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  • Brooklyn: December 4, 1924 celebration
  • Chapel Hill: January 29, 2020 celebration
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    Brooklyn: December 4, 1924  

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    1. City College of New York
    2. Columbia University
     

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    1. Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962)
    2. Golden Plate Award (1962)
    3. Beno Gutenberg Medal (1996)
    4. National Medal of Science (1994)
    5. Maurice Ewing Medal (1982)
    6. Japan Prize (1993)
    7. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1985)
    8. Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1971)
    9. honorary doctorate from IPG (1995)
    10. Arthur L. Day Medal (1972)
    11. Lomonosov Gold Medal (1997)
    12. Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (1994)
    13. Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
    14. William Bowie Medal (1979)
     

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  • American geophysicist (1924–2020) | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962), Golden Plate Award (1962), Beno Gutenberg Medal (1996), National Medal

1. Alexander Zherebko

  • Kyiv: December 4, 1984 celebration

Ukrainian and Russian director of cinema and television | laureate, Special Award | National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kyiv, Kyiv International

2. Harald Grobner

  • Neunkirchen: December 4, 1980 celebration

Austrian mathematician | Start-Preis (2016) | University of Vienna | Neunkirchen: December 4, 1980 - January 30, 2019 | Harald Grobner | Neunkirchen: December

3. Ioannis Katsoyiannis

  • December 4, 1974 celebration

Greek environmental chemist | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | December 4, 1974 - July 17, 1899 | Ioannis Katsoyiannis | December 4, 1974 - July 17, 1899

4. Elad Shufan

  • December 4, 1970 celebration

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | December 4, 1970 - Worcester: May 10, 1753 | Elad Shufan | December 4, 1970 - Worcester: May 10, 1753 | Ben-Gurion

5. Jarosław Gowin (Jaroslaw Gowin)

  • Kraków: December 4, 1961 celebration

Polish politician | Jagiellonian University | Kraków: December 4, 1961 - Novosibirsk: June 21, 2021 | Jarosław Gowin (Jaroslaw Gowin) | Kraków: December 4

6. John Christopher Muran

  • New York City: December 4, 1961 celebration

American clinical psychologist | Fellow of the American Psychological Association | Hofstra University | New York City: December 4, 1961 - Neuilly-sur-Seine

7. Ørjan Grøttem Martinsen (Orjan Grottem Martinsen)

  • December 4, 1960 celebration

Norwegian physicist and professor | December 4, 1960 - Kraków: April 16, 1888 | Ørjan Grøttem Martinsen (Orjan Grottem Martinsen) | December 4, 1960

8. Sergei Aseev

  • Potsdam: December 4, 1957 celebration

Russian mathematician, Dr.Sc., Professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences | MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics

9. Gianni Dal Maso

  • Vicenza: December 4, 1954 celebration

Italian mathematician (1954-) | Amerio Prize (2005), Caccioppoli Prize (1990), Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1996) | University of Pisa

10. Arvind Gupta

  • December 4, 1953 celebration

Populariser of science and toy-maker young IIT engineer | Padma Shri in literature and education | St. Xavier's School, Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

11. Chris Reeve

  • Durban: December 4, 1953 celebration

American weapon designer | Durban: December 4, 1953 - New Milford: November 24, 1978 | Chris Reeve | Durban: December 4, 1953 - New Milford: November 24, 1978

12. József Béres (Jozsef Beres)

  • Anarcs: December 4, 1952 celebration

1952-) chemist, businessman | Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, St. Stephen Prize, Pál Teleki Merit Medal (Gábor Bethlen Foundation)

13. Francisco Javier de Lucas Martín (Francisco Javier de Lucas Martin)

  • Murcia: December 4, 1952 celebration

Spanish university teacher | Murcia: December 4, 1952 - Barcelona: April 23, 1872 | Francisco Javier de Lucas Martín (Francisco Javier de Lucas Martin

14. Prabhat C. Chandra

  • Varanasi: December 4, 1950 celebration

Indian geophysicist | Banaras Hindu University | Varanasi: December 4, 1950 - Athens: November 30, 1927 | Prabhat C. Chandra | Varanasi: December 4, 1950

15. Victor Savrin

  • Chapayevsk: December 4, 1944 celebration

Russian physicist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | MSU Faculty of Physics

