John C. Baez

researcher | West Ukrainian National University | Pidvolochysk: June 12, 1978 - Yalta: February 15, 1892 | Mykhailo Tymoshyk | Pidvolochysk: June 12, 1978

Estonian physicist | University of Tartu Badge of Distinction (2021) | Miina Härma Gymnasium, Durham University, University of Tartu | Tartu: June 12, 1974

American chemist | Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry (2018), Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards, King Faisal International Prize

Chilean filmmaker and politician | Saint George's College, University of Chile, Lycée Victor-Hugo | Santiago: June 12, 1973 - Heidelberg: February 24, 2023

German mathematician, archaeologist, historian of mathematics and egyptologist | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Rüsselsheim am Main: June 12, 1970

scientist | Honoured Lawyer of Russia | Moscow State Law University | Moscow: June 12, 1967 - Riga: June 18, 1605 | Sergeĭ Vasilʹevich Sarbash (Sergei

German mathematician | University of Hamburg | Geneva: June 12, 1962 - Paris: September 18, 1876 | Wolfgang Soergel | Geneva: June 12, 1962 - Paris: September 18, 1876

Spanish physicist and university professor | Medal of the Royal Spanish Society of Physics (2021), Edgar D. Tillyer Award (2019), Rey Jaime I Award for New

British philosopher and academic (born 1961) | Murray Edwards College, The College of Richard Collyer | June 12, 1961 - North Andover: July 3, 1892 | Angie

Russian scientist | Tula State University | Tula: June 12, 1961 - Moscow: October 23, 2012 | Sergey Leonov | Tula: June 12, 1961 - Moscow: October 23, 2012

German mathematician | Heidelberg University | June 12, 1960 - Salem: September 11, 1981 | Roland Speicher | June 12, 1960 - Salem: September 11, 1981

University of Valladolid | June 12, 1960 - May 18, 2021 | Antonio Largo Cabrerizo | June 12, 1960 - May 18, 2021 | University of Valladolid

American academic (b. 1956) | Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education | Minecraft: Story Mode | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University

American physics professor | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award (1994), Guggenheim Fellowship, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1998)

Italian physician and scientist | Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1999) | Sapienza University of Rome, University of Pennsylvania | Rome

Russian scientist | honorary citizen of the Volgograd region, Honoured Higher education employee of the Russian Federation (1998) | Volgograd: June 12, 1951

Italian chemist, journalist and popularizer | University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore | Pisa: June 12, 1950 - Pisa: February 19, 2004 | Gianni Fochi

Austrian anthropologist | Salzburg: June 12, 1950 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: July 1, 2016 | Gerhard Medicus | Salzburg: June 12, 1950 - 15th

Dutch philosopher | Spinoza Prize (1996), Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2014) | University of Amsterdam | Rijswijk: June 12, 1949 - Amsterdam

Israeli chemist | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Germany: June 12, 1947 - Leuven: January 1, 1544 | David Avnir | Germany: June 12, 1947 - Leuven: January 1, 1544

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2014) | Cornell University, Princeton University | Syracuse: June 12, 1946

French physicist | Officer of the Legion of Honour (2005), Knight of the National Order of Merit (1991), honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale

Czech photographer | Prague: June 12, 1945 - Saint Petersburg: February 26, 2017 | Jaroslav Poncar | Prague: June 12, 1945 - Saint Petersburg: February 26, 2017

French philosopher | June 12, 1943 - Syracuse: January 1, -0447 | Gérard Mairet (Gerard Mairet) | June 12, 1943 - Syracuse: January 1, -0447

literary scholar and media theorist (1943–2011) | University of Freiburg | Rochlitz: June 12, 1943 - Berlin: October 18, 2011 | Friedrich Kittler | Rochlitz

Russian scientist | Medal "For Merit to the Chechen Republic" | Chechen State Pedagogical Institute | Belgatoy: June 12, 1941 - Grozny: September 17, 2015

German mathematician (1940-2011) | Free University Berlin | Berlin: June 12, 1940 - Berlin: September 2, 2011 | Gerhard Preuß (Gerhard Preuss) | Berlin: June

American mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Rice University, New York University | Dallas: June 12

Russian scientist | Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Kazan

Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University

researcher, member of Academia Europaea and French Académie des sciences | CNRS bronze medal (1965), CNRS bronze medal (1964), Grand prix Pierre-Süe (2000)

Czech-American astronomer | Nušl Prize (2006) | Charles University | Mladá Boleslav: June 12, 1936 - Dhaka: December 1, 2020 | Zdenek Sekanina | Mladá

American mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1989) | Shanghai High School, National Taiwan University

Argentinian industrial designer (1934–2023) | Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires (2023) | Magiclick | Buenos Aires: June 12, 1934 - Buenos Aires: May 27, 2023

engineer, inventor, professor | Politehnica University of Bucharest | Bucharest: June 12, 1933 - Bucharest: May 30, 2016 | Andrei Ciontu - Andrei | Bucharest

Hungarian musician and philosopher | Franz Liszt Academy of Music | Budapest: June 12, 1932 - August 3, 1928 | Ervin László (Ervin Laszlo) | Budapest: June

Hungarian physicist | Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize (1992), Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (2011), Széchenyi Prize (1995)

June 12, 1931 - Lincoln: March 26, 2006 | Ulf Ulfvarson | June 12, 1931 - Lincoln: March 26, 2006

German physicist | Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Göttingen, Musisches Gymnasium | Berlin: June 12, 1929 - Saint-Cloud: October 9, 2010

Czech publicist and scientist | Pfizer Award | Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava | Určice: June 12, 1929 - November 1, 2024

June 12, 1927 - January 19, 1986 | Ivo de Carneri | June 12, 1927 - January 19, 1986

Soviet/Russian aeronautical engineer and industrial manager (1924-) | Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (1985), Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"

Russian scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Lenin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal

ETH Zurich | June 12, 1922 - Oberstdorf: September 11, 1899 | Alfred Huber | June 12, 1922 - Oberstdorf: September 11, 1899

physicist (1918–2012) | Fellow of the American Physical Society (1954) | Charles University, faculty of science, German University in Prague, Deutsche

British nuclear physicist and bees and beekeeping scientist (1912–2007) | University of London | London: June 12, 1912 - Slough: September 6, 2007 | Eva

Chinese philosopher (1909-1995) | honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong | Peking University | Qixia County: June 12, 1909 - Taipei: April 12, 1995

French philosopher and professor, Titanic survivor (1908–2001) | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Knight of the Legion of Honour | École

Brazilian scientist (1907-2002) | National Order of Scientific Merit, Kalinga Prize (1974) | Faculty of Medicine at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

American physicist | New York University, University of Utah | Salt Lake City: June 12, 1904 - Bethesda: January 28, 1984 | Allen V. Astin | Salt Lake City

Polish-Jewish mathematician, logician | Lindenbaum–Tarski algebra, Lindenbaum's lemma | Jana Kreczmara Gymnasium, University of Warsaw | Warsaw: June 12

American physicist (1900-1986) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1934), Fulbright Scholarship, Rhodes Scholarship (1924) | Whitman College, California Institute of

Brazilian aviation pioneer | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Maceió: June 12, 1900 - June 28, 1985 | Antônio Guedes Muniz (Antonio Guedes Muniz)

German-American biochemist | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1966), doctor honoris causa from the University of Aix-Marseille (1947)

Estonian physicist | Saint Petersburg State University | Tallinn: June 12, 1889 - Stockholm: July 4, 1973 | Harald Perlitz | Tallinn: June 12, 1889

Polish mathematician | Janiszewski's theorem | University of Göttingen, University of Paris, University of Zurich | Warsaw: June 12, 1888 - Lviv: January 3, 1920

Czechoslovak politician, poet and chemist (1876-1958) | Národní umělec (1946), Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III (1991) | Czech Technical

Swedish scientist and physician (1871–1961) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1936) | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: June 12, 1871 - Ekerö

