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Otto Wichterle

  • Prostějov: October 27, 1913 celebration
  • Prague: August 18, 1998 celebration
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    Otto Wichterle  

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    Czech Republic, Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia  

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    Male  

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    Otto Wichterle

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Prostějov: October 27, 1913  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Prague: August 18, 1998  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. polymer chemistry
     

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  • school Education

    1. Czech Technical University in Prague
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007)
    2. Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III (1991)
    3. honorary citizen of Prague
    4. R. W. Wood Prize (1984)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. contact lens
     
  • Czech member of Czech National Council, politician, academic, chemical engineer, professor and inventor (1913-1998) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007)

1. Martin Škabraha (Martin Skabraha)

  • Vsetín: October 27, 1979 celebration

Czech philosopher | Masarykovo gymnázium, SZdrŠ a VOŠ zdravotnická, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University of Olomouc | Vsetín: October 27, 1979 - Olomouc

2. Raphaël Rodriguez (Raphael Rodriguez)

  • Avignon: October 27, 1978 celebration

French chemist | CNRS silver medal (2024), Knight of the National Order of Merit (2022) | Avignon University | Avignon: October 27, 1978 - Saffron Walden

3. Egon Willighagen

  • Arnhem: October 27, 1974 celebration

Dutch researcher | Blue Obelisk Award (2007) | Chemistry Development Kit | Radboud University Nijmegen | Arnhem: October 27, 1974 - Novosibirsk: April 7, 2015

4. Isabelle Gallagher

  • Cagnes-sur-Mer: October 27, 1973 celebration

French mathematician | Sophie Germain Prize (2018), CNRS silver medal (2016), Knight of the National Order of Merit (2016), Officer of the National Order of

5. Anatolie Topală (Anatolie Topala)

  • Sadova: October 27, 1970 celebration

Moldovan politician | Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Moldova State University | Sadova: October 27, 1970 - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: August 2, 1647

6. Hwang Jun-muk

  • Seoul: October 27, 1963 celebration

South Korean mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Seoul National University, Harvard University | Seoul: October 27, 1963

7. Luc Chanteloup

  • October 27, 1963 celebration

University of Paris-Sud, University of Angers, University of Orléans | October 27, 1963 - State College: October 19, 1921 | Luc Chanteloup | October 27

8. Guillermo Hurtado

  • Mexico City: October 27, 1962 celebration

Mexican philosopher, historian, columnist and activist. | National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Oxford | Mexico City: October 27, 1962

9. Silvano Fuso

  • Lavagna: October 27, 1959 celebration

Italian chemist | Lavagna: October 27, 1959 - Auschwitz: July 6, 1942 | Silvano Fuso | Lavagna: October 27, 1959 - Auschwitz: July 6, 1942

10. Nikolay Vereshchagin

  • October 27, 1958 celebration

Ph.D. Lomonosov Moscow State University 1986 | Moscow State University | October 27, 1958 - January 1, 1936 | Nikolay Vereshchagin | October 27, 1958 - January

11. Axel Freimuth

  • Duisburg: October 27, 1957 celebration

German physicist | Duisburg: October 27, 1957 - Los Angeles: June 25, 2015 | Axel Freimuth | Duisburg: October 27, 1957 - Los Angeles: June 25, 2015

12. Alain Milon

  • October 27, 1956 celebration

French philosopher | October 27, 1956 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: December 8, 2024 | Alain Milon | October 27, 1956 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: December 8, 2024

13. Vladimir Krasnov

  • Iskitim: October 27, 1954 celebration

researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-5200-3057) | Honoured Physician of the Russian Federation | Novosibirsk State Medical University | Iskitim: October 27, 1954

14. Chris Maslanka

  • London: October 27, 1954 celebration

British puzzle designer | St Catherine's College | London: October 27, 1954 - New Milford: November 24, 1978 | Chris Maslanka | London: October 27, 1954 - New

15. Dean T. Kashiwagi

  • Oahu: October 27, 1952 celebration
  • April 1, 2025 deceased

Industrial engineer and business theorist | Arizona State University, University of Hawaiʻi System | Oahu: October 27, 1952 - April 1, 2025 | Dean T.

16. Andrei Gusev

  • Moscow: October 27, 1952 celebration

Russian writer and journalist | Badge "Inventor of the USSR" | The World According to Novikoff, With Chronos' Permit, On the Edge of Magellanic Clouds

17. Francis Fukuyama

  • Hyde Park: October 27, 1952 celebration

American political scientist, political economist, and author | Democracy Service Medal, Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (2015) | The End of History

18. Carlos Frenk

  • Mexico City: October 27, 1951 celebration

Mexican-British-German cosmologist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2020), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, IOP Dirac Medal (2020), Fred Hoyle

19. William Eskridge

  • Princeton: October 27, 1951 celebration

American legal academic | Guggenheim Fellowship (1994) | Harvard University, Davidson College, Yale Law School | Princeton: October 27, 1951 - Chicago: June 25, 1961

20. Karl Joachim Ebeling

  • Hehlen: October 27, 1949 celebration

German physicist | Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (1997), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1988) | Hehlen: October 27, 1949 - East Berlin: August 17, 1964 | Karl

21. Andreas Blass

  • Nuremberg: October 27, 1947 celebration

mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2015) | Harvard University, University of Detroit Mercy | Nuremberg: October 27, 1947 - Stanford

22. Joos Ulrich Heintz

  • Zurich: October 27, 1945 celebration

Mathematician | University of Zurich | Zurich: October 27, 1945 - Newburgh: July 16, 1949 | Joos Ulrich Heintz | Zurich: October 27, 1945 - Newburgh: July 16, 1949

23. Johann Gasteiger

  • Dachau: October 27, 1941 celebration

German chemist | Herman Skolnik Award (1997), CSA Trust Mike Lynch Award (2005), ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (2006)

24. Dmitri Z. Garbuzov

  • Yekaterinburg: October 27, 1940 celebration
  • Princeton: August 20, 2006 deceased

Russian physicist (1940-2006) | Yekaterinburg: October 27, 1940 - Princeton: August 20, 2006 | Dmitri Z. Garbuzov | Yekaterinburg: October 27, 1940

25. Victor Popov

  • October 27, 1937 celebration
  • April 16, 1994 deceased

Russian physicist (1937–1994) | Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg | October 27, 1937 - April 16, 1994

26. Lars Inge Hedberg

  • October 27, 1935 celebration
  • December 16, 2005 deceased

Swedish mathematician | Uppsala University | October 27, 1935 - December 16, 2005 | Lars Inge Hedberg - Lars Inge Johan Hedberg | October 27, 1935 - December 16, 2005

27. Gustavus Simmons

  • West Virginia: October 27, 1930 celebration

American cryptographer | honorary doctorate of Lund University (1991), IACR Fellow (2005), fellow (1996), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (1986) | University of

28. Gladys West

  • Sutherland: October 27, 1930 celebration

American mathematician known for her contributions to Global Positioning Systems | BBC 100 Women (2018) | Global Positioning System, Seasat | University of

29. David E. Kuhl

  • St. Louis: October 27, 1929 celebration
  • Ann Arbor: May 28, 2017 deceased

American scientist (1929–2017) | Japan Prize (2009), John Scott Award (2011), Charles F. Kettering Prize (2001), Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine (1981)

30. Árpád Kucsman (Arpad Kucsman)

  • Budapest: October 27, 1927 celebration
  • September 23, 2012 deceased

chemist, university professor (1927-2012) | Széchenyi Prize (1996) | Eötvös Loránd University, Fasori Gimnázium | Budapest: October 27, 1927 - September 23, 2012

31. Marie-Hélène Schwartz (Marie-Helene Schwartz)

  • 16th arrondissement of Paris: October 27, 1913 celebration
  • 13th arrondissement of Paris: January 5, 2013 deceased

French mathematician | Lycée Janson-de-Sailly, École Normale Supérieure | 16th arrondissement of Paris: October 27, 1913 - 13th arrondissement of Paris

32. Otto Wichterle

  • Prostějov: October 27, 1913 celebration
  • Prague: August 18, 1998 deceased

Czech member of Czech National Council, politician, academic, chemical engineer, professor and inventor (1913-1998) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007)

33. Jean Daujat

  • Paris: October 27, 1906 celebration
  • Paris: May 31, 1998 deceased

French philosopher (1906-1998) | Order of St. Gregory the Great, Grand prix catholique de littérature, Paul Teissonnière Award (1987), Binoux Prize (1947)

34. Auguste Rousset

  • Lunel: October 27, 1905 celebration
  • Arcachon: October 11, 1997 deceased

French physicist | University of Paris | Lunel: October 27, 1905 - Arcachon: October 11, 1997 | Auguste Rousset | Lunel: October 27, 1905 - Arcachon: October 11, 1997

35. José Val del Omar (Jose Val del Omar)

  • Granada: October 27, 1904 celebration
  • Madrid: August 4, 1982 deceased

Spanish film director and inventor (1904-1982) | Granada: October 27, 1904 - Madrid: August 4, 1982 | José Val del Omar (Jose Val del Omar) | Granada: October

36. Nikolay Dollezhal

  • Omelnyk: October 27, 1899 celebration
  • Moscow: November 20, 2000 deceased

Soviet energy scientist, designer of nuclear reactors | Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Stalin Prize (1949), Stalin Prize (1953)

37. František Běhounek (Frantisek Behounek)

  • Prague: October 27, 1898 celebration
  • Karlovy Vary: January 1, 1973 deceased

Czech academic, physicist, arctic explorer, professor, publicist, translator, writer, university educator and science writer (1898–1973) | Order of the

38. John Lennard-Jones

  • Lancashire: October 27, 1894 celebration
  • Stoke-on-Trent: November 1, 1954 deceased

British scientist (1894-1954) | Davy Medal (1953), Fellow of the Royal Society, Longstaff Prize (1954), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Knight