16. Arvind Shah

  • Mumbai: December 4, 1940 celebration

electronics engineer | Becquerel Prize (2007) | ETH Zurich | Mumbai: December 4, 1940 - Gubbio: May 18, 1462 | Arvind Shah | Mumbai: December 4, 1940 - Gubbio

17. JoAnn H. Morgan

  • Huntsville: December 4, 1940 celebration

American aerospace engineer | Florida Women's Hall of Fame (1995) | Stanford University, Sloan Fellows Program | Huntsville: December 4, 1940 - Yardley: December 7, 2008

18. Aleksey Bartoshevich

  • Moscow: December 4, 1939 celebration

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Figaro Award | Russian Institute of Theatre Arts | Moscow: December 4, 1939 - Moscow: July 22, 1992

19. George Andrews

  • Salem: December 4, 1938 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (1982), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied

20. Kristian Fossheim

  • Jølster: December 4, 1935 celebration

Norwegian physicist and professor | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (2020) | University of Oslo | Jølster: December 4, 1935 - Milan: February 2, 1980

21. Holger Thesleff

  • Helsinki: December 4, 1924 celebration
  • Helsinki: October 3, 2023 deceased

Finnish classical philologist and professor (1924–2023) | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1983) | Helsinki: December 4, 1924

22. Frank Press

  • Brooklyn: December 4, 1924 celebration
  • Chapel Hill: January 29, 2020 deceased

American geophysicist (1924–2020) | Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962), Golden Plate Award (1962), Beno Gutenberg Medal (1996), National Medal

23. Nadir Afonso

  • Chaves: December 4, 1920 celebration
  • Cascais: December 11, 2013 deceased

Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013) | Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of

24. Donald Kalish

  • Chicago: December 4, 1919 celebration
  • Los Angeles: June 8, 2000 deceased

American activist (1919-2000) | Chicago: December 4, 1919 - Los Angeles: June 8, 2000 | Donald Kalish | Chicago: December 4, 1919 - Los Angeles: June 8, 2000

25. Leland Clark

  • Rochester: December 4, 1918 celebration
  • September 25, 2005 deceased

American chemist (1918–2005) | Russ Prize (2005) | Antioch University, Antioch College | Rochester: December 4, 1918 - September 25, 2005 | Leland Clark

26. Bengt Aurivillius

  • Linköping: December 4, 1918 celebration
  • May 2, 1994 deceased

Swedish academic | Linköping: December 4, 1918 - May 2, 1994 | Bengt Aurivillius | Linköping: December 4, 1918 - May 2, 1994

27. Robert Ettinger

  • Atlantic City: December 4, 1918 celebration
  • Detroit: July 23, 2011 deceased

American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent (1918–2011) | Purple Heart | Wayne State University | Atlantic City: December 4, 1918 - Detroit: July 23, 2011

28. Arthur Prior

  • Masterton: December 4, 1914 celebration
  • Trondheim: October 6, 1969 deceased

New Zealand logician and philosopher (1914–1969) | University of Otago | Masterton: December 4, 1914 - Trondheim: October 6, 1969 | Arthur Prior | Masterton

29. Barbara Yachemovitch

  • Warsaw: December 4, 1913 celebration
  • Ufa: August 19, 1994 deceased

Russian geologist (1913–1994) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Saratov

30. Alfred Hershey

  • Owosso: December 4, 1908 celebration
  • Syosset: May 22, 1997 deceased

American chemist (1908–1997) | Kimber Genetics Award (1965), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1958), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)

31. Alexander Ivanovich Gruzdev

  • Podosinovsky District: December 4, 1908 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: December 5, 1981 deceased

Soviet literary critic and teacher | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Courage", Order of the Patriotic

32. Matvey Klyashtorny

  • Dymerka: December 4, 1905 celebration
  • Donetsk: August 24, 1967 deceased

Soviet chemist (1905–1967) | Stalin Prize, 3rd degree, Stalin Prize | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Dymerka: December 4, 1905 - Donetsk: August 24, 1967

33. Mikhail Fedorovich Karasev

  • December 4, 1903 celebration
  • April 27, 1980 deceased

scientist associated with rail transport (1903-1980) | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour

34. Maurice Bayen

  • Metz: December 4, 1902 celebration
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris: April 20, 1974 deceased

French physicist (1902–1974) | Three Physicists Prize (1952) | lycée Henri-Poincaré, University of Paris, École Normale Supérieure | Metz: December 4

35. Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan

  • Watrap: December 4, 1898 celebration
  • June 14, 1961 deceased

Indian physicist (1898-1961) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1958), Knight Bachelor, Padma Bhushan in

