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Selman Abraham Waksman

  • Nova Pryluka: July 22, 1888 celebration
  • Woods Hole: August 16, 1973 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Nova Pryluka: July 22, 1888  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Woods Hole: August 16, 1973  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. biochemistry
    2. microbiology
     

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    1. Rutgers University
    2. University of California, Berkeley
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctor of Caen University (1966)
    2. Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Sanidad (1954)
    3. John Scott Award (1949)
    4. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)
    5. honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse (1950)
    6. honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1950)
    7. Leeuwenhoek Medal (1950)
    8. Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1948)
    9. National Inventors Hall of Fame (2005)
    10. honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1958)
    11. honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1958)
     

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  • American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics | honorary doctor of Caen University (1966), Gran Cruz de la

1. Anastasia Volovich

  • Moscow: July 22, 1976 celebration

physicist | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2008), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2019), Faculty Early Career

2. Eduard Ramírez Comeig (Eduard Ