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Northrop Frye

  • Sherbrooke: July 14, 1912 celebration
  • Toronto: January 23, 1991 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Sherbrooke: July 14, 1912  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Toronto: January 23, 1991  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. literary theory
     

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  • school Education

    1. Merton College
    2. University of Toronto
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Companion of the Order of Canada
    2. Pierre Chauveau Medal (1970)
    3. Guggenheim Fellowship (1950)
    4. Molson Prize (1970)
    5. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
     

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    1. Anatomy of Criticism
    2. Fearful Symmetry
     
  • Canadian literary critic and literary theorist (1912–1991) | Companion of the Order of Canada, Pierre Chauveau Medal (1970), Guggenheim Fellowship (1950)

1. Andreas Urs Sommer

  • Zofingen: July 14, 1972 celebration

German philosopher | Friedrich Nietzsche Prize (2012) | Zofingen: July 14, 1972 - Borth: August 30, 1979 | Andreas Urs Sommer | Zofingen: July 14, 1972

2. Babacar Mbaye Diop

  • Kaolack: July 14, 1970 celebration

Senegalese philosopher | Kaolack: July 14, 1970 - Goleta: April 25, 2025 | Babacar Mbaye Diop | Kaolack: July 14, 1970 - Goleta: April 25, 2025

3. Jan Löwe (Jan Lowe)

  • July 14, 1967 celebration

Director of the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) | Fellow of the Royal Society (2008), EMBO Gold Medal (2007) | July 14

4. Emmanuel Renault

  • July 14, 1967 celebration

French philosopher | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, University of Burgundy | July 14, 1967 - Toulouse: October 29, 1676 | Emmanuel Renault | July 14

5. Blakey Vermeule

  • Cambridge: July 14, 1966 celebration

American writer (born 1966) | Yale University, University of California, Berkeley | Cambridge: July 14, 1966 - Yardley: December 7, 2008 | Blakey Vermeule

6. Norbert W Mitzel

  • Augsburg: July 14, 1966 celebration

researcher | Augsburg: July 14, 1966 - Barcelona: January 1, 1552 | Norbert W Mitzel | Augsburg: July 14, 1966 - Barcelona: January 1, 1552

7. Gian Michele Graf

  • July 14, 1962 celebration

Swiss physicist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich | ETH Zurich | July 14, 1962 - July 24, 1999 | Gian Michele Graf | July

8. Wassim Michael Haddad

  • Athens: July 14, 1961 celebration

Applied mathematician | IEEE Fellow | Florida Institute of Technology | Athens: July 14, 1961 - New London: November 4, 1897 | Wassim Michael Haddad | Athens

9. Andrew David Irvine

  • Estevan: July 14, 1958 celebration

Canadian philosopher | University of Saskatchewan, Western University, University of Sydney | Estevan: July 14, 1958 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636 | Andrew

10. Anna Tramontano

  • Naples: July 14, 1957 celebration
  • Rome: March 9, 2017 deceased

Italian computational biologist | ISCB Fellow (2016) | University of Naples Federico II | Naples: July 14, 1957 - Rome: March 9, 2017 | Anna Tramontano

11. Thomas Wolff

  • New York City: July 14, 1954 celebration
  • July 31, 2000 deceased

American mathematician | Bôcher Memorial Prize (1999), Salem Prize (1985) | University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University | New York City: July 14

12. Rainer Grießhammer (Rainer Griesshammer)

  • Karlsruhe: July 14, 1953 celebration

German chemist | German Environmental Prize (2010) | Karlsruhe: July 14, 1953 - April 22, 2025 | Rainer Grießhammer (Rainer Griesshammer) | Karlsruhe: July

13. Lorenzo Magnani

  • Sannazzaro de' Burgondi: July 14, 1952 celebration

Italian philosopher | University of Pavia | Sannazzaro de' Burgondi: July 14, 1952 - Sofia: April 11, 1973 | Lorenzo Magnani | Sannazzaro de' Burgondi: July