39. Olive Hazlett

  • Cincinnati: October 27, 1890 celebration
  • Keene: March 8, 1974 deceased

American mathematician & academic (1890-1974) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1928) | Dorchester High School, Radcliffe College, University of Chicago, Malden High School

40. Arvo Ylppö (Arvo Ylppo)

  • Akaa: October 27, 1887 celebration
  • Helsinki: January 28, 1992 deceased

Finnish physician, professor and archiater (1887-1992) | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1949), Grand Cross

41. Stamen Grigorov

  • Studen izvor: October 27, 1878 celebration
  • Sofia: October 27, 1945 deceased

Bulgarian physician and microbiologist (1878-1945) | Order of Bravery | University of Montpellier, University of Geneva | Studen izvor: October 27, 1878

42. Hubert Gordon Schauer

  • Litomyšl: October 27, 1862 celebration
  • Prague: July 26, 1892 deceased

Czech philosopher and literature reviewer (1862–1892) | Litomyšl: October 27, 1862 - Prague: July 26, 1892 | Hubert Gordon Schauer | Litomyšl: October 27

43. David Ward King

  • Springfield: October 27, 1857 celebration
  • February 9, 1920 deceased

American inventor | Wittenberg University | Springfield: October 27, 1857 - February 9, 1920 | David Ward King | Springfield: October 27, 1857 - February 9, 1920

44. Ernest William Hobson

  • Derby: October 27, 1856 celebration
  • Cambridge: April 18, 1933 deceased

British mathematician (1856–1933) | Royal Medal (1907), Fellow of the Royal Society, De Morgan Medal (1920) | Christ's College, Derby School | Derby: October

45. John Krom Rees

  • October 27, 1851 celebration

October 27, 1851 - Lugano: October 3, 1928 | John Krom Rees | October 27, 1851 - Lugano: October 3, 1928

46. Hugo Brehmer

  • Lübeck: October 27, 1844 celebration
  • Leipzig: December 24, 1891 deceased

German inventor and entrepreneur in Leipzig (1844–1891) | John Scott Award (1883) | Lübeck: October 27, 1844 - Leipzig: December 24, 1891 | Hugo Brehmer

47. Clarence Bicknell

  • Herne Hill: October 27, 1842 celebration
  • Castérino: July 17, 1918 deceased

British botanist and archaeologist (1842-1918) | University of Cambridge, Trinity College | Herne Hill: October 27, 1842 - Castérino: July 17, 1918 | Clarence

48. William Pitt Greenwood Bartlett

  • October 27, 1837 celebration

October 27, 1837 - March 22, 2019 | William Pitt Greenwood Bartlett | October 27, 1837 - March 22, 2019

49. Isaac Singer

  • Pittstown: October 27, 1811 celebration
  • Paignton: July 23, 1875 deceased

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875) | Oldway Mansion | Pittstown: October 27, 1811 - Paignton: July 23, 1875 | Isaac Singer

50. Michael August Friedrich Prestel

  • Göttingen: October 27, 1809 celebration
  • Emden: February 29, 1880 deceased

German mathematician, educationist and meteorologist (1809–1880) | Göttingen: October 27, 1809 - Emden: February 29, 1880 | Michael August Friedrich Prestel

51. Victor Hartwall

  • Turku: October 27, 1800 celebration
  • Helsinki: August 8, 1857 deceased

Finnish businessman | Turku: October 27, 1800 - Helsinki: August 8, 1857 | Victor Hartwall | Turku: October 27, 1800 - Helsinki: August 8, 1857

52. Heinrich Scherk

  • Poznań: October 27, 1798 celebration
  • Bremen: October 4, 1885 deceased

German mathematician (1798–1885) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Poznań: October 27, 1798 - Bremen: October 4, 1885 | Heinrich Scherk | Poznań: October

53. Sir Henry Holland, 1st Baronet

  • Knutsford: October 27, 1788 celebration
  • London: October 27, 1873 deceased

British doctor | Fellow of the Royal Society, Goulstonian Lectures (1830) | University of Edinburgh | Knutsford: October 27, 1788 - London: October 27, 1873

54. Placidus Sprenger

  • Würzburg: October 27, 1735 celebration
  • Bad Staffelstein: September 23, 1806 deceased

German philosopher | Würzburg: October 27, 1735 - Bad Staffelstein: September 23, 1806 | Placidus Sprenger | Würzburg: October 27, 1735 - Bad Staffelstein

55. Pierre Raymond de Montmort

  • Paris: October 27, 1678 celebration
  • Paris: October 7, 1719 deceased

French mathematician (1678-1719) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1715) | Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard | Paris: October 27, 1678 - Paris: October 7, 1719

56. Lorenzo Lorenzini

  • Florence: October 27, 1650 celebration
  • Florence: April 6, 1721 deceased

Italian mathematician (1650-1721) | Florence: October 27, 1650 - Florence: April 6, 1721 | Lorenzo Lorenzini | Florence: October 27, 1650 - Florence: April 6, 1721

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