  • Logan: January 1, 1921 deceased

American Mormon philosopher, theologian, and educator | University of Utah, University of Chicago | Salt Lake City: February 12, 1870 - Logan: January 1, 1921

60. George D. Rosengarten

  • Philadelphia: February 12, 1869 celebration
  • Philadelphia: February 24, 1936 deceased

American chemist and businessman (1869–1936) | honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania (1927) | University of Pennsylvania (1890), University of Jena (1892)

61. Lou Andreas-Salomé (Lou Andreas-Salome)

  • Saint Petersburg: February 12, 1861 celebration
  • Göttingen: February 5, 1937 deceased

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author | Saint Peter's School | Saint Petersburg: February 12, 1861 - Göttingen: February 5, 1937 | Lou Andreas-Salomé (Lou

62. Émile Meyerson (Emile Meyerson)

  • Lublin: February 12, 1859 celebration
  • 8th arrondissement of Paris: November 2, 1933 deceased

Polish-born French epistemologist, chemist, and philosopher of science | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Lublin: February 12, 1859 - 8th arrondissement of

63. Eugenio Piñerúa Álvarez (Eugenio Pinerua Alvarez)

  • February 12, 1854 celebration

University of Santiago de Compostela, University of Valladolid | February 12, 1854 - January 24, 1867 | Eugenio Piñerúa Álvarez (Eugenio Pinerua Alvarez)

64. Stephen Henry Horgan

  • Norfolk: February 12, 1854 celebration
  • Orange: August 30, 1941 deceased

American engineer (1854–1941) | Norfolk: February 12, 1854 - Orange: August 30, 1941 | Stephen Henry Horgan | Norfolk: February 12, 1854 - Orange: August 30, 1941

65. Otto Pettersson

  • Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg: February 12, 1848 celebration
  • Johannebergs församling: January 16, 1941 deceased

Swedish chemist and oceanographer | Alexander Agassiz Medal (1924) | Uppsala University | Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg: February 12, 1848 - Johannebergs

66. Feodor Sludsky

  • Yaroslavl: February 12, 1841 celebration
  • Moscow: November 25, 1897 deceased

Russian mathematician (1841–1897) | Constantin Medal | Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Yaroslavl

67. Andrea Angiulli

  • Castellana Grotte: February 12, 1837 celebration
  • Naples: January 2, 1890 deceased

Italian philosopher and educationist (1837–1890) | University of Naples Federico II, Humboldt University of Berlin | Castellana Grotte: February 12, 1837

68. Heinrich Albert

  • Amorbach: February 12, 1835 celebration
  • Biebrich: December 31, 1908 deceased

German chemist (1835–1908) | Amorbach: February 12, 1835 - Biebrich: December 31, 1908 | Heinrich Albert | Amorbach: February 12, 1835 - Biebrich: December 31, 1908

69. Franz von Kaska

  • February 12, 1834 celebration

Order of Saint Michael, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Order of Franz Joseph | February 12, 1834 - Bonn: February 13, 1793 | Franz

70. Stephen Wilcox

  • Westerly: February 12, 1830 celebration
  • November 27, 1893 deceased

American inventor (1830–1893) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1997) | Westerly: February 12, 1830 - November 27, 1893 | Stephen Wilcox | Westerly

71. Victor Della-Vos

  • Odesa: February 12, 1829 celebration
  • Paris: May 27, 1890 deceased

Russian educationalist | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Odesa: February 12, 1829 - Paris: May 27, 1890 | Victor Della-Vos

72. Moritz Traube

  • Racibórz: February 12, 1826 celebration
  • Berlin: June 28, 1894 deceased

German biochemist (1826–1894) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Racibórz: February 12, 1826 - Berlin: June 28, 1894 | Moritz Traube | Racibórz: February

73. Dayananda Saraswati

  • Tankara: February 12, 1824 celebration
  • Ajmer: October 30, 1883 deceased

Indian social reformer (1824-1883) | Arya Samaj | Tankara: February 12, 1824 - Ajmer: October 30, 1883 | Dayananda Saraswati | Tankara: February 12, 1824

74. Charles Darwin

  • The Mount: February 12, 1809 celebration
  • Down House: April 19, 1882 deceased

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1868), Fellow of the Geological Society of London, Copley Medal

75. Felice Matteucci

  • Lucca: February 12, 1808 celebration
  • Capannori: September 13, 1887 deceased

Italian engineer (1808–1887) | Lucca: February 12, 1808 - Capannori: September 13, 1887 | Felice Matteucci | Lucca: February 12, 1808 - Capannori: September 13, 1887

76. Elizur Wright

  • Canaan: February 12, 1804 celebration
  • November 22, 1885 deceased

American abolitionist and actuary (1804-1885) | Yale University | Canaan: February 12, 1804 - November 22, 1885 | Elizur Wright | Canaan: February 12, 1804

77. Friedrich Wilhelm Schneider

  • Rothensee: February 12, 1801 celebration
  • Eberswalde: November 4, 1879 deceased

German mathematician (1801-1879) | Rothensee: February 12, 1801 - Eberswalde: November 4, 1879 | Friedrich Wilhelm Schneider | Rothensee: February 12, 1801

78. Josef Ineichen

  • February 12, 1792 celebration

February 12, 1792 - January 1, 1843 | Josef Ineichen | February 12, 1792 - January 1, 1843

79. Peter Cooper

  • New York City: February 12, 1791 celebration
  • New York City: April 4, 1883 deceased

American politician and businessman (1791-1883) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | New York City: February 12, 1791 - New York City: April 4, 1883

80. Carl Reichenbach

  • Stuttgart: February 12, 1788 celebration
  • Leipzig: January 19, 1869 deceased

German scientist and philosopher (1788–1869) | University of Tübingen | Stuttgart: February 12, 1788 - Leipzig: January 19, 1869 | Carl Reichenbach

81. Pierre Louis Dulong

  • Rouen: February 12, 1785 celebration
  • Paris: July 19, 1838 deceased

French scientist (1785-1838) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1826), 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | Paris Medical Faculty, École polytechnique, Lycée

82. Angelo Dalla Decima

  • Argostoli: February 12, 1752 celebration
  • Padua: February 14, 1825 deceased

1752-1825) | Argostoli: February 12, 1752 - Padua: February 14, 1825 | Angelo Dalla Decima | Argostoli: February 12, 1752 - Padua: February 14, 1825

83. Fyodor Dmitriyev-Mamonov

  • Moscow: February 12, 1727 celebration
  • Moscow: March 27, 1805 deceased

Russian writer (1727-1805) | Moscow: February 12, 1727 - Moscow: March 27, 1805 | Fyodor Dmitriyev-Mamonov | Moscow: February 12, 1727 - Moscow: March 27, 1805

84. Caspar Bartholin the Elder

  • Malmö: February 12, 1585 celebration
  • Sorø: July 13, 1629 deceased

Danish polymath (1585-1629) | University of Copenhagen, University of Rostock, University of Wittenberg | Malmö: February 12, 1585 - Sorø: July 13, 1629

85. Nicolaus Reimers

  • Hennstedt: February 12, 1551 celebration
  • Prague: August 15, 1600 deceased

German astronomer (1551-1600) | Hennstedt: February 12, 1551 - Prague: August 15, 1600 | Nicolaus Reimers | Hennstedt: February 12, 1551 - Prague: August 15, 1600

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