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George Porter

  • Stainforth: December 6, 1920 celebration
  • Canterbury: August 31, 2002 celebration
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    Stainforth: December 6, 1920  

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    Canterbury: August 31, 2002  

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    1. chemistry
    2. physical chemistry
    3. chemical kinetics
     

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    1. University of Leeds
    2. Trinity Academy
    3. University of Cambridge
    4. Emmanuel College
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctorate from University of Lille-I (1983)
    2. Davy Medal (1971)
    3. Longstaff Prize (1981)
    4. Knight Bachelor
    5. Fellow of the Royal Society (1960)
    6. Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1967)
    7. Corday-Morgan Prize (1955)
    8. Ellison–Cliffe Lecture (1991)
    9. Tilden Prize (1958)
    10. Copley Medal (1992)
    11. Melchett Medal
    12. Liversidge Award (1969)
    13. Michael Faraday Prize (1991)
    14. Order of Merit
    15. Faraday Lectureship Prize (1950)
    16. Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1977)
    17. Kalinga Prize (1976)
    18. Remsen Award (1962)
    19. Rumford Medal (1978)
     

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  • British chemist (1920–2002) | honorary doctorate from University of Lille-I (1983), Davy Medal (1971), Longstaff Prize (1981), Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the

1. Nicolas Nova

  • Roanne: December 6, 1977 celebration
  • Oman: December 31, 2024 deceased

Swiss-French anthropologist, design researcher, and writer | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, University of Geneva | Roanne: December 6, 1977

2. Jens Hacke

  • Bonn: December 6, 1973 celebration

German political scientist | Wolf-Erich-Kellner Award (2006), Friedwart Bruckhaus Prize (2005) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Bonn: December 6, 1973 - May 14, 2023

3. Arul Chinnaiyan

  • Cleveland: December 6, 1969 celebration

Indian scientist, medical researcher | Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research (2009) | University of Michigan Medical School, Plymouth-Canton Educational Park

4. Roman Neruda

  • December 6, 1967 celebration

December 6, 1967 - Nusle: September 8, 1930 | Roman Neruda | December 6, 1967 - Nusle: September 8, 1930

5. Carin Gerhardsen

  • Katrineholm: December 6, 1962 celebration

Swedish author | Uppsala University | Katrineholm: December 6, 1962 - Lidingö: September 17, 2008 | Carin Gerhardsen | Katrineholm: December 6, 1962

6. Yan Rachinsky

  • Moscow: December 6, 1958 celebration

Russian public figure, ethnographer and human rights activist | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow

7. Jesper Møller (Jesper Moller)

  • Nakskov: December 6, 1957 celebration

researcher | Aarhus University | Nakskov: December 6, 1957 - Trondheim: March 13, 1929 | Jesper Møller (Jesper Moller) | Nakskov: December 6, 1957

8. Jean-Pierre Wintenberger

  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: December 6, 1954 celebration
  • La Tronche: January 23, 2019 deceased

French mathematician (1954-2019) | Thérèse-Gautier Prize (2008), Cole Prize in Number Theory (2011) | École Normale Supérieure | Neuilly-sur-Seine

9. Khachatur Bezirjyan

  • Yerevan: December 6, 1950 celebration

Armenian politician | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: December 6, 1950 - May 5, 2018 | Khachatur Bezirjyan | Yerevan: December 6, 1950 - May 5, 2018

10. Richard D. Leapman

  • December 6, 1950 celebration

British physicist | Burton Medal (1985), Samuel Wesley Stratton Award (1994) | University of Cambridge | December 6, 1950 - Cambridge: January 15, 1920

11. Wu Maw-kuen

  • Hualien County: December 6, 1949 celebration

Taiwanese physicist | Comstock Prize in Physics (1988), Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize | National Cheng Kung University, University of Houston, Tamkang University

12. Josip Globevnik

  • Ljubljana: December 6, 1945 celebration

Slovenian mathematician | Kidrič Prize | University of Ljubljana | Ljubljana: December 6, 1945 - London: January 1, 1761 | Josip Globevnik | Ljubljana

13. Vladimír Borecký (Vladimir Borecky)

  • Prague: December 6, 1941 celebration
  • Prague: February 6, 2009 deceased

Czech philosopher and psychologist (1941–2009) | Prague: December 6, 1941 - Prague: February 6, 2009 | Vladimír Borecký (Vladimir Borecky) | Prague

14. Bertrand Halperin

  • Brooklyn: December 6, 1941 celebration

American mathematician and physicist | APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research (2019), Lars Onsager Prize (2001), Fellow of the American Physical

