Novalis

South African laser scientist | Bronze Order of Mapungubwe (2012), TED Fellow (2015) | University of Johannesburg, University of St Andrews | Soweto: May 2

Indian-American scientist | Nanded: May 2, 1972 - Madison: December 2, 2017 | Chandreshekar Sonwane | Nanded: May 2, 1972 - Madison: December 2, 2017

mathematician working in representation theory, algebraic geometry, and mathematical physics | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2014)

May 2, 1967 - Prague: April 12, 2017 | Hubert Huppertz | May 2, 1967 - Prague: April 12, 2017

Cuban scientist | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2019), Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship | University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas

Indian computer scientist | H K Firodia awards (2011), G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research (2009), Padma Shri in science & engineering, Gödel Prize

Spanish researcher specialized in material science for health | Autonomous University of Barcelona, Northeastern University | Alforja: May 2, 1962 - Glen

Russian lawyer | Honoured Lawyer of Russia, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State

Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Armed Forces Medical College, University of Madras, Keck

Computational linguist and coordinator of the Basque Spanish Elhuyar dictionary | Lexikoaren Behatokia corpus | Udako Euskal Unibertsitatea, University of the

German physicist and neuroscientist | Technical University of Darmstadt | Düsseldorf: May 2, 1957 - Paris: May 3, 1961 | Ursula van Rienen | Düsseldorf: May

Azerbaijani physician | Azerbaijan Medical University | Masally District: May 2, 1955 - Baku: June 30, 1955 | Eliniyaz Məmmədov | Masally District: May 2

Kosovan writer | University of Pristina (1969–1999) | May 2, 1949 - Prishtina: March 6, 2017 | Arif Demolli | May 2, 1949 - Prishtina: March 6, 2017

British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company | Order of Merit (2016), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, honorary doctor of

full professor in physical-chemistry | Bologna: May 2, 1947 - Oryol Governorate: July 4, 1816 | Roberto Dovesi | Bologna: May 2, 1947 - Oryol Governorate: July 4, 1816

Estonian poet, literary scholar and physicist | University of Tartu | Tallinn: May 2, 1946 - San Francisco: September 12, 2013 | Indrek Tart (Julius Ürt)

scientist | National Research Nuclear University | May 2, 1946 - July 11, 2020 | Vladimir Stolyarov | May 2, 1946 - July 11, 2020 | National Research Nuclear University

British chemist and historian of science | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Paul Bunge Prize (2016), Dexter Award (1986), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Hungarian writer and philosopher (1943–2008) | Tibor Déry Prize (1990), Széchenyi Prize (2006), Ferenc Erkel Prize (1988), Mihály Táncsics Award (1992)

Cuban physician | Ciego de Ávila Province: May 2, 1943 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: December 4, 2023 | Hilda Molina | Ciego de Ávila Province: May 2, 1943

Hungarian physicist from Ukraina | Uzhhorod National University | Uzhhorod: May 2, 1942 - Paris: February 28, 1810 | László Jenkovszky (Laszlo Jenkovszky)

Italian philosopher | University of Basel, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Monza: May 2, 1942 - Milan: October 6, 1964 | Umberto Galimberti | Monza

scientist, inventor, professor, and author | Kaluga: May 2, 1941 - Minsk: July 26, 1987 | Igor Troitski | Kaluga: May 2, 1941 - Minsk: July 26, 1987

Ukrainian scientist | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Vasylivka: May 2, 1941 - Huntsville: January 26, 1997 | Eduard Greczko | Vasylivka: May 2

French mathematician | Émile Picard Medal (2012) | Science Faculty of Paris, École Normale Supérieure | Nantes: May 2, 1940 - Moscow: March 1, 1957 | Luc

Japanese nanotechnologist | Carbon Medal (2004), Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (2002), Asahi Prize (1996), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2007), Order of

British mathematician | University of Nottingham, University of London | May 2, 1938 - July 7, 2010 | Brian Rotman | May 2, 1938 - July 7, 2010 | University of

May 2, 1938 - Göttingen: June 20, 1800 | Pierre Thibaud | May 2, 1938 - Göttingen: June 20, 1800

Hungarian physicist (1936–2019) | Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1988) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: May 2, 1936 - Budapest

Azerbaijani scientist | Shohrat Order | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University | Goranboy District: May 2, 1935 - Geneva: March 2, 1964 | Telman Aliyev

Belgian debater, philosopher and skeptic (1934–2019) | Groot Ereteken van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (2016), Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme (2011), Geuzen Prize (2010)

École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Louis-le-Grand | May 2, 1934 - Buenos Aires: October 13, 1865 | Jean-Louis Ovaert | May 2, 1934 - Buenos Aires: October 13, 1865

May 2, 1932 - Ila: November 21, 2014 | John Searl | May 2, 1932 - Ila: November 21, 2014

German mathematician (1931–2017); Dr. rer. nat. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 1956 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Lahnstein: May 2, 1931

Brazilian physicist, researcher and university teacher (1928-2021) | Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, Guggenheim Fellowship | Federal

Russian mathematician (1928-2014) | Russian President's Prize in the field of education, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Mikhail Lomonosov

French mathematician (*1928 – †2001) | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (1998), Japan Prize (1991), W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize (1998), John

American inventor, designer | Evanston: May 2, 1924 - December 3, 2022 | Gordon Bradt | Evanston: May 2, 1924 - December 3, 2022

American chemist (1919–2010) | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1964), Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Glenn T.

American mathematician | Rhodes Scholarship (1937) | Hertford College, Rice University, Utah State University | Thalwil: May 2, 1914 - August 31, 2009 | George

German mathematician (1912-1978) | Leipzig University | Schönefeld: May 2, 1912 - Munich: December 3, 1978 | Hans Richter | Schönefeld: May 2, 1912 - Munich

American cryptographer (1908–1998) | Emory and Henry University | Rose Hill: May 2, 1908 - June 29, 1998 | Frank Rowlett | Rose Hill: May 2, 1908 - June 29

physicist and pioneer of computer science in Spain (1907-1989) | Medal of Work Merit (1982), Echegaray Medal (1979), Medal of the Royal Spanish Society of

Polish mathematician (1902-1959) | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Zarankiewicz problem | University of Warsaw | Częstochowa: May 2, 1902

Italian philosopher (1902-1991) | University of Milan | Milan: May 2, 1902 - Munich: December 22, 1991 | Ernesto Grassi | Milan: May 2, 1902 - Munich: December 22, 1991

French physicist (1892–1966) | Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Montpellier, École Normale Supérieure | Mazamet

Spanish politician | Castromocho: May 2, 1890 - Palencia: January 21, 1970 | José del Corral y Herrero (Jose del Corral y Herrero) | Castromocho: May 2, 1890

Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959) | National Hero of Indonesia | Taman Siswa | Europeesche Lagere School | Yogyakarta: May 2, 1889 - Yogyakarta: April 28, 1959

Italian mathematician (1885-1977) | Gold medal for merit in school, culture and art | Picone identity, Sturm–Picone comparison theorem | Scuola Normale Superiore

Historian, philosopher, translator (1885–1976) | Franz Joseph University | Ercsi: May 2, 1885 - Hajdúszoboszló: May 6, 1976 | József Halasy-Nagy (Jozsef

chemist and university teacher | Amsterdam: May 2, 1880 - Arnhem: April 5, 1967 | E.H. Buchner | Amsterdam: May 2, 1880 - Arnhem: April 5, 1967

American chemist (1870-1945) | Perkin Medal (1942) | Harvard University, Washington University in St. Louis | Berlin Heights: May 2, 1870 - Jersey City: April 22, 1945

German engineer (1868–1939) | Opava: May 2, 1868 - Hanover: July 17, 1939 | Alwin Nachtweh | Opava: May 2, 1868 - Hanover: July 17, 1939

American physicist and inventor (1868–1955) | Rumford Medal (1938), Matteucci Medal (1918), Frederic Ives Medal (1933), Henry Draper Medal (1940), Rumford

Hungarian mathematician (1867–1914) | Franz Joseph University | Târgu Mureș: May 2, 1867 - Budapest: September 24, 1914 | Péter Szabó (Peter Szabo)

Irish mathematician (1866–1934) | Fellow of the Royal Society, honorary degree (1919) | Orr–Sommerfeld equation | St John's College, Queen's University Belfast

American writer (1863-1931) | Troy: May 2, 1863 - Manhattan: May 29, 1931 | Edward Sims Van Zile | Troy: May 2, 1863 - Manhattan: May 29, 1931

May 2, 1860 - Łódź: January 1, 1972 | Carl Lundström (Carl Lundstrom) | May 2, 1860 - Łódź: January 1, 1972

university teacher from the Netherlands | University of Groningen | Koog aan de Zaan: May 2, 1860 - Leiden: December 31, 1932 | Jan Cornelis Kluyver | Koog aan

Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948) | Linnean Medal (1938), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the

Italian mathematician (1859-1936) | Berlin: May 2, 1859 - Naples: June 20, 1936 | Pasquale del Pezzo | Berlin: May 2, 1859 - Naples: June 20, 1936

Russian philosopher (1856-1919) | Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University, Imperial Moscow University (1882) | Vetluga: May 2, 1856 - Sergiyev

Austrian writer and philosopher (1856–1918) | Hietzing: May 2, 1856 - May 31, 1918 | Helene von Druskowitz - Helena Maria Franziska Druschkovich | Hietzing

American chemist (1852–1929) | Harvard University | Watertown: May 2, 1852 - New Haven: August 12, 1929 | Frank Austin Gooch | Watertown: May 2, 1852 - New

Dutch zoologist (1850-1930) | Middelburg: May 2, 1850 - Yerseke: January 19, 1930 | Johannes Govertus de Man | Middelburg: May 2, 1850 - Yerseke: January 19, 1930

Czech chemist and university teacher (1847-1908) | Jeřice: May 2, 1847 - New Town: May 8, 1908 | August Josef Bělohoubek (August Josef Belohoubek) | Jeřice

German chemist and pharmacologist (1839-1905) | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Heidelberg University, University of Würzburg | Homburg: May 2, 1839

German weapon designer (1834–1882) | Oberndorf am Neckar: May 2, 1834 - Oberndorf am Neckar: January 13, 1882 | Wilhelm Mauser | Oberndorf am Neckar: May 2

German teacher and natural scientist | Heckelberg-Brunow: May 2, 1829 - Berlin: October 21, 1899 | Wilhelm Zenker | Heckelberg-Brunow: May 2, 1829 - Berlin

May 2, 1815 - Saint Petersburg: June 7, 1848 | Felip Benessat i Bayés (Felip Benessat i Bayes) | May 2, 1815 - Saint Petersburg: June 7, 1848

German mathematician (1812–1876) | Leipzig: May 2, 1812 - Dresden: June 26, 1876 | Julius Ambrosius Hülße (Julius Ambrosius Hulsse) | Leipzig: May 2, 1812

German chemist and physicist (1802–1870) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1863) | Humboldt University of Berlin, Stockholm University, Sorbonne

Italian engineer and inventor | Cilavegna: May 2, 1796 - Cilavegna: May 14, 1856 | Pietro Conti | Cilavegna: May 2, 1796 - Cilavegna: May 14, 1856

German philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet (1773-1845) | University of Jena, University of Kiel | Stavanger: May 2, 1773 - Berlin: February 13, 1845

German politician (1764-1832) | Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium, University of Königsberg | Wrocław: May 2, 1764 - Vienna: June 9, 1832 | Friedrich von Gentz

German theospher | Tübinger Stift, University of Tübingen | Göppingen: May 2, 1702 - Murrhardt: February 10, 1782 | Friedrich Christoph Oetinger

German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680) | China Illustrata, Turris Babel | Pontifical Gregorian University, Gymnasium Theodorianum | Geisa: May 2, 1602

French mathematician and tax collector | limaçon | Paris Law Faculty | Clermont-Ferrand: May 2, 1588 - Paris: September 24, 1651 | Étienne Pascal (Etienne

French philosopher | Limoges: May 2, 1526 - Rome: June 4, 1585 | Muretus | Limoges: May 2, 1526 - Rome: June 4, 1585

Italian scholar, physician and philosopher (1484-1558) | Order of the Golden Spur | Riva del Garda: May 2, 1484 - Agen: October 31, 1558 | Julius Caesar