Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Canadian materials scientist | University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Windsor | November 23, 1991 - Bonn: January 1, 1894 | Phil De Luna

Philosopher, literary theorist and scholar | Guggenheim Fellowship (2018) | Cornell University, Stockholm University, University at Buffalo | November 23, 1976

Italian mathematician | University of Padua, Ca' Foscari University of Venice | Padua: November 23, 1970 - Lisbon: June 1, 1933 | Massimo Marchiori | Padua

American historian, teacher and poet (born 1965) | Ralph Waldo Emerson Award (2004) | Adelphi University, Columbia University | Glen Cove: November 23, 1965

Russian scientist | Medal "For Valiant Labor", honorary title of the Republic of Tatarstan, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian

American chemist | Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2024), Centenary Prize (2015), ACS Award for Creative Invention (2012), Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

American biologist | Harvard Medical School, Cornell University | November 23, 1960 - Mountain View: June 20, 1994 | Preston Estep | November 23, 1960

scientist | MSU Faculty of History, Moscow State University | November 23, 1957 - Moscow: October 2, 2014 | Andrey Ponomaryov | November 23, 1957 - Moscow

German chemist | Liebig Medal (2018), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1996), Klung Wilhelmy Science Award (1994), Wilhelm-Klemm Prize (2007) | Leibniz

Russian geochemist | Russian State Geological Prospecting University | Moscow: November 23, 1955 - Geneva: April 10, 1906 | Yuri Kostitsyn | Moscow: November

Egyptian musician | University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna | November 23, 1954 - Zhovid: August 22, 1907 | Rageh Daoud | November 23, 1954 - Zhovid

Czech composer, jazz musician and pianist | Czech Medal of Merit (2011), Olomouc City Award (2010) | Palacký University Olomouc | Olomouc: November 23, 1948

Thai ornithologist | Rolex Awards for Enterprise (2006) | November 23, 1946 - December 22, 2020 | Pilai Poonswad | November 23, 1946 - December 22, 2020

Argentine art historian | diamond Konex award (2016), Konex Award (2004), Konex Award (2014) | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires

German philosopher, linguist and political scientist | Ratzinger Prize (2021) | Munich School of Philosophy | Kulmain: November 23, 1945 - Victoria College

Austrian physicist | Erwin Schrödinger Prize (2004) | University of Göttingen | Reykjavík: November 23, 1945 - Landshut: February 11, 1851 | Jakob Yngvason

University of São Paulo | November 23, 1945 - Campinas: September 5, 2023 | Issami Nakamura Okano | November 23, 1945 - Campinas: September 5, 2023

Soviet and Russian chemist (1942-2021) | Kazan Federal University | Dinskaya: November 23, 1942 - July 30, 2021 | Vladimir Kiselyov | Dinskaya: November 23

Japanese academic | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, Keio University | Tokyo: November 23, 1941

Soviet and Russian mathematician | Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal "In Commemoration of

Czech philosopher, professor, university educator and science writer | Award of the Minister of the Environment | Military Academy in Brno, Masaryk University

scientist | Mikhail Lomonosov Award, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "Veteran of Labour" | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

American chemist | Yale University | November 23, 1937 - Fribourg: February 8, 1995 | Maitland Jones, Jr. | November 23, 1937 - Fribourg: February 8, 1995

Swiss physicist and author | Hradec Králové: November 23, 1937 - Vienna: May 19, 1998 | Emil Kowalski | Hradec Králové: November 23, 1937 - Vienna: May 19, 1998

American writer and philosopher | Alabama: November 23, 1934 - August 21, 2024 | Harold Raley | Alabama: November 23, 1934 - August 21, 2024

Soviet aircraft engineer, scientist and statesman | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Order of Honour, Council of Ministers

Romanian chemist | Bolyai University | Cluj-Napoca: November 23, 1930 - Târgu Mureș: June 4, 2021 | Géza Fülöp (Geza Fulop) | Cluj-Napoca: November 23

MSU Faculty of Physics | November 23, 1929 - Athens: January 1, -0207 | V. M. Fridkin | November 23, 1929 - Athens: January 1, -0207

German philosopher (1928-2015) | University of Cologne | Monheim am Rhein: November 23, 1928 - Langenfeld: August 17, 2015 | Karl Bormann | Monheim am Rhein

Lithuanian politician (1927-2017) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Independence Medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour

American industrial chemist | Chemical Pioneer Award (1987), Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement (1995) | University of Illinois

mathematician and professor from Brazil | University of São Paulo, Iona Preparatory School, Collège de France | Recife: November 23, 1927 - São Paulo: July 21, 1974

Iranian mathematician, journalist, writer and translator | University of Tehran | Kerman Province: November 23, 1926 - Tehran: May 11, 2012 | Parwīz

Macedonian physicist | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje | Veliko Gradište: November 23, 1925 - Skopje: March 12, 2024 | Jordan Pop-Jordanow

American entrepreneur | Prague: November 23, 1924 - September 19, 2015 | Ladislav Kořán (Ladislav Koran) | Prague: November 23, 1924 - September 19, 2015

Quadruple amputee veteran of WWII and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1920-1980) | Order of the Red Star, Florence Nightingale Medal (1965), Jubilee Medal "Twenty