15. Luis Moroder

  • Urtijëi: December 6, 1940 celebration
  • Munich: May 18, 2024 deceased

Italian chemist (1940–2024) | honorary doctor of the Cergy-Pontoise University (2011) | University of Padua | Urtijëi: December 6, 1940 - Munich: May 18, 2024

16. Yury Konoplyov

  • Kazan: December 6, 1939 celebration
  • Kazan: May 5, 2023 deceased

Russian engineer | Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of

17. Yury Savelyev

  • Vladimir: December 6, 1937 celebration

Russian scientist and politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th

18. Rudenko Antonina Alekseevna

  • Dnipro: December 6, 1936 celebration
  • Kyiv: August 10, 2020 deceased

Ukrainian scientist, infectious disease physician | Honored Doctor of Ukraine | Kyiv State Medical Institute | Dnipro: December 6, 1936 - Kyiv: August 10, 2020

19. Carlo Sini

  • Bologna: December 6, 1933 celebration

Italian philosopher and author | University of Milan | Bologna: December 6, 1933 - Florence: January 1, 1676 | Carlo Sini | Bologna: December 6, 1933

20. Volker Oppitz

  • Nový Bor: December 6, 1931 celebration

German mathematician and economist | Nový Bor: December 6, 1931 - Brunswick: December 25, 1904 | Volker Oppitz | Nový Bor: December 6, 1931 - Brunswick

21. Yury Shkarin

  • Moscow: December 6, 1929 celebration
  • September 1, 2023 deceased

Russian scientist | Moscow State Open University | Moscow: December 6, 1929 - September 1, 2023 | Yury Shkarin | Moscow: December 6, 1929 - September 1, 2023

22. Arthur E. Drumm

  • December 6, 1929 celebration
  • May 26, 2014 deceased

American inventor | December 6, 1929 - May 26, 2014 | Arthur E. Drumm | December 6, 1929 - May 26, 2014

23. Duilio Arigoni

  • Lugano: December 6, 1928 celebration
  • June 10, 2020 deceased

Swiss chemist (1928-2020) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1991), honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI (1982), Fellow of the American Academy

24. George Porter

  • Stainforth: December 6, 1920 celebration
  • Canterbury: August 31, 2002 deceased

British chemist (1920–2002) | honorary doctorate from University of Lille-I (1983), Davy Medal (1971), Longstaff Prize (1981), Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the

25. Clyde Cowan

  • Detroit: December 6, 1919 celebration
  • Bethesda: May 24, 1974 deceased

co-discoverer of the neutrino | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Physical Society | Roosevelt High School, Missouri University of Science and

26. John L. Kelley

  • Merriam: December 6, 1916 celebration
  • Oakland: November 26, 1999 deceased

American mathematician (1916–1999) | Morse–Kelley set theory | University of Virginia, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College

27. Willibald Jentschke

  • Vienna: December 6, 1911 celebration
  • Hamburg: March 11, 2002 deceased

German nuclear physicist (1911-2002) | Wilhelm Exner Medal (1971), Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1983) | University of Vienna | Vienna: December 6

28. Vinko Brumen

  • Šalovci: December 6, 1909 celebration
  • Buenos Aires: March 25, 1993 deceased

philosopher (1909-1993) | University of Ljubljana | Šalovci: December 6, 1909 - Buenos Aires: March 25, 1993 | Vinko Brumen | Šalovci: December 6, 1909

29. Angiolo Procissi

  • Prato: December 6, 1908 celebration
  • Florence: August 28, 1987 deceased

Italian mathematician and historian (1908-1987) | Prato: December 6, 1908 - Florence: August 28, 1987 | Angiolo Procissi | Prato: December 6, 1908 - Florence

30. Ulrich Haberland

  • Sollstedt: December 6, 1900 celebration
  • September 10, 1961 deceased

German chemist (1900–1961) | Carl Duisberg Plaque (1958), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Sollstedt

31. George Uhlenbeck

  • Batavia: December 6, 1900 celebration
  • Boulder: October 31, 1988 deceased

Dutch physicist | National Medal of Science (1976), Oersted Medal (1956), Fellow of the American Physical Society (1931), Lorentz Medal (1970), Wolf Prize in

32. Herman Shumlin

  • Atwood: December 6, 1898 celebration
  • New York City: June 4, 1979 deceased

American theatre director and producer (1898-1979) | Atwood: December 6, 1898 - New York City: June 4, 1979 | Herman Shumlin | Atwood: December 6, 1898 - New