36. Feng Youlan

  • Tanghe County: December 4, 1895 celebration
  • Beijing: November 26, 1990 deceased

Chinese philosopher and historian (1895–1990) | Prix Stanislas Julien (1950) | History of Chinese Philosophy | Columbia University, Peking University

37. Jesús Yoldi Bereau (Jesus Yoldi Bereau)

  • Arizkun: December 4, 1894 celebration
  • October 23, 1936 deceased

Spanish chemist, university teacher and politician (1894-1936) | University of Zaragoza (1917) | Arizkun: December 4, 1894 - October 23, 1936 | Jesús Yoldi

38. Kazbek Savvich Butaev

  • Alagir: December 4, 1893 celebration
  • Vladikavkaz: January 1, 1937 deceased

scientist | Alagir: December 4, 1893 - Vladikavkaz: January 1, 1937 | Kazbek Savvich Butaev | Alagir: December 4, 1893 - Vladikavkaz: January 1, 1937

39. Harry C. Carver

  • Waterbury: December 4, 1890 celebration
  • Ann Arbor: January 30, 1977 deceased

American mathematician (1890–1977) | Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award (1954), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1936)

40. Ludwig Bieberbach

  • Goddelau: December 4, 1886 celebration
  • Oberaudorf: September 1, 1982 deceased

German mathematician (1886–1982) | Fatou–Bieberbach domain | Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen | Goddelau: December 4, 1886 - Oberaudorf

41. David Rivett

  • Dover: December 4, 1885 celebration
  • April 1, 1961 deceased

Australian chemist (1885-1961) | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1953), James Cook Medal (1953), Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and

42. Petr Křička (Petr Kricka)

  • Kelč: December 4, 1884 celebration
  • Okarec: March 25, 1949 deceased

Czech poet, educator and translator (1884–1949) | Kelč: December 4, 1884 - Okarec: March 25, 1949 | Petr Křička (Petr Kricka) | Kelč: December 4, 1884

43. Yakov Perelman

  • Białystok: December 4, 1882 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: March 16, 1942 deceased

Russian science writer (1882–1942) | Physics for Entertainment, Mathematics Can Be Fun | Imperial Forestry Institute | Białystok: December 4, 1882 - Saint

44. Garfield Wood

  • Mapleton: December 4, 1880 celebration
  • Miami: June 19, 1971 deceased

American motorboat racer (1880-1971) | Baby Gar IV | Mapleton: December 4, 1880 - Miami: June 19, 1971 | Garfield Wood | Mapleton: December 4, 1880 - Miami

45. Aldo Mieli

  • Livorno: December 4, 1879 celebration
  • Florida: February 16, 1950 deceased

Italian historian of science | Archeion | Livorno: December 4, 1879 - Florida: February 16, 1950 | Aldo Mieli | Livorno: December 4, 1879 - Florida: February 16, 1950

46. Vsevolod Ivanovich Romanovsky

  • Verniy: December 4, 1879 celebration
  • Tashkent: December 6, 1954 deceased

Russian mathematician (1879–1954) | Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, 3rd degree, Order of Outstanding Merit, Order of the Red Banner of Labour

47. Robert Pschorr

  • Munich: December 4, 1868 celebration
  • February 23, 1930 deceased

German chemist (1868-1930) | University of Jena, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: December 4, 1868 - February 23, 1930 | Robert Pschorr

48. Charles Herty

  • Milledgeville: December 4, 1867 celebration
  • Savannah: July 27, 1938 deceased

American chemist, academic, football coach | American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1932) | University of Georgia, Johns Hopkins University

49. Victor Alessandro Mundella

  • December 4, 1866 celebration
  • March 4, 1939 deceased

English physicist, author and teacher | December 4, 1866 - March 4, 1939 | Victor Alessandro Mundella | December 4, 1866 - March 4, 1939

50. J. Howard Moore

  • Rockville: December 4, 1862 celebration
  • Jackson Park: June 17, 1916 deceased

American zoologist, philosopher, educator, and social reformer (1862–1916) | The Universal Kinship | Drake University, Oskaloosa College, University of Chicago

51. Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt

  • Prague: December 4, 1857 celebration
  • Oslo: September 20, 1937 deceased

Austrian-born, Norwegian chemist | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1911), Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1924)