14. Nikolay Poluyanov

  • July 14, 1952 celebration

Russian politician | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Perm State University | July 14, 1952 - Brentford: December 29, 1936

15. Kenneth S. Kosik

  • July 14, 1950 celebration

American neurologist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2017) | Drexel University | July 14, 1950 - March 6, 2023 | Kenneth

16. Tomaž Šolmajer (Tomaz Solmajer)

  • July 14, 1949 celebration

July 14, 1949 - Hanover: April 10, 1959 | Tomaž Šolmajer (Tomaz Solmajer) | July 14, 1949 - Hanover: April 10, 1959

17. Sándor Nagy (Sandor Nagy)

  • Budapest: July 14, 1949 celebration

Hungarian chemist (1949–) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: July 14, 1949 - Berlin: August 12, 1945 | Sándor Nagy (Sandor Nagy) | Budapest: July 14

18. Naftali Rothenberg

  • July 14, 1949 celebration

Israeli philosopher | Kaminetz Yeshiva, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | July 14, 1949 - December 1, 2000 | Naftali Rothenberg | July 14, 1949 - December 1

19. Rajendran Raja

  • Guruvayur: July 14, 1948 celebration
  • Naperville: February 15, 2014 deceased

physicist | University of Cambridge, Strathmore University | Guruvayur: July 14, 1948 - Naperville: February 15, 2014 | Rajendran Raja | Guruvayur: July 14

20. Bernd Michael Rode

  • Innsbruck: July 14, 1946 celebration
  • Innsbruck: August 28, 2022 deceased

Austrian chemist | honorary doctor of Comenius University (2008), Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria | University of Innsbruck | Innsbruck

21. Robert M. Shuter

  • New York: July 14, 1946 celebration
  • May 4, 2021 deceased

American intercultural communication scholar | Fulbright Scholarship | Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago | New York: July 14, 1946 - May 4, 2021

22. Antun Vujić (Antun Vujic)

  • Dubrovnik: July 14, 1945 celebration

Croatian politician | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb | Dubrovnik: July 14, 1945 - Gentofte: January 2, 1957 | Antun Vujić

23. András Rapcsák (Andras Rapcsak)

  • Debrecen: July 14, 1943 celebration
  • Hódmezővásárhely: February 3, 2002 deceased

Hungarian politician (1943-2002) | Hungarian Golden Cross (1993), honorary citizen of Hódmezővásárhely (2003) | University of Debrecen, Budapest University

24. Walter Oelert

  • Dortmund: July 14, 1942 celebration
  • Kempten (Allgäu): November 25, 2024 deceased

German physicist | Heidelberg University, University of Hamburg | Dortmund: July 14, 1942 - Kempten (Allgäu): November 25, 2024 | Walter Oelert | Dortmund

25. Javier Solana

  • Madrid: July 14, 1942 celebration

Spanish politician | Charlemagne Prize (2007), Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary

26. Gérard Férey (Gerard Ferey)

  • Bréhal: July 14, 1941 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: August 19, 2017 deceased

French chemist (1941-2017) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1994), Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (2004), Lavoisier Medal (2013), CNRS Gold medal (2010), Paul

27. Kurt Salamun

  • Leoben: July 14, 1940 celebration

Austrian philosopher | Leoben: July 14, 1940 - Oxford: September 18, 1980 | Kurt Salamun | Leoben: July 14, 1940 - Oxford: September 18, 1980

28. William Jaco

  • Grafton: July 14, 1940 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Pennsylvania State University | Grafton: July

29. Peter Goldreich

  • New York City: July 14, 1939 celebration

American astronomer | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2004), Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1979), Chapman Medal (1985), Grand Prize of the French

30. Ralph Høibakk (Ralph Hoibakk)

  • July 14, 1937 celebration

Norwegian businessman and mountaineer | Norwegian Institute of Technology (1962), University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (2017) | July 14

31. Pema Chödrön (Pema Chodron)

  • New York City: July 14, 1936 celebration

American philosopher | Miss Porter's School, University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education | New York City: July 14, 1936 - February 10, 2013

32. Ei-ichi Negishi

  • Hsinking: July 14, 1935 celebration
  • Indianapolis: June 6, 2021 deceased

Japanese chemist (1935 - 2021) | American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry (1998), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2010), American Chemical Society

33. Samuel Gitler Hammer

  • Cuauhtémoc: July 14, 1933 celebration
  • Mexico City: September 9, 2014 deceased

mathematician (1933-2014) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), National Prize for Arts and Sciences (1976) | Brown–Gitler spectrum

34. Rogério Cerqueira Leite (Rogerio Cerqueira Leite)

  • Santo Anastácio: July 14, 1931 celebration
  • Campinas: December 1, 2024 deceased

Brazilian physicist | University of Paris, Aeronautics Institute of Technology | Santo Anastácio: July 14, 1931 - Campinas: December 1, 2024 | Rogério

35. Maria Assumpció Català i Poch (Maria Assumpcio Catala i Poch)

  • Barcelona: July 14, 1925 celebration
  • Barcelona: July 3, 2009 deceased

Catalan mathematician and astronomer (1925-2009) | Saint George's Cross (2009) | University of Barcelona | Barcelona: July 14, 1925 - Barcelona: July 3, 2009

36. Geoffrey Wilkinson

  • Todmorden: July 14, 1921 celebration
  • London: September 26, 1996 deceased

British Nobel laureate in Chemistry | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1973), Fellow of the Royal Society, American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry

37. Irina Nikolaevna Sveshnikova

  • July 14, 1921 celebration
  • February 1, 1997 deceased

Russian (Soviet) palaeobotanist | Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University | July 14, 1921 - February 1, 1997 | Irina Nikolaevna Sveshnikova | July 14, 1921

38. Vladimir Smolov

  • Saint Petersburg: July 14, 1919 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: November 21, 2009 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Order of Honour, Medal "Veteran of

39. Franco Montoro

  • São Paulo: July 14, 1916 celebration
  • São Paulo: July 16, 1999 deceased

Brazilian politician (1916-1999) | Ordem do Mérito Cultural | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Law School, University of São Paulo

40. Czesław Bąbiński (Czeslaw Babinski)

  • Łódź: July 14, 1915 celebration
  • September 5, 1997 deceased

chemical engineer | Gold Cross of Merit (1946), Work Flag Order, 2nd class (1950), Work Flag Order, 1st class (1953) | Łódź: July 14, 1915 - September 5, 1997

41. Cene Logar

  • Horjul: July 14, 1913 celebration
  • Ljubljana: January 13, 1995 deceased

Slovenian philosopher | Horjul: July 14, 1913 - Ljubljana: January 13, 1995 | Cene Logar | Horjul: July 14, 1913 - Ljubljana: January 13, 1995

42. Northrop Frye

  • Sherbrooke: July 14, 1912 celebration
  • Toronto: January 23, 1991 deceased

Canadian literary critic and literary theorist (1912–1991) | Companion of the Order of Canada, Pierre Chauveau Medal (1970), Guggenheim Fellowship (1950)

43. Tom Carvel

  • Athens: July 14, 1906 celebration
  • Pine Plains: October 21, 1990 deceased

American businessman (1906–1990) | Athens: July 14, 1906 - Pine Plains: October 21, 1990 | Tom Carvel | Athens: July 14, 1906 - Pine Plains: October 21, 1990

44. Laurence Chisholm Young

  • Göttingen: July 14, 1905 celebration
  • Madison: December 24, 2000 deceased

British mathematician (1905–2000) | honorary doctor of Paris Dauphine University (1983) | Young measure | University of Cambridge, Trinity College

45. Antonio Rostagni

  • Novara: July 14, 1903 celebration
  • Padua: December 5, 1988 deceased

Italian physicist (1903–1988) | University of Turin | Novara: July 14, 1903 - Padua: December 5, 1988 | Antonio Rostagni | Novara: July 14, 1903 - Padua

46. Gregory Breit

  • Mykolaiv: July 14, 1899 celebration
  • Salem: September 11, 1981 deceased

American physicist (1899–1981) | Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1969), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Franklin Medal (1964), National

47. Reinhard Mecke

  • Szczecin: July 14, 1895 celebration
  • Freiburg im Breisgau: December 30, 1969 deceased

German physicist | Bunsen Medal (1965) | University of Marburg | Szczecin: July 14, 1895 - Freiburg im Breisgau: December 30, 1969 | Reinhard Mecke | Szczecin

48. Jin Yuelin

  • Changsha County: July 14, 1895 celebration
  • Beijing: October 19, 1984 deceased

Logician and philosopher (1895–1984) | Columbia University, Tsinghua University, Yali School | Changsha County: July 14, 1895 - Beijing: October 19, 1984

49. Guido Hoheisel

  • Wrocław: July 14, 1894 celebration
  • Cologne: October 11, 1968 deceased

German mathematician (1894–1968) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Wrocław: July 14, 1894 - Cologne: October 11, 1968 | Guido Hoheisel | Wrocław: July 14

50. Mary Lura Sherrill

  • Salisbury: July 14, 1888 celebration
  • High Point: October 27, 1968 deceased

American chemist | Garvan–Olin Medal (1947), James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry (1957) | Randolph College

51. Edward R. Weidlein

  • Augusta: July 14, 1887 celebration
  • Rector: August 15, 1983 deceased

American chemist (1887-1983) | Priestley Medal (1948), Doctor of Law (honorary) (1930), Honorary doctor of the Tufts University (1924), honorary doctor of the

52. James Lawrence Breese Jr.

  • Middletown: July 14, 1885 celebration
  • San Diego: April 1, 1959 deceased

American aviator and inventor | Middletown: July 14, 1885 - San Diego: April 1, 1959 | James Lawrence Breese Jr. | Middletown: July 14, 1885 - San Diego: April 1, 1959

53. Nikolay Vrangel'

  • Holovkivka: July 14, 1880 celebration
  • Warsaw: June 28, 1915 deceased

1880-1915 | Holovkivka: July 14, 1880 - Warsaw: June 28, 1915 | Nikolay Vrangel' | Holovkivka: July 14, 1880 - Warsaw: June 28, 1915

54. Ignacy Wasserberg

  • July 14, 1879 celebration

Jagiellonian University | July 14, 1879 - January 1, 1931 | Ignacy Wasserberg | July 14, 1879 - January 1, 1931 | Jagiellonian University

55. Vladimir Arshinov

  • Moscow: July 14, 1879 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: August 7, 1955 deceased

Russian mineralogist and inventor (1879-1955) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Faculty of Physics and

56. Jerzy Żuławski (Jerzy Zulawski)

  • Glinik, Podkarpackie Voivodeship: July 14, 1874 celebration
  • Dębica: August 9, 1915 deceased

Polish philosopher, writer, poet and playwright of the Young Poland period (1874–1915) | Cross of Independence | Trylogia Księżycowa | Glinik, Podkarpackie

57. André-Louis Debierne (Andre-Louis Debierne)

  • 20th arrondissement of Paris: July 14, 1874 celebration
  • Paris: August 31, 1949 deceased

French chemist (1874-1949) | Legion of Honour | ESPCI Paris, PSL University, University of Paris | 20th arrondissement of Paris: July 14, 1874 - Paris: August 31, 1949

58. Hümér Hültl (Humer Hultl)

  • Baia Sprie: July 14, 1868 celebration
  • Budapest: January 18, 1940 deceased

Hungarian surgeon (1868–1940) | Piarist Gymnasium of Budapest, Eötvös Loránd University | Baia Sprie: July 14, 1868 - Budapest: January 18, 1940 | Hümér

