Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert

École Supérieure d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University, Paris Diderot University, École polytechnique | August 12, 1983 - English Channel: July 18, 1885

Hungarian mathematician, historian of mathematics and university teacher (born: 1974) | University of Szeged | Baja: August 12, 1974 - Sherman Oaks: June 25, 2006

Swedish chemist | Stockholm University | Tehran: August 12, 1974 - Königsfeld im Schwarzwald: April 24, 1964 | Saeid Esmaeilzadeh | Tehran: August 12, 1974

Czech theologian | University of Chemistry and Technology | Kyjov: August 12, 1971 - Santiago: April 23, 1998 | Tomáš Machula (Tomas Machula) | Kyjov: August

American professor of chemistry | University of Colorado Boulder | Greeley: August 12, 1970 - Darmstadt: September 15, 1913 | John P. Wolfe | Greeley: August

German philosopher | Cologne: August 12, 1966 - Montreal: June 24, 2017 | Jörg Luy (Jorg Luy) | Cologne: August 12, 1966 - Montreal: June 24, 2017

Turkish-Swiss physicist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | Charles Hard Townes Award (2010), Wolfgang Paul Prize (2001)

German philosopher | Wolfgang Stegmüller Award (1994) | Mannheim: August 12, 1961 - Lima: October 31, 1909 | Angelika Krebs | Mannheim: August 12, 1961

Moroccan economist and writer (born 1958) | Grand prix de la francophonie (2014), Edgar du Perron Prize (2002) | École des Ponts ParisTech, Lycée Lyautey

Swiss professor of physics | ETH Zurich | Liestal: August 12, 1957 - Berlin: August 12, 1945 | Martin Aeschlimann | Liestal: August 12, 1957 - Berlin: August 12, 1945

Romanian politician | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Ruginoasa: August 12, 1955 - Bucharest: May 31, 1954 | Dumitru Buzatu | Ruginoasa: August 12, 1955

Honored Scientist of Ukraine, honorary citizen of Ternopil, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University

French astrophysicist and President of the French Academy of Sciences | CNRS silver medal (2001), Prix Jules Janssen (2017), L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women

Polish mathematician | Odznaka „Za Zasługi dla Miasta Łodzi” | University of Łódź | Łódź: August 12, 1951 - London: July 19, 1957 | Stanisław

chemistry researcher | University of Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostela: August 12, 1949 - Kharkiv: April 14, 2003 | Juan Lema | Santiago de

British physicist | President's Medal (2022), Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1996), Young Medal and Prize (1999), Royal Medal (2010), Frederic Ives Medal

English developmental biologist | Waddington Medal (2003), Fellow of the Royal Society (2012) | Balliol College | August 12, 1946 - April 30, 2014 | Julian

British physicist | St Benedict's School, City, University of London, Imperial College London | London: August 12, 1945 - London: July 30, 1762 | Alan Dennis

mathematician | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University | Globe: August 12, 1944 - Lawrence: July 16, 2002

Australian mathematician | Chauvenet Prize, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Melbourne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

German mathematician and geneticist | Heckholzhausen: August 12, 1940 - January 1, -0288 | Manfred Hühn (Manfred Huhn) | Heckholzhausen: August 12, 1940

German mathematician and historian of mathematics | University of Bonn | Berlin: August 12, 1940 - Havixbeck: November 26, 2020 | Winfried Scharlau | Berlin

British academic and scientific adviser | Fellow of the Institute of Physics, Tilden Prize (1988), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Rumford Medal

American physicist and curator, Pi Day founder (1939-2017) | Reed College | Washington, D.C.: August 12, 1939 - Petaluma: August 19, 2017 | Larry Shaw

Belgian mathematician | honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University (1992) | Ixelles - Elsene: August 12, 1938 - Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve: November 28, 2010

Russian American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University

Bulgarian chemist | University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy (1961) | Sofia: August 12, 1937 - January 1, 1931 | Ivan Yuhnovsky | Sofia: August 12

Romanian mathematician | Grand Cross of the National Order For Merit (2000), Officer of the National Order For Merit (2011), French Order of Academic Palms (1993)

August 12, 1936 - Łódź: May 5, 1942 | Shermazan Kakhichashvili | August 12, 1936 - Łódź: May 5, 1942

German chemist | Adolf Windaus Medal (1989), Richard Kuhn Medal (1998), Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (1996), Fresenius Prize (1986), Cross of the Order of Merit

German philosopher (1933–2024) | National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver, Friedrich Engels Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the

American-Canadian mathematician (1932–2019) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Detroit: August 12, 1932 - La Vacquerie-et-Saint-Martin-de-Castries

