Persius

Belarusian scientist | Euphrosyne Polotskaya State University of Polotsk | Navapolack: December 2, 1986 - Newburgh: July 16, 1949 | Uladzimir Ganski

Ukrainian mathematician (born 1984) | honorary doctorate from Sorbonne University (2025), Fields medal (2022), New Horizons in Mathematics Prize (2018), SASTRA

French autistic philosopher and writer | honorary doctor of the University of Namur (2018) | Je suis à l'Est ! | Institut national des langues et

Israeli cryptographer and professor | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | Ramat Gan: December 2, 1980 - Leipzig: October 10, 1898 | Orr Dunkelman

Indian spiritual and philosophy teacher | Ethiraj College for Women | Chennai: December 2, 1974 - Buenos Aires: January 1, 1962 | Preetha Krishna | Chennai

Russian scientist | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2015), Honoured

German conceptual artist, entrepreneur, writer, and designer | Hamburg: December 2, 1968 - December 25, 1921 | Rafael Horzon | Hamburg: December 2, 1968

Indian inventor | Fulbright Scholarship | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Livingston High School | Mumbai: December 2, 1963 - January 1, 1929 | Shiva

American television writer and producer | Harvard University, Stanford University School of Engineering, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Indian physicist | Lars Onsager Prize (2018), LeRoy Apker Award (1982), Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (2015), ICTP Dirac Medal (2018), Guggenheim

chess composer | University of Warsaw | Kraków: December 2, 1950 - Paris: August 25, 1921 | Jan Rusinek | Kraków: December 2, 1950 - Paris: August 25, 1921

Spanish writer and professor | National Award for Scientific Thought and Culture (2005), Saint George's Cross (2007), honorary doctorate of the University of

German politician (1948-2014) | honorary doctor of the University of Paderborn (2009), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

French mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fermat Prize (1991) | University of Paris-Sud, École Normale Supérieure | Quimper

Latvian historian | Riga: December 2, 1947 - July 25, 2014 | Tamāra Zitcere (Tamara Zitcere) | Riga: December 2, 1947 - July 25, 2014

physicist from the United States | Cullum Geographical Medal (2009) | University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley | New York City: December 2

American theoretical physicist | Yale University, Drexel University, Syracuse University, Yale School of Management | Richmond: December 2, 1945 - January 1, 0788

British philosopher (1944-2021) | December 2, 1944 - December 31, 2021 | Michael Inwood | December 2, 1944 - December 31, 2021

American mathematician (1942-2010) | Brooklyn College | Brooklyn: December 2, 1942 - August 15, 2010 | Allen R Miller | Brooklyn: December 2, 1942 - August 15, 2010

Latvian scientist (1941-2016) | Order of the Three Stars | University of Latvia | Riga: December 2, 1941 - April 9, 2016 | Juris Ekmanis | Riga: December 2

Malaysian-born Australian martial artist | Kedah: December 2, 1940 - Caracas: July 8, 1881 | Terry Lim | Kedah: December 2, 1940 - Caracas: July 8, 1881

University of Salamanca (1968) | December 2, 1940 - Franklin: August 25, 1956 | Cirilo Flórez Miguel (Cirilo Florez Miguel) | December 2, 1940 - Franklin

German physicist | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Dresden: December 2, 1938 - Berlin: February 20, 1816 | Rolf

Estonian physicist | University of Tartu | Valga: December 2, 1936 - November 19, 2024 | Lembit Visnapuu | Valga: December 2, 1936 - November 19, 2024

German-American molecular biologist (born 1936) | University of Würzburg, University of Basel, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Goethe University Frankfurt

Belarusian physicist (1934—2008) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Byelorussian SSR State Prize | Bauman Moscow State Technical University | Krasnyi Kut

French mathematician and geologist (1930-2000) | William Christian Krumbein Medal (1983) | University of Paris, École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech | 6th

German chemist (1927–2011) | Fresenius Prize (1975), honorary doctor of the University of Siegen, Emil Fischer Medal (1975), Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1994)

Soviet and Ukrainian philosopher. professor (1969); Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Higher School of Ukraine (1926—2019) | National University of

Dutch computer scientist (1926–2024) | Computer Pioneer Award (1984) | Delft University of Technology, University of Amsterdam | The Hague: December 2, 1926

Olympic modern pentathlete (1925–2002) | Säffle: December 2, 1925 - Uppsala: November 3, 2002 | Thorsten Lindqvist | Säffle: December 2, 1925 - Uppsala

Aeronautics Institute of Technology | December 2, 1924 - Washington, D.C.: October 21, 1932 | Fernando de Mendonça (Fernando de Mendonca) | December 2

writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969) | Harvard University | Tehran: December 2, 1923 - Asalem: September 9, 1969 | Jalal Al-e-Ahmad

American physicist (1923-1997) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Physical Society | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | New York City

American physical chemist (1921–2017) | honorary doctor of the University of Athens, Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry (1998), Chemical Pioneer

Order of the War Banner, Order of the Partisan Star, Order of the People's Hero, People's Hero of Yugoslavia | Higher Military Academy of YPA | December 2

Soviet physicist (1906-1938) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | Vinnytsia: December 2, 1906 - Saint Petersburg: February 18, 1938

American historian (1905–1984) | Maine: December 2, 1905 - August 1, 1984 | Art Pauley | Maine: December 2, 1905 - August 1, 1984

Swiss mathematician (1896-1974) | ETH Zurich | Stein: December 2, 1896 - Samedan: June 25, 1974 | Walter Saxer | Stein: December 2, 1896 - Samedan: June 25, 1974

December 2, 1892 - Palace of Versailles: April 15, 1719 | Adolf Franz Beck | December 2, 1892 - Palace of Versailles: April 15, 1719

Lithuanian politician (1886-1942) | Moscow State University, Faculty of Law, Marijampolė Gymnasium | Runkiai: December 2, 1886 - Yekaterinburg: November 4, 1942

Saint Petersburg Mining Institute | December 2, 1883 - May 13, 2020 | Nikolay Chernitsin | December 2, 1883 - May 13, 2020 | Saint Petersburg Mining Institute

Italian philosopher (1882-1916) | University of Padua | Padua: December 2, 1882 - Bitola: November 25, 1916 | Giulio Canella | Padua: December 2, 1882

German physicist (1881-1956) | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1933), honorary doctor of the Technische Universität Darmstadt (1932), National Prize

British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher (1875–1949) | Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society | Curragh Camp: December 2, 1875 - Banbury

French physicist (1867–1952) | University of Bordeaux | La Rochelle: December 2, 1867 - Iteuil: September 29, 1952 | Albert Turpain | La Rochelle: December

Danish mathematician (1865 – 1931) | University of Copenhagen | Ørslev Parish: December 2, 1865 - Copenhagen: September 16, 1931 | Niels Nielsen | Ørslev

German chemist (1859-1921) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Heidelberg University | Munich: December 2, 1859

Chilean scientist, researcher and teacher (1855-1943) | University of Chile | Andacollo: December 2, 1855 - Santiago: April 3, 1943 | Arturo Salazar

Russian philosopher and historian of philosophy (1854–1928) | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: December 2, 1854 - Saint Petersburg

Belgian mathematician (1851-1932) | December 2, 1851 - Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde: February 15, 1932 | Charles Henri Lagrange | December 2, 1851

American engineer (1840-1895) | Massachusetts: December 2, 1840 - Massachusetts: October 13, 1895 | Franklin Leonard Pope | Massachusetts: December 2, 1840

French chemist and mineralogist (1836-1902) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Condorcet | Étampes: December 2, 1836 - Paris: December 8, 1902 | Paul

Chemist, natural philosopher | periodic table | University of Copenhagen | Lunden: December 2, 1836 - St. Louis: February 14, 1923 | Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs

Italian musical instrument maker (1836-1925) | Budrio: December 2, 1836 - Milan: February 14, 1925 | Giuseppe Donati | Budrio: December 2, 1836 - Milan

photographer | Sheffield: December 2, 1832 - January 1, 1905 | John Carbutt | Sheffield: December 2, 1832 - January 1, 1905

German mathematician (1831-1889) | Heidelberg University, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: December 2, 1831 - Freiburg im Breisgau: April 7, 1889 | Paul

December 2, 1817 - Beijing: November 26, 1990 | Axel Theodor Bergius | December 2, 1817 - Beijing: November 26, 1990

German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1816-1899) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Herzberg (Elster): December 2, 1816 - Halle (Saale): May 5, 1899

Swedish mathematician (1808–1872) | Uppsala University | Västerås domkyrkoförsamling: December 2, 1808 - Västerås domkyrkoförsamling: November 3, 1872

French pharmacist and chemist (1796-1879) | Montyon Science Award (1855) | Paris: December 2, 1796 - Paris: November 3, 1879 | Antoine François Boutron

French papermaker | Paris: December 2, 1761 - Vernouillet: August 8, 1828 | Louis-Nicolas Robert | Paris: December 2, 1761 - Vernouillet: August 8, 1828

Italian physician and scientist | Ponsacco: December 2, 1755 - Havana: September 24, 1816 | Eusebio Valli | Ponsacco: December 2, 1755 - Havana: September 24, 1816

French mathematician, philosopher and economist | Sézanne: December 2, 1754 - Moulins: January 1, 1833 | Nicolas-François Canard (Nicolas-Francois Canard)

German pharmacist | Nörten-Hardenberg: December 2, 1751 - Hamelin: December 31, 1819 | Johann Friedrich Westrumb | Nörten-Hardenberg: December 2, 1751

Dutch inventor | Old University of Leuven | Maastricht: December 2, 1748 - Maastricht: July 4, 1824 | Jean-Pierre Minckelers | Maastricht: December 2, 1748

Italian economist | Dialogues sur le commerce des bleds, Della Moneta | Chieti: December 2, 1728 - Naples: October 30, 1787 | Ferdinando Galiani (Bartolommeo

Danish scientist | Helsingborg: December 2, 1510 - Aastrup: January 16, 1564 | Erik Tygesen Krabbe | Helsingborg: December 2, 1510 - Aastrup: January 16, 1564