Japanese philosopher | University of Tokyo | Kagoshima Prefecture: June 12, 1869 - July 14, 1941 | Tei Iwamoto | Kagoshima Prefecture: June 12, 1869 - July 14, 1941

Czech literature reviewer, translator and theologist | Držovice: June 12, 1869 - Prostějov: May 6, 1957 | Alois Lang | Držovice: June 12, 1869 - Prostějov

professor of physics | June 12, 1865 - March 3, 1932 | Rhishard Llewellyn Jones | June 12, 1865 - March 3, 1932

1865-1937) American aviation pioneer | Washington, D.C.: June 12, 1865 - Pasadena: September 26, 1937 | E. Lilian Todd | Washington, D.C.: June 12, 1865

US teacher and author (1863–1933) | New Haven: June 12, 1863 - New Haven: April 6, 1933 | Frederick E. Beach | New Haven: June 12, 1863 - New Haven: April 6, 1933

Swiss chemist (1862-1922) | Davy Medal (1921) | University of Geneva, University of Paris | Champvent: June 12, 1862 - Geneva: March 27, 1922

President of Purdue University (1862-1921) | University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Göttingen | Chesterfield: June 12, 1862 - Eon Mountain: July 17, 1921

scientist | Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | Tver Governorate: June 12, 1860 - Moscow: April 30, 1918 | Ivan Fyodorovich Zelenev | Tver Governorate: June

German aerospace engineer (1856–1934) | International Space Hall of Fame (1976) | Wójtówko: June 12, 1856 - Berlin: October 25, 1934 | Hermann Ganswindt

German mathematician (1855–1900) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Worms: June 12, 1855 - Halle (Saale): July 7, 1900 | Ernst Eduard Wiltheiss | Worms: June

University of Vienna | June 12, 1852 - January 1, 1919 | Isidir Gilberg | June 12, 1852 - January 1, 1919 | University of Vienna

British physicist (1851-1940) | Albert Medal (1919), Knight Bachelor (1902), Fellow of the Royal Society, Rumford Medal (1898), National Inventors Hall of Fame

French photographer (1850–1917) | Douai: June 12, 1850 - 18th arrondissement of Paris: December 26, 1917 | Georges Demenÿ - Georges Émile Joseph Demeny

German teacher and mathematician (1839-1897) | Fritzlar: June 12, 1839 - November 18, 1897 | Karl Israel-Holtzwart | Fritzlar: June 12, 1839 - November 18, 1897

Japanese politician (1836-1909) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th class | Shōheizaka Gakumonjo | Edo: June 12, 1836 - Tokyo: July 19, 1909 | Arai Ikunosuke

Czech member of Czech council, mathematician and university educator (1825-1913) | Palacký University Olomouc | Budětsko: June 12, 1825 - Vinohrady: February 5, 1913

English writer and sociologist (1802–1876) | Norwich: June 12, 1802 - Ambleside: June 27, 1876 | Harriet Martineau | Norwich: June 12, 1802 - Ambleside: June 27, 1876

Russian physician | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Ryazan Theological Seminary | June 12, 1784 - Pyatigorsk: August 3, 1841

German chemist (1783-1852) | Gera: June 12, 1783 - Schneeberg: October 24, 1852 | Ernst August Geitner | Gera: June 12, 1783 - Schneeberg: October 24, 1852

Spanish philosopher and historian | University of Valencia | Museros: June 12, 1745 - Madrid: July 19, 1799 | Juan Bautista Muñoz (Juan Bautista Munoz)

Scottish mathematician (1737-1807) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783) | University of St Andrews | Tayport: June 12, 1737 - St Andrews: May 25, 1807

German mathematician and astronomer (1734-1807) | June 12, 1734 - July 7, 1807 | Basilius Perger | June 12, 1734 - July 7, 1807

Mexican politician and diplomat | Zacualpan: June 12, 1732 - Tacuba: March 7, 1786 | Joaquín Velázquez de León (Joaquin Velazquez de Leon) | Zacualpan: June

German mathematician, physicist and theologian | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Fürstenschule Heilsbronn | Jena: June 12, 1675 - Altdorf bei