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Françoise Combes (Francoise Combes)

  • Montpellier: August 12, 1952 celebration
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    Montpellier: August 12, 1952  
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    1. Paris Diderot University
    2. École Normale Supérieure
     
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    1. CNRS silver medal (2001)
    2. Prix Jules Janssen (2017)
    3. L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2021)
    4. Three Physicists Prize (2012)
    5. Officer of the Legion of Honour (2015)
    6. CNRS Gold medal (2020)
    7. Knight of the Legion of Honour (2006)
    8. Officer of the National Order of Merit (2009)
    9. Petrie Prize Lecture (2013)
    10. Commander of the National Order of Merit (2019)
    11. Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award (1993)
    12. Tycho Brahe Medal (2009)
     
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  • French astrophysicist and President of the French Academy of Sciences | CNRS silver medal (2001), Prix Jules Janssen (2017), L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women

1. Quentin Glorieux

  • August 12, 1983 celebration

École Supérieure d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University, Paris Diderot University, École polytechnique | August 12, 1983 - English Channel: July 18, 1885

2. Péter Gábor Szabó (Peter Gabor Szabo)

  • Baja: August 12, 1974 celebration

Hungarian mathematician, historian of mathematics and university teacher (born: 1974) | University of Szeged | Baja: August 12, 1974 - Sherman Oaks: June 25, 2006

3. Saeid Esmaeilzadeh

  • Tehran: August 12, 1974 celebration

Swedish chemist | Stockholm University | Tehran: August 12, 1974 - Königsfeld im Schwarzwald: April 24, 1964 | Saeid Esmaeilzadeh | Tehran: August 12, 1974

4. Tomáš Machula (Tomas Machula)

  • Kyjov: August 12, 1971 celebration

Czech theologian | University of Chemistry and Technology | Kyjov: August 12, 1971 - Santiago: April 23, 1998 | Tomáš Machula (Tomas Machula) | Kyjov: August

5. John P. Wolfe

  • Greeley: August 12, 1970 celebration

American professor of chemistry | University of Colorado Boulder | Greeley: August 12, 1970 - Darmstadt: September 15, 1913 | John P. Wolfe | Greeley: August

6. Jörg Luy (Jorg Luy)

  • Cologne: August 12, 1966 celebration

German philosopher | Cologne: August 12, 1966 - Montreal: June 24, 2017 | Jörg Luy (Jorg Luy) | Cologne: August 12, 1966 - Montreal: June 24, 2017

7. Ataç İmamoğlu (Atac Imamoglu)

  • Minneapolis: August 12, 1964 celebration

Turkish-Swiss physicist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | Charles Hard Townes Award (2010), Wolfgang Paul Prize (2001)

8. Angelika Krebs

  • Mannheim: August 12, 1961 celebration

German philosopher | Wolfgang Stegmüller Award (1994) | Mannheim: August 12, 1961 - Lima: October 31, 1909 | Angelika Krebs | Mannheim: August 12, 1961

9. Fouad Laroui

  • Oujda: August 12, 1958 celebration

Moroccan economist and writer (born 1958) | Grand prix de la francophonie (2014), Edgar du Perron Prize (2002) | École des Ponts ParisTech, Lycée Lyautey

10. Martin Aeschlimann

  • Liestal: August 12, 1957 celebration

Swiss professor of physics | ETH Zurich | Liestal: August 12, 1957 - Berlin: August 12, 1945 | Martin Aeschlimann | Liestal: August 12, 1957 - Berlin: August 12, 1945

11. Dumitru Buzatu

  • Ruginoasa: August 12, 1955 celebration

Romanian politician | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Ruginoasa: August 12, 1955 - Bucharest: May 31, 1954 | Dumitru Buzatu | Ruginoasa: August 12, 1955

12. Petro Yasniy

  • August 12, 1952 celebration

Honored Scientist of Ukraine, honorary citizen of Ternopil, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University

13. Françoise Combes (Francoise Combes)

  • Montpellier: August 12, 1952 celebration

French astrophysicist and President of the French Academy of Sciences | CNRS silver medal (2001), Prix Jules Janssen (2017), L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women