Italian entrepreneur and inventor (1914-2009) | Robbio: November 23, 1914 - Robbio: October 8, 2009 | Arturo Ferrara | Robbio: November 23, 1914 - Robbio

American physicist (1912–1991) | Haines City High School, University of Florida, Cornell University | Oklahoma: November 23, 1912 - Winter Haven: June 18, 1991

American transgender activist (1912–2009) | Pomona College | Los Angeles: November 23, 1912 - Los Angeles: May 2, 2009 | Virginia Prince | Los Angeles

chemist, resistance fighter and French politician | Order of Agricultural Merit (France), Order of the Dragon of Annam, Ordre de la Santé publique, Resistance

Armenian SSR State Prize, Order of the Red Star, Hero of Socialist Labour (1969), Order of Lenin, Deserved scientist of ArmSSR (1961), Order of the Red

American chemist (1898–1980) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1994), Chemical Pioneer Award (1975) | nystatin | University of Chicago, Harvard University

German chemist (1896-1974) | National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver | Niederlungwitz: November 23, 1896 - Berlin: November 6, 1974

Japanese philosopher (1893-1983) | Yokohama National University | Kanagawa Prefecture: November 23, 1893 - January 16, 1983 | Kenjūrō Yanagida (Kenjuro

chemist | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1961), Stalin Prize (1941), Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin

English physicist | Matteucci Medal (2010) | Eton College, Summer Fields School, University of Oxford, Trinity College | Weymouth: November 23, 1887

Dutch mathematician (1882–1954) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1934) | University of Amsterdam, University of Chicago | Amsterdam: November 23, 1882 - April 10, 1954

Russian Soviet revolutionary, politician and writer (1875–1933) | University of Zurich | Poltava: November 23, 1875 - Menton: December 26, 1933 | Anatoly

American physicist (1874–1954) | Frederic Ives Medal (1931), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Elliott Cresson Medal (1931), Rumford Prize (1918)

discoverer of rhenium | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: November 23, 1873 - January 1, 1939 | Otto Berg | Berlin: November 23, 1873 - January 1, 1939

Austrian psychologist (1873–1963) | University of Vienna | Vienna: November 23, 1873 - Vienna: June 15, 1963 | Hermann Swoboda (Arminius Libertus) | Vienna

German engineer (1872–1941) | Geldern-Walbeck: November 23, 1872 - Essen: September 5, 1941 | Heinrich Koppers | Geldern-Walbeck: November 23, 1872 - Essen

Vilna Theological Seminary, Kyiv Theological Academy | November 23, 1871 - British Raj: December 29, 1903 | Mikhail Skaballanovich | November 23, 1871

Slovak inventor (1870-1941) | Smolenice: November 23, 1870 - Smolenice: January 2, 1941 | Štefan Banič (Stefan Banic) | Smolenice: November 23, 1870

Danish engineer (1869-1942) | honorary doctor of the Leipzig University (1909), commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1923), National Inventors Hall of Fame

American mining engineer said to have invented the daiquiri (1866–1913) | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science | Baltimore: November 23

Swiss physician (1862-1943) | Glis: November 23, 1862 - Geneva: February 20, 1943 | Ernest Guglielminetti | Glis: November 23, 1862 - Geneva: February 20, 1943

German academic | Bidingen: November 23, 1856 - January 1, 1921 | Remigius Stölzle (Remigius Stolzle) | Bidingen: November 23, 1856 - January 1, 1921

Russian chemist | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class

American mathematician (1853–1922) | Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University | Newark: November 23, 1853 - New York City: March 16, 1922 | George

Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class | Moscow State University | November 23, 1845 - Moscow: March 11, 2009 | Konstantin

Russian physicist (1842-1917) | Saint Petersburg State University | Pechenihy: November 23, 1842 - March 6, 1917 | Dmitry Konstantinovich Bobylev | Pechenihy

Polish physicist (1842-1889) | Siedlce: November 23, 1842 - Warsaw: August 31, 1889 | Eugeniusz Klemens Dziewulski | Siedlce: November 23, 1842 - Warsaw: August 31, 1889

English mathematician (1820-1884) | Adams Prize (1871), Fellow of the Royal Society, Smith's Prize (1848) | University of Cambridge, University of London, St

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class | Saint Petersburg

Russian historian and journalist (1800–1875) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Demidov Prize (1840), Order of Saint

Czech physicist (1793–1865) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853) | University of Vienna | Frymburk: November 23, 1793 - Hietzing: July 30, 1865

French inventor | Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets: November 23, 1779 - Tinchebray: June 20, 1845 | Jean-Baptiste Quéruel (Jean-Baptiste Queruel)

Hungarian philosopher (1760-1831) | University of Göttingen | Iszkaszentgyörgy: November 23, 1760 - Pápa: September 21, 1831 | István Márton - Márton

Russian mathematician | Saint Petersburg: November 23, 1757 - Saint Petersburg: December 2, 1823 | Vilbrekht Aleksandr Mikhaylovich | Saint Petersburg

German mathematician | Rostock: November 23, 1632 - Rostock: October 9, 1681 | Hermann Becker | Rostock: November 23, 1632 - Rostock: October 9, 1681

Russian saint | Grand Principality of Moscow: November 23, 1440 - Volokolamsk: September 19, 1515 | Joseph Volotsky - Иван Санин | Grand Principality