33. Bayard Taylor Horton

  • Gate City: December 6, 1895 celebration
  • Rochester: July 6, 1980 deceased

American physician (1895-1980) | University of Virginia | Gate City: December 6, 1895 - Rochester: July 6, 1980 | Bayard Taylor Horton | Gate City: December 6

34. Elemér Császár (Elemer Csaszar)

  • Gige: December 6, 1891 celebration
  • Budapest: August 7, 1955 deceased

Hungarian physicist | Gige: December 6, 1891 - Budapest: August 7, 1955 | Elemér Császár (Elemer Csaszar) | Gige: December 6, 1891 - Budapest: August 7, 1955

35. Heinrich Zimmer

  • Greifswald: December 6, 1890 celebration
  • New Rochelle: March 20, 1943 deceased

German Indologist and linguist (1890–1943) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Greifswald: December 6, 1890 - New Rochelle: March 20, 1943 | Heinrich Zimmer

36. Yoshio Nishina

  • Satosho: December 6, 1890 celebration
  • January 10, 1951 deceased

Japanese physicist (1890–1951) | Asahi Prize (1944), Order of Culture (1946) | University of Tokyo | Satosho: December 6, 1890 - January 10, 1951 | Yoshio

37. Pál Fröhlich (Pal Frohlich)

  • Savino Selo: December 6, 1889 celebration
  • Szeged: October 15, 1949 deceased

Hungarian physicist (1889–1949) | Savino Selo: December 6, 1889 - Szeged: October 15, 1949 | Pál Fröhlich (Pal Frohlich) | Savino Selo: December 6, 1889

38. Tomáš Trnka (Tomas Trnka)

  • December 6, 1888 celebration

Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | December 6, 1888 - Atlantic City: March 24, 1915 | Tomáš Trnka (Tomas Trnka) | December 6, 1888 - Atlantic

39. Edward Caradus

  • Auckland: December 6, 1885 celebration
  • Wellington: February 15, 1969 deceased

New Zealand chemist | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Auckland, Auckland Grammar School | Auckland: December 6, 1885 - Wellington

40. Winifred Hoernlé (Winifred Hoernle)

  • Kimberley: December 6, 1885 celebration
  • Johannesburg: March 17, 1960 deceased

South African anthropologist and social reformer | University of Bonn, College of Sorbonne, Leipzig University, Newnham College, South African College

41. Pierre Boutroux

  • Paris: December 6, 1880 celebration
  • Paris: June 25, 1922 deceased

French mathematician and historian of science (1880–1922) | Cours Peccot (1907) | Science Faculty of Paris | Paris: December 6, 1880 - Paris: June 25, 1922

42. Masatoshi Ōkōchi (Masatoshi Okochi)

  • Tokyo: December 6, 1878 celebration
  • August 29, 1952 deceased

businessperson | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class | University of Tokyo | Tokyo: December 6, 1878 - August 29, 1952 | Masatoshi Ōkōchi (Masatoshi

43. Elizabeth Laird

  • Owen Sound: December 6, 1874 celebration
  • London: March 3, 1969 deceased

Canadian physicist | University of Toronto, Humboldt University of Berlin, Bryn Mawr College | Owen Sound: December 6, 1874 - London: March 3, 1969 | Elizabeth

44. Herbert Hawkes

  • December 6, 1872 celebration
  • May 4, 1943 deceased

American academic (1872–1943) | Yale University | December 6, 1872 - May 4, 1943 | Herbert Hawkes | December 6, 1872 - May 4, 1943 | Yale University

45. Nikolay Lossky

  • Krāslava: December 6, 1870 celebration
  • Paris: January 24, 1965 deceased

Russian philosopher (1870–1965) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | Krāslava: December 6, 1870 - Paris: January 24, 1965

46. Abraham Cressy Morrison

  • Wrentham: December 6, 1864 celebration
  • Brooklyn: January 9, 1951 deceased

American chemist | Wrentham: December 6, 1864 - Brooklyn: January 9, 1951 | Abraham Cressy Morrison | Wrentham: December 6, 1864 - Brooklyn: January 9, 1951

47. Charles Martin Hall

  • Thompson Township: December 6, 1863 celebration
  • Daytona Beach: December 27, 1914 deceased

American chemist (1863-1914) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1976), Perkin Medal (1911) | Oberlin High School, Oberlin College | Thompson Township: December

48. Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov

  • Nolinsk: December 6, 1860 celebration
  • Barvikha: March 19, 1941 deceased

Russian chemist (1860-1941) | Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize | Saint