59. Ralph D. Mershon

  • Zanesville: July 14, 1868 celebration
  • Coconut Grove: February 14, 1952 deceased

American electrical engineer and inventor (1868–1952) | John Scott Award (1901) | Ohio State University | Zanesville: July 14, 1868 - Coconut Grove: February 14, 1952

60. Ettore Molinari

  • Cremona: July 14, 1867 celebration
  • Milan: November 9, 1926 deceased

Italian chemist and anarchist (1867–1926) | ETH Zurich, University of Basel | Cremona: July 14, 1867 - Milan: November 9, 1926 | Ettore Molinari | Cremona

61. Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer

  • Heidelberg: July 14, 1864 celebration
  • Heidelberg: February 8, 1921 deceased

German chemist | University of Göttingen | Heidelberg: July 14, 1864 - Heidelberg: February 8, 1921 | Friedrich Gustav Carl Emil Erlenmeyer | Heidelberg: July

62. Octave Rochefort

  • July 14, 1861 celebration

École Centrale Paris | July 14, 1861 - San Diego: April 24, 1987 | Octave Rochefort | July 14, 1861 - San Diego: April 24, 1987

63. Edward William Voelcker

  • Cirencester: July 14, 1857 celebration
  • London: November 22, 1930 deceased

British chemist | Cirencester: July 14, 1857 - London: November 22, 1930 | Edward William Voelcker | Cirencester: July 14, 1857 - London: November 22, 1930

64. Charles Benjamin Dudley

  • Oxford: July 14, 1842 celebration
  • Altoona: December 21, 1909 deceased

American chemist | Yale College (1871), Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Sheffield Scientific School (1874) | Oxford: July 14, 1842 - Altoona

65. George Frederick Barker

  • Charlestown: July 14, 1835 celebration
  • Philadelphia: May 24, 1910 deceased

American scientist (1835–1910) | Commander of the Legion of Honour | Albany Medical College, Yale University, North Yarmouth Academy, Yale School of

66. Angelo Camillo De Meis

  • Bucchianico: July 14, 1817 celebration
  • Bologna: March 6, 1891 deceased

Italian philosopher and politician (1817–1891) | Bucchianico: July 14, 1817 - Bologna: March 6, 1891 | Angelo Camillo De Meis | Bucchianico: July 14, 1817

67. Arthur de Gobineau

  • Ville-d'Avray: July 14, 1816 celebration
  • Turin: October 13, 1882 deceased

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882) | Bordin Prize (1878) | Ville-d'Avray: July 14, 1816 - Turin: October 13, 1882 | Arthur de

68. Jean-Baptiste Dumas

  • Alès: July 14, 1800 celebration
  • Cannes: April 11, 1884 deceased

French chemist (1800–1884) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1863), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1840), Albert Medal (1877), Fellow of the

69. Francisco de Luxán (Francisco de Luxan)

  • Madrid: July 14, 1795 celebration
  • Madrid: July 12, 1867 deceased

Spanish politician, mining engineer, scientist and military personnel | Madrid: July 14, 1795 - Madrid: July 12, 1867 | Francisco de Luxán (Francisco de

70. Joseph Lakanal

  • Serres-sur-Arget: July 14, 1762 celebration
  • rue Royale: February 14, 1845 deceased

French politician (1762-1845) | Serres-sur-Arget: July 14, 1762 - rue Royale: February 14, 1845 | Joseph Lakanal | Serres-sur-Arget: July 14, 1762 - rue

71. William Paley

  • Peterborough: July 14, 1743 celebration
  • Bishopwearmouth: May 25, 1805 deceased

Christian apologist, natural theologian, utilitarian; (1743-1805) | University of Cambridge, Christ's College, Giggleswick School | Peterborough: July 14, 1743

72. Ferdinando II de' Medici

  • Florence: July 14, 1610 celebration
  • Florence: May 23, 1670 deceased

Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1610-1670) | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Florence: July 14, 1610 - Florence: May 23, 1670 | Ferdinando II de' Medici

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