Johann Karl Tobisch

Hong Kong businessman | Bronze Bauhinia Star (2016) | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | October 17, 1989 - Rueil-Malmaison: September 10, 2018

American cartoonist, author and engineer | xkcd, geohashing | Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill, Christopher Newport University, Clover Hill High School

Russian mathematician | Novosibirsk State University | Novokuznetsk: October 17, 1974 - January 1, 1943 | Andrey Mironov | Novokuznetsk: October 17, 1974

Canadian mathematician (1970-) | Simon Fraser University, Queen's University, McGill University | Grenoble: October 17, 1970 - Vienna: January 8, 1979

Mexican writer and scientist | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Mexico City: October 17, 1959 - Pécs: June 12, 1967 | Fedro Carlos Guillén (Fedro

scientist and president of Mauritius | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2013), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (2016)

scientist | Voronezh State Pedagogical University, Voronezh State University | Lipetsk: October 17, 1957 - Ajaccio: November 21, 2013 | Gennady Makin

Russian scientist | Honoured Master of Sports | MSU Faculty of Physics | Soviet Union: October 17, 1957 - Semmering: March 18, 1916 | Maxim Sotnikov | Soviet

Brazilian academic | University of São Paulo, University of California, Berkeley | Três Pontas: October 17, 1957 - Stockbridge: December 18, 1935 | Walter

American computer scientist | Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley | Philadelphia: October 17, 1957 - Paris: June 12, 1847 | Jeffrey

American doctor and NASA astronaut | Elizabeth Blackwell Medal (2015), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021), National

Romanian physicist | University of Craiova | Târgu Jiu: October 17, 1955 - January 4, 1892 | Radu Dan Constatinescu | Târgu Jiu: October 17, 1955 - January 4, 1892

German mathematician | University of Minnesota | Geislingen an der Steige: October 17, 1953 - Sejny: November 26, 1902 | Helmut Maier | Geislingen an der

President of Pomona college | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Marlow Award (1983) | University of California

Swiss mathematician and statistician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2000) | ETH Zurich | October 17, 1951 - London: April 8, 1912

Brazilian mathematician | National Order of Scientific Merit | Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada | Rio de Janeiro: October 17, 1950 - Jena

Polish mathematician | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Proszowice: October 17, 1948 - Derry: February 24, 1899 | Jerzy Skucha | Proszowice: October

Taiwanese educator and politician | University of Virginia, National Taiwan University, Columbia University | Tainan: October 17, 1948 - Italy: January 7, 1933

German philosopher and educationist | Max Planck Research Award (1992) | Steinenhausen: October 17, 1946 - Augsburg: November 26, 1770 | Wolfgang Welsch

Israeli mathematician and professor (1940-2022) | Yale University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | October 17, 1940 - England: August 10, 2022 | Yoram (Joram)

Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist | National University of Kharkiv | Apsheronsk: October 17, 1940 - Dubna: March 4, 2014 | Eduard Alekseevich Kuraev

Swiss philosopher, journalist and essayist | Sciences Po | October 17, 1940 - Athens: August 13, 1920 | Éric Werner (Eric Werner) | October 17, 1940 - Athens

scientist | Guba: October 17, 1938 - Moscow: March 29, 1970 | Akif Gerayzade | Guba: October 17, 1938 - Moscow: March 29, 1970

Polish computer scientist | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Distinguished Fellow of the British

Hungarian mathematician and writer | Leghia: October 17, 1936 - Cluj-Napoca: June 2, 2020 | Imre Vizi | Leghia: October 17, 1936 - Cluj-Napoca: June 2, 2020

physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship (1966) | October 17, 1935 - October 1, 2024 | A. R. Frank Wazzan | October 17, 1935 - October 1, 2024 | Guggenheim Fellowship (1966)

Czech academic and inventor | University of Chemistry and Technology | Pardubice Region: October 17, 1934 - Ciudad Obregón: February 17, 2021 | Vojtěch

Russian scientist | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Russian government prize for science and technology, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War

American theoretical physicist (1929–2021) | Einstein Prize (2011), Fellow of the American Physical Society | Syracuse University, The Bronx High School of

Pakistani scholar | Saharanpur: October 17, 1927 - Karachi: February 21, 2025 | Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi | Saharanpur: October 17, 1927 - Karachi: February 21, 2025

German mathematician (1927–2012) | honorary doctor of the University of Augsburg, honorary doctor of the University of Wuppertal (1987), honorary doctor of

al-ʾadb fī al-ʿṣr al-fāṭmī | Alexandria University | October 17, 1924 - Blonay: October 5, 2009 | Mohammad Zaghloul Salaam | October 17, 1924

Czech mycologist | Prague: October 17, 1924 - December 15, 2011 | Olga Fassatiová (Olga Fassatiova) | Prague: October 17, 1924 - December 15, 2011

Dutch chemist (1915–2008) | Leiden University | Rotterdam: October 17, 1915 - The Hague: November 23, 2008 | Frits Böttcher (Frits Bottcher) | Rotterdam