14. Stanisław Goldstein (Stanislaw Goldstein)

  • Łódź: August 12, 1951 celebration

Polish mathematician | Odznaka „Za Zasługi dla Miasta Łodzi” | University of Łódź | Łódź: August 12, 1951 - London: July 19, 1957 | Stanisław

15. Juan Lema

  • Santiago de Compostela: August 12, 1949 celebration

chemistry researcher | University of Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostela: August 12, 1949 - Kharkiv: April 14, 2003 | Juan Lema | Santiago de

16. Peter L. Knight

  • Bedford: August 12, 1947 celebration

British physicist | President's Medal (2022), Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1996), Young Medal and Prize (1999), Royal Medal (2010), Frederic Ives Medal

17. Julian Lewis

  • August 12, 1946 celebration
  • April 30, 2014 deceased

English developmental biologist | Waddington Medal (2003), Fellow of the Royal Society (2012) | Balliol College | August 12, 1946 - April 30, 2014 | Julian

18. Alan Dennis Clark

  • London: August 12, 1945 celebration

British physicist | St Benedict's School, City, University of London, Imperial College London | London: August 12, 1945 - London: July 30, 1762 | Alan Dennis

19. George Kempf

  • Globe: August 12, 1944 celebration
  • Lawrence: July 16, 2002 deceased

mathematician | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University | Globe: August 12, 1944 - Lawrence: July 16, 2002

20. John Stillwell

  • Melbourne: August 12, 1942 celebration

Australian mathematician | Chauvenet Prize, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Melbourne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

21. Manfred Hühn (Manfred Huhn)

  • Heckholzhausen: August 12, 1940 celebration

German mathematician and geneticist | Heckholzhausen: August 12, 1940 - January 1, -0288 | Manfred Hühn (Manfred Huhn) | Heckholzhausen: August 12, 1940

22. Winfried Scharlau

  • Berlin: August 12, 1940 celebration
  • Havixbeck: November 26, 2020 deceased

German mathematician and historian of mathematics | University of Bonn | Berlin: August 12, 1940 - Havixbeck: November 26, 2020 | Winfried Scharlau | Berlin

23. David Anthony King

  • Durban: August 12, 1939 celebration

British academic and scientific adviser | Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Tilden Prize (1988), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Rumford Medal

24. Larry Shaw

  • Washington, D.C.: August 12, 1939 celebration
  • Petaluma: August 19, 2017 deceased

American physicist and curator, Pi Day founder (1939-2017) | Reed College | Washington, D.C.: August 12, 1939 - Petaluma: August 19, 2017 | Larry Shaw

25. Michel Sintzoff

  • Ixelles - Elsene: August 12, 1938 celebration
  • Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve: November 28, 2010 deceased

Belgian mathematician | honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University (1992) | Ixelles - Elsene: August 12, 1938 - Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve: November 28, 2010

26. Boris Mityagin

  • Voronezh: August 12, 1937 celebration

Russian American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University

27. Ivan Yuhnovsky

  • Sofia: August 12, 1937 celebration

Bulgarian chemist | University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (1961) | Sofia: August 12, 1937 - January 1, 1931 | Ivan Yuhnovsky | Sofia: August 12

28. Marius Iosifescu

  • Pitești: August 12, 1936 celebration
  • December 9, 2020 deceased

Romanian mathematician | Grand Cross of the National Order For Merit (2000), Officer of the National Order For Merit (2011), French Order of Academic Palms (1993)

29. Shermazan Kakhichashvili

  • August 12, 1936 celebration

August 12, 1936 - Łódź: May 5, 1942 | Shermazan Kakhichashvili | August 12, 1936 - Łódź: May 5, 1942

30. Wolfgang Steglich

  • Kamenz: August 12, 1933 celebration

German chemist | Adolf Windaus Medal (1989), Richard Kuhn Medal (1998), Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (1996), Fresenius Prize (1986), Cross of the Order of Merit

31. Herbert Hörz (Herbert Horz)

  • Stuttgart: August 12, 1933 celebration
  • June 8, 2024 deceased

German philosopher (1933–2024) | National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver, Friedrich Engels Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the

32. Henry Crapo

  • Detroit: August 12, 1932 celebration
  • La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries: September 3, 2019 deceased