49. Aleksandr Sadovski

  • Vitebsk: December 6, 1859 celebration
  • Prague: December 26, 1923 deceased

Russian physicist | Saint Petersburg State University | Vitebsk: December 6, 1859 - Prague: December 26, 1923 | Aleksandr Sadovski | Vitebsk: December 6, 1859

50. Karl Bülow (Karl Bulow)

  • December 6, 1857 celebration

December 6, 1857 - January 1, 1909 | Karl Bülow (Karl Bulow) | December 6, 1857 - January 1, 1909

51. Walther von Dyck

  • Munich: December 6, 1856 celebration
  • Munich: November 5, 1934 deceased

German mathematician (1856-1934) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1931) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: December 6, 1856

52. William Hansen Millinge

  • December 6, 1853 celebration

Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1905), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1897) | Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt | December 6, 1853

53. Nikolay Ivanovich Kareyev

  • Moscow: December 6, 1850 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 18, 1931 deceased

Russian sociologist (1850-1931) | Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University | Moscow: December 6, 1850 - Saint Petersburg: February 18, 1931

54. Elias Hudson Bartley

  • December 6, 1849 celebration

Thomas Jefferson University, Cornell University | December 6, 1849 - March 22, 2019 | Elias Hudson Bartley | December 6, 1849 - March 22, 2019 | Thomas

55. Charles Frederick Chandler

  • Lancaster: December 6, 1836 celebration
  • August 25, 1925 deceased

American chemist (1836-1925) | Perkin Medal (1920) | Harvard University, University of Göttingen, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

56. Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig

  • Hamburg: December 6, 1835 celebration
  • Strasbourg: November 19, 1910 deceased

German chemist (1835–1910) | Davy Medal (1906) | University of Göttingen | Hamburg: December 6, 1835 - Strasbourg: November 19, 1910 | Wilhelm Rudolph

57. Jules François Joubert (Jules Francois Joubert)

  • Tours: December 6, 1834 celebration
  • Paris: March 20, 1910 deceased

French scientist | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officier de l'Instruction publique | École Normale Supérieure | Tours: December 6, 1834 - Paris: March 20, 1910

58. Harriet Tracy

  • December 6, 1834 celebration
  • May 30, 1918 deceased

American inventor | December 6, 1834 - May 30, 1918 | Harriet Tracy | December 6, 1834 - May 30, 1918

59. Andreas Mechwart von Belecska

  • Schweinfurt: December 6, 1834 celebration
  • Budapest: June 14, 1907 deceased

German born Hungarian mechanical engineer, inventor and chief executive officer (1834-1907) | Order of Franz Joseph, Order of the Iron Crown | Augsburg

60. Carl Merck

  • Darmstadt: December 6, 1823 celebration
  • Darmstadt: March 1, 1885 deceased

German chemist (1823–1885) | councillor of commerce | Darmstadt: December 6, 1823 - Darmstadt: March 1, 1885 | Carl Merck | Darmstadt: December 6, 1823

61. Augusto Conti

  • San Miniato: December 6, 1822 celebration
  • Florence: March 6, 1905 deceased

Italian philosopher and educationist (1822-1905) | San Miniato: December 6, 1822 - Florence: March 6, 1905 | Augusto Conti | San Miniato: December 6, 1822

62. Nikolay Ogarev

  • Saint Petersburg: December 6, 1813 celebration
  • Greenwich: June 12, 1877 deceased

Russian poet, historian and political activist (1813-1877) | Imperial Moscow University | Saint Petersburg: December 6, 1813 - Greenwich: June 12, 1877

63. Frederik Wilhelm Christiaan Krecke

  • December 6, 1812 celebration
  • August 15, 1882 deceased

Dutch chemist (1812-1882) | De Luchtstroomen. Eene schets van het ontstaan en de verbreiding der Winden op de oppervlakte der Aarde, De wet der stormen

64. Charles Graves

  • Dublin: December 6, 1812 celebration
  • July 17, 1899 deceased

Irish bishop of Limerick and mathematician (1812-1899) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Dublin: December 6, 1812 - July 17, 1899 | Charles Graves | Dublin

65. Martin Hans Boyè (Martin Hans Boye)

  • Copenhagen: December 6, 1812 celebration
  • March 6, 1907 deceased

American scientist | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen: December 6, 1812 - March 6, 1907 | Martin Hans Boyè (Martin Hans Boye) | Copenhagen: December 6

66. Lajos Tarczy

  • Chotín: December 6, 1807 celebration
  • Vienna: March 20, 1881 deceased

philosopher (1807–1881) | Chotín: December 6, 1807 - Vienna: March 20, 1881 | Lajos Tarczy | Chotín: December 6, 1807 - Vienna: March 20, 1881