Australian army nurse and hospital matron (1912-1985) | George Medal (1944) | Quirindi: October 17, 1912 - Sydney: April 25, 1985 | Ellen Savage | Quirindi

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge (1970), Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1977), Knight Grand Officer

Silver Cross of Merit, Cross of Valour, Gold Cross of Merit, "Participation in the defensive war of 1939" Medal, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1972)

Russian chemist (1903-1971) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR, Order of Lenin | Saratov State University | Saratov: October

Russian mathematician | USSR State Prize, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize | Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Cramér–von Mises criterion | Faculty

American chemist | Wake Forest University, Georgia Tech, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Tennessee: October 17, 1900 - Atlanta: November 5, 1982 | Wyatt C.

Polish officer | Gold Cross of Merit (1938), Cross of Valour, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1961), Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari | Lviv University

Romanian philosopher (1892–1948) | Faculty of Letters (Bucharest University), Saint Sava College | Călărași: October 17, 1892 - Bucharest: April 11, 1948

Swiss mathematician (1888–1977) | Von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory, Bernays–Schönfinkel class, Hilbert–Bernays provability conditions

Bulgarian esoteric | Sofia University | Burgas: October 17, 1883 - Sofia: July 21, 1963 | Boyan Boev | Burgas: October 17, 1883 - Sofia: July 21, 1963

Scottish educator and theorist (1883-1973) | The Last Man Alive, Summerhill | University of Edinburgh | Forfar: October 17, 1883 - Aldeburgh: September 23, 1973

Hungarian physicist (1879–1916) | Eötvös Loránd University | Nagykanizsa: October 17, 1879 - Asiago: June 29, 1916 | Győző Zemplén (Gyozo Zemplen)

Swedish physicist (1859–1934) | Uppsala University | Klara Church Parish: October 17, 1859 - Hedvig Eleonora parish: December 13, 1934 | Vilhelm

October 17, 1857 - Heilbronn: March 20, 1878 | Baldomero Bonet y Bonet | October 17, 1857 - Heilbronn: March 20, 1878

German physicist (1855–1915) | University of Marburg | Rinteln: October 17, 1855 - Berlin: October 24, 1915 | Karl Feußner (Karl Feussner) | Rinteln

Italian philosopher, lawyer and politician (1828–1916) | Naples: October 17, 1828 - Naples: September 24, 1916 | Enrico Pessina | Naples: October 17, 1828

French astronomer (1820-1883) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1863) | Roche limit, Hill sphere, Roche lobe | University of Montpellier | Montpellier: October

Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898) | Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School, University of Edinburgh | Delhi: October 17, 1817 - Aligarh

German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose (1813–1837) | Lenz, Woyzeck, The Hessian Courier, Danton's Death, Leonce and Lena | University of Giessen

British mathematician (1808–1879) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Keith Medal (1849), Fellow of the Royal Society | Sherborne School, Queens' College

Hungarian philosopher (1804-1884) | Kecskemét: October 17, 1804 - Budapest: November 5, 1884 | József Horváth Cirill (Jozsef Horvath Cirill) | Kecskemét

Russian literary critic and ethnographer (1804–1856) | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Moscow Theological Academy, Moscow

German chemist, educator, and technologist (1803–1879) | honorary citizen of Hanover (1846) | TU Wien | Vienna: October 17, 1803 - Hanover: March 24, 1879

Inventor, locomotive builder | Vernon Township: October 17, 1796 - April 11, 1877 | Ross Winans | Vernon Township: October 17, 1796 - April 11, 1877

Russian physician | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | October 17, 1776 - March 10, 1856 | Sergey Gromov | October 17, 1776 - March 10, 1856 | Imperial

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825) | Paris: October 17, 1760 - Paris: May 19, 1825 | Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon | Paris: October

Swiss mathematician (1759-1789) | University of Basel | Basel: October 17, 1759 - Saint Petersburg: July 14, 1789 | Jakob II Bernoulli | Basel: October 17

Lund University, University of Greifswald | October 17, 1744 - Néville: January 23, 2019 | Mattias Fremling | October 17, 1744 - Néville: January 23, 2019

writer, mathematician (1740-1818) | Szeged: October 17, 1740 - Szeged: July 25, 1818 | András Dugonics (Andras Dugonics) | Szeged: October 17, 1740 - Szeged

German chemist and pharmacist (1739-1811) | Szczecin: October 17, 1739 - Berlin: February 20, 1811 | Johann Carl Friedrich Meyer | Szczecin: October 17, 1739

French scientist | Paris: October 17, 1720 - Paris: December 23, 1805 | Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville - Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Darlus

German mathematician and author (1670-1726) | Leipzig University | Ulm: October 17, 1670 - Leipzig: March 20, 1726 | Ulrich Junius | Ulm: October 17, 1670

German theologian and philosopher | University of Helmstedt, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Langenstein: October 17, 1570 - Lutherstadt