American-Canadian mathematician (1932–2019) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Detroit: August 12, 1932 - La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries

33. George Soros

  • Budapest: August 12, 1930 celebration

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025), Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Fellow of the

34. Jacques Tits

  • Uccle: August 12, 1930 celebration
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris: December 5, 2021 deceased

Belgian mathematician (1930–2021) | Honorary doctors of Ghent University (1979), Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commander's Cross of the

35. Chandler Davis

  • Ithaca: August 12, 1926 celebration
  • September 24, 2022 deceased

Canadian mathematician and writer | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2019) | Harvard University

36. Jamal Khwaja

  • Delhi: August 12, 1926 celebration
  • December 24, 2020 deceased

Indian politician (1926–2020) | Aligarh Muslim University, Christ's College | Delhi: August 12, 1926 - December 24, 2020 | Jamal Khwaja | Delhi: August 12

37. Hajo Meyer

  • Bielefeld: August 12, 1924 celebration
  • Heiloo: August 23, 2014 deceased

German-Dutch physicist and political activist | Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning (2015) | Bielefeld: August 12, 1924 - Heiloo: August 23, 2014 | Hajo Meyer

38. Boris Korenblum

  • Odesa: August 12, 1923 celebration
  • December 15, 2011 deceased

soviet-Israeli-American mathematician | Moscow State University | Odesa: August 12, 1923 - December 15, 2011 | Boris Korenblum | Odesa: August 12, 1923

39. Vikram Sarabhai

  • Ahmedabad: August 12, 1919 celebration
  • Thiruvananthapuram: December 30, 1971 deceased

father of Indian space programme (1919-1971) | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1962), Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering

40. Marco Vinicio Rueda

  • Quito: August 12, 1914 celebration
  • Quito: March 13, 2005 deceased

Ecuadorian philosopher | Quito: August 12, 1914 - Quito: March 13, 2005 | Marco Vinicio Rueda - Marco Vinicio Rueda Gomezjurado | Quito: August 12, 1914

41. Magda Staudinger

  • Uderna: August 12, 1902 celebration
  • Freiburg im Breisgau: April 21, 1997 deceased

Latvian biologist and botanist | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences

42. Artishia Wilkerson Jordan

  • August 12, 1901 celebration
  • February 7, 1974 deceased

American civic and religious leader (1901-1974) | Howard University, University of Chicago | August 12, 1901 - February 7, 1974 | Artishia Wilkerson Jordan

43. Hugo Bamberger

  • Lichtenfels: August 12, 1887 celebration
  • December 31, 1949 deceased

German-American chemist, entrepreneur and company founder | Lichtenfels: August 12, 1887 - December 31, 1949 | Hugo Bamberger | Lichtenfels: August 12, 1887

44. Erwin Schrödinger (Erwin Schrodinger)

  • Vienna: August 12, 1887 celebration
  • Vienna: January 4, 1961 deceased

Austrian physicist (1887–1961) | Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information Scientifique (2005), Erwin Schrödinger Prize (1956), Matteucci Medal

45. Albin Kurtenacker

  • August 12, 1886 celebration

August 12, 1886 - March 2, 1893 | Albin Kurtenacker | August 12, 1886 - March 2, 1893

46. Beatrice Ensor

  • Marseille: August 12, 1885 celebration
  • London: January 1, 1974 deceased

British educator (1885–1974) | Marseille: August 12, 1885 - London: January 1, 1974 | Beatrice Ensor - Béatrix Nina de Normann | Marseille: August 12, 1885

47. Louise Petrén-Overton (Louise Petren-Overton)

  • Halmstad: August 12, 1880 celebration
  • Lund Cathedral parish: January 14, 1977 deceased

Swedish mathematician | Lund University | Halmstad: August 12, 1880 - Lund Cathedral parish: January 14, 1977 | Louise Petrén-Overton (Louise Petren-Overton)

48. Charles Albert Browne

  • North Adams: August 12, 1870 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1947 deceased

American chemist and agrarian historian (1870–1947) | North Adams: August 12, 1870 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1947 | Charles Albert Browne | North