67. Johann Georg Bodmer

  • Zurich: December 6, 1786 celebration
  • Zurich: May 30, 1864 deceased

Swiss inventor | Zurich: December 6, 1786 - Zurich: May 30, 1864 | Johann Georg Bodmer | Zurich: December 6, 1786 - Zurich: May 30, 1864

68. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

  • Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat: December 6, 1778 celebration
  • Paris: May 9, 1850 deceased

French chemist and physicist (1778–1850) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Galvanism Prize (1809), Grand

69. Walter Minto

  • Berwickshire: December 6, 1753 celebration
  • October 21, 1796 deceased

Scottish-American mathematician (1753–1796) | Berwickshire: December 6, 1753 - October 21, 1796 | Walter Minto | Berwickshire: December 6, 1753 - October 21, 1796

70. Robert de Lamanon

  • Salon-de-Provence: December 6, 1752 celebration
  • Tutuila: December 11, 1787 deceased

French botanist, physicist, and meteorologist (1752-1787) | Salon-de-Provence: December 6, 1752 - Tutuila: December 11, 1787 | Robert de Lamanon

71. Nicola Spedalieri

  • Bronte: December 6, 1740 celebration
  • Rome: November 26, 1795 deceased

Italian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795) | Bronte: December 6, 1740 - Rome: November 26, 1795 | Nicola Spedalieri (Melanzio Alcioneo) | Bronte

72. August Friedrich Bök (August Friedrich Bok)

  • Stuttgart: December 6, 1739 celebration
  • Tübingen: August 21, 1815 deceased

German philosopher and educationist | Stuttgart: December 6, 1739 - Tübingen: August 21, 1815 | August Friedrich Bök (August Friedrich Bok) | Stuttgart

73. Georg Albrecht Hamberger

  • December 6, 1662 celebration

Fürstenschule Heilsbronn, University of Jena | December 6, 1662 - Vichy: May 6, 1918 | Georg Albrecht Hamberger | December 6, 1662 - Vichy: May 6, 1918

74. Johann Conrad Dürr (Johann Conrad Durr)

  • Nuremberg: December 6, 1625 celebration
  • Altdorf bei Nürnberg: July 14, 1677 deceased

philosopher (1625-1677) | University of Altdorf | Nuremberg: December 6, 1625 - Altdorf bei Nürnberg: July 14, 1677 | Johann Conrad Dürr (Johann Conrad Durr)

75. Christoph Scheibler

  • Armsfeld: December 6, 1589 celebration
  • Dortmund: November 10, 1653 deceased

German theologian (1589-1653) | Armsfeld: December 6, 1589 - Dortmund: November 10, 1653 | Christoph Scheibler | Armsfeld: December 6, 1589 - Dortmund: November 10, 1653

76. Niccolò Zucchi (Niccolo Zucchi)

  • Parma: December 6, 1586 celebration
  • Rome: May 31, 1670 deceased

Itlain Jesuit astronomer and physicist | Parma: December 6, 1586 - Rome: May 31, 1670 | Niccolò Zucchi (Niccolo Zucchi) | Parma: December 6, 1586 - Rome: May 31, 1670

77. Jan Jesenius

  • Wrocław: December 6, 1566 celebration
  • Prague: June 21, 1621 deceased

Bohemian philosopher, doctor, politician and science writer (1566-1621) | Johannis Jessenii a Jessen, Anatomiae Pragae, Anno MDC ab se solemniter administratae historia

78. Nicolaus Taurellus

  • Montbéliard: December 6, 1547 celebration
  • Altdorf bei Nürnberg: September 28, 1606 deceased

German philosopher (1547-1606) | University of Tübingen | Montbéliard: December 6, 1547 - Altdorf bei Nürnberg: September 28, 1606 | Nicolaus Taurellus

79. Chen Baisha

  • Jiangmen: December 6, 1428 celebration
  • March 20, 1500 deceased

Chinese Confucianist scholar (1428-1500) | Jiangmen: December 6, 1428 - March 20, 1500 | Chen Baisha | Jiangmen: December 6, 1428 - March 20, 1500

80. Horace

  • Venosa: December 6, -0064 celebration
  • Rome: November 25, -0007 deceased

Roman lyric poet | Ars Poetica, Odes, Satires, Epistulae, Carmen saeculare, Epodes | Venosa: December 6, -0064 - Rome: November 25, -0007 | Horace | Venosa

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