52. Mikhail Goldstein

  • December 4, 1853 celebration

December 4, 1853 - Moscow: January 2, 1933 | Mikhail Goldstein | December 4, 1853 - Moscow: January 2, 1933

53. Orest Khvolson

  • Saint Petersburg: December 4, 1852 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: May 11, 1934 deceased

Russian physicist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Hero of Labour | Leipzig University, Imperial St. Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg State

54. Emma Beckwith

  • Cincinnati: December 4, 1849 celebration
  • November 25, 1919 deceased

American suffragette, bookkeeper, optician, inventor (1849-1919) | Cincinnati: December 4, 1849 - November 25, 1919 | Emma Beckwith | Cincinnati: December 4

55. John Stevens

  • Llechryd: December 4, 1840 celebration
  • Neenah: August 5, 1920 deceased

American miller and inventor in Wisconsin (1840-1920) | Llechryd: December 4, 1840 - Neenah: August 5, 1920 | John Stevens | Llechryd: December 4, 1840

56. José Canalejas Casas (Jose Canalejas Casas)

  • Barcelona: December 4, 1827 celebration
  • Madrid: November 2, 1902 deceased

Spanish engineer, politician and scientist (1827-1902) | Barcelona: December 4, 1827 - Madrid: November 2, 1902 | José Canalejas Casas - José Canalejas y

57. Modest Kittary

  • Perm: December 4, 1825 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: April 9, 1880 deceased

Russian scientist (1825-1880) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of the White Eagle, Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd

58. Nikolai Shelgunov

  • Saint Petersburg: December 4, 1824 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: May 6, 1891 deceased

Russian journalist (1824-1891) | Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University | Saint Petersburg: December 4, 1824 - Saint Petersburg: May 6, 1891

59. Frances Power Cobbe

  • Dublin: December 4, 1822 celebration
  • Hengwrt: April 5, 1904 deceased

Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading suffragette (1822-1904) | Dublin: December 4, 1822 - Hengwrt: April 5, 1904 | Frances

60. John LeConte

  • Liberty County: December 4, 1818 celebration
  • Berkeley: April 29, 1891 deceased

American scientist | University of Georgia, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | Liberty County: December 4, 1818 - Berkeley: April 29, 1891

61. Benjamin Silliman Jr.

  • New Haven: December 4, 1816 celebration
  • New Haven: January 14, 1885 deceased

professor of chemistry, Yale University (1816–1885) | University of Edinburgh, Yale University | New Haven: December 4, 1816 - New Haven: January 14, 1885

62. John T. Graves

  • Dublin: December 4, 1806 celebration
  • Cheltenham: March 29, 1870 deceased

Irish mathematician (1806–1870) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Oxford | Dublin: December 4, 1806 - Cheltenham: March 29, 1870 | John T. Graves

63. Andrzej Edward Koźmian (Andrzej Edward Kozmian)

  • Piotrowice: December 4, 1804 celebration
  • Dobrzechów: November 10, 1864 deceased

naturalist | University of Warsaw | Piotrowice: December 4, 1804 - Dobrzechów: November 10, 1864 | Andrzej Edward Koźmian (Andrzej Edward Kozmian)

64. Karl Ludwig Michelet

  • Berlin: December 4, 1801 celebration
  • Berlin: December 15, 1893 deceased

German philosopher (1801–1893) | Französisches Gymnasium Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: December 4, 1801 - Berlin: December 15, 1893 | Karl

65. Thomas Carlyle

  • Ecclefechan: December 4, 1795 celebration
  • London: February 5, 1881 deceased

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1866), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

66. Ádám Tomcsányi (Adam Tomcsanyi)

  • Kamanová: December 4, 1755 celebration
  • Pest: July 4, 1831 deceased

Hungarian philosopher, naturalist | Eötvös Loránd University | Kamanová: December 4, 1755 - Pest: July 4, 1831 | Ádám Tomcsányi (Adam Tomcsanyi)

67. Raphael Bluteau

  • London: December 4, 1638 celebration
  • Lisbon: February 13, 1734 deceased

Portuguese religious servant | London: December 4, 1638 - Lisbon: February 13, 1734 | Raphael Bluteau | London: December 4, 1638 - Lisbon: February 13, 1734

68. Jean Chapelain

  • Paris: December 4, 1595 celebration
  • Paris: February 22, 1674 deceased

French poet and critic | Paris: December 4, 1595 - Paris: February 22, 1674 | Jean Chapelain | Paris: December 4, 1595 - Paris: February 22, 1674

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