49. Whitmell P. Martin

  • Napoleonville: August 12, 1867 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: April 6, 1929 deceased

American politician (1867–1929) | Louisiana State University, University of Virginia | Napoleonville: August 12, 1867 - Washington, D.C.: April 6, 1929

50. Roland Burnham Molineux

  • August 12, 1866 celebration
  • Smithtown: November 2, 1917 deceased

American accused of murder (1866-1917) | August 12, 1866 - Smithtown: November 2, 1917 | Roland Burnham Molineux | August 12, 1866 - Smithtown: November 2, 1917

51. Charles H. Ashton

  • August 12, 1866 celebration

Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | August 12, 1866 - Houston: April 3, 1995 | Charles H. Ashton | August 12, 1866 - Houston: April 3, 1995

52. Frederick Richard Simms

  • Hamburg: August 12, 1863 celebration
  • Stoke Poges: April 22, 1944 deceased

Engineer and manufacturer (1863–1944) | Hamburg: August 12, 1863 - Stoke Poges: April 22, 1944 | Frederick Richard Simms | Hamburg: August 12, 1863 - Stoke

53. Michele Cantone

  • Palermo: August 12, 1857 celebration
  • Naples: March 26, 1932 deceased

academic (1857 - 1932), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1910 | Palermo: August 12, 1857 - Naples: March 26, 1932 | Michele Cantone

54. Andrea Naccari

  • Padua: August 12, 1841 celebration
  • Turin: October 2, 1926 deceased

Italian scientist (1841–1919) | University of Padua | Padua: August 12, 1841 - Turin: October 2, 1926 | Andrea Naccari | Padua: August 12, 1841 - Turin

55. Edmond Nivoit

  • Buzancy: August 12, 1839 celebration
  • Paris: May 2, 1920 deceased

French geologist | Buzancy: August 12, 1839 - Paris: May 2, 1920 | Edmond Nivoit | Buzancy: August 12, 1839 - Paris: May 2, 1920

56. Helena Blavatsky

  • Dnipro: August 12, 1831 celebration
  • London: May 8, 1891 deceased

Russian occult writer | Subba Row Medal (1888) | The Secret Doctrine | Dnipro: August 12, 1831 - London: May 8, 1891 | Helena Blavatsky - Елена

57. Ion Ghica

  • Bucharest: August 12, 1816 celebration
  • Ghergani: May 7, 1897 deceased

Romanian politician (1816–1897) | Bucharest: August 12, 1816 - Ghergani: May 7, 1897 | Ion Ghica | Bucharest: August 12, 1816 - Ghergani: May 7, 1897

58. Axel Erdmann

  • August 12, 1814 celebration

August 12, 1814 - Northfield: December 22, 1899 | Axel Erdmann | August 12, 1814 - Northfield: December 22, 1899

59. Ephraim Ball

  • August 12, 1812 celebration

August 12, 1812 - January 1, 2018 | Ephraim Ball | August 12, 1812 - January 1, 2018

60. James Muspratt

  • Dublin: August 12, 1793 celebration
  • Liverpool: May 4, 1886 deceased

British chemist (1793-1886) | Dublin: August 12, 1793 - Liverpool: May 4, 1886 | James Muspratt | Dublin: August 12, 1793 - Liverpool: May 4, 1886

61. Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert

  • Berlin: August 12, 1769 celebration
  • Leipzig: March 7, 1824 deceased

German scientist (1769-1824) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University of Greifswald, Leipzig University | Berlin: August 12, 1769 - Leipzig: March 7, 1824

62. Johann Christian Martin Bartels

  • Brunswick: August 12, 1769 celebration
  • Tartu: December 20, 1836 deceased

German mathematician (1769–1836) | University of Helmstedt, University of Jena, University of Göttingen | Brunswick: August 12, 1769 - Tartu: December 20, 1836

63. Stefan Roszka

  • Kamianets-Podilskyi: August 12, 1670 celebration
  • Ivano-Frankivsk: October 31, 1739 deceased

scientist | Kamianets-Podilskyi: August 12, 1670 - Ivano-Frankivsk: October 31, 1739 | Stefan Roszka | Kamianets-Podilskyi: August 12, 1670 - Ivano-Frankivsk

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