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025), Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Fellow of the

Belgian mathematician (1930–2021) | Honorary doctors of Ghent University (1979), Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commander's Cross of the

Canadian mathematician and writer | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2019) | Harvard University

Indian politician (1926–2020) | Aligarh Muslim University, Christ's College | Delhi: August 12, 1926 - December 24, 2020 | Jamal Khwaja | Delhi: August 12

German-Dutch physicist and political activist | Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning (2015) | Bielefeld: August 12, 1924 - Heiloo: August 23, 2014 | Hajo Meyer

soviet-Israeli-American mathematician | Moscow State University | Odesa: August 12, 1923 - December 15, 2011 | Boris Korenblum | Odesa: August 12, 1923

father of Indian space programme (1919-1971) | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1962), Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering

Ecuadorian philosopher | Quito: August 12, 1914 - Quito: March 13, 2005 | Marco Vinicio Rueda - Marco Vinicio Rueda Gomezjurado | Quito: August 12, 1914

Latvian biologist and botanist | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Medal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences

American civic and religious leader (1901-1974) | Howard University, University of Chicago | August 12, 1901 - February 7, 1974 | Artishia Wilkerson Jordan

German-American chemist, entrepreneur and company founder | Lichtenfels: August 12, 1887 - December 31, 1949 | Hugo Bamberger | Lichtenfels: August 12, 1887

Austrian physicist (1887–1961) | Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information Scientifique (2005), Erwin Schrödinger Prize (1956), Matteucci Medal

August 12, 1886 - March 2, 1893 | Albin Kurtenacker | August 12, 1886 - March 2, 1893

British educator (1885–1974) | Marseille: August 12, 1885 - London: January 1, 1974 | Beatrice Ensor - Béatrix Nina de Normann | Marseille: August 12, 1885

Swedish mathematician | Lund University | Halmstad: August 12, 1880 - Lund Cathedral parish: January 14, 1977 | Louise Petrén-Overton (Louise Petren-Overton)

American chemist and agrarian historian (1870–1947) | North Adams: August 12, 1870 - Washington, D.C.: February 3, 1947 | Charles Albert Browne | North

American politician (1867–1929) | Louisiana State University, University of Virginia | Napoleonville: August 12, 1867 - Washington, D.C.: April 6, 1929

American accused of murder (1866-1917) | August 12, 1866 - Smithtown: November 2, 1917 | Roland Burnham Molineux | August 12, 1866 - Smithtown: November 2, 1917

Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | August 12, 1866 - Houston: April 3, 1995 | Charles H. Ashton | August 12, 1866 - Houston: April 3, 1995

Engineer and manufacturer (1863–1944) | Hamburg: August 12, 1863 - Stoke Poges: April 22, 1944 | Frederick Richard Simms | Hamburg: August 12, 1863 - Stoke

academic (1857 - 1932), member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino since 1910 | Palermo: August 12, 1857 - Naples: March 26, 1932 | Michele Cantone

Italian scientist (1841–1919) | University of Padua | Padua: August 12, 1841 - Turin: October 2, 1926 | Andrea Naccari | Padua: August 12, 1841 - Turin

French geologist | Buzancy: August 12, 1839 - Paris: May 2, 1920 | Edmond Nivoit | Buzancy: August 12, 1839 - Paris: May 2, 1920

Russian occult writer | Subba Row Medal (1888) | The Secret Doctrine | Dnipro: August 12, 1831 - London: May 8, 1891 | Helena Blavatsky - Елена

Romanian politician (1816–1897) | Bucharest: August 12, 1816 - Ghergani: May 7, 1897 | Ion Ghica | Bucharest: August 12, 1816 - Ghergani: May 7, 1897

August 12, 1814 - Northfield: December 22, 1899 | Axel Erdmann | August 12, 1814 - Northfield: December 22, 1899

August 12, 1812 - January 1, 2018 | Ephraim Ball | August 12, 1812 - January 1, 2018

British chemist (1793-1886) | Dublin: August 12, 1793 - Liverpool: May 4, 1886 | James Muspratt | Dublin: August 12, 1793 - Liverpool: May 4, 1886

German mathematician (1769–1836) | University of Helmstedt, University of Jena, University of Göttingen | Brunswick: August 12, 1769 - Tartu: December 20, 1836

scientist | Kamianets-Podilskyi: August 12, 1670 - Ivano-Frankivsk: October 31, 1739 | Stefan Roszka | Kamianets-Podilskyi: August 12, 1670 - Ivano-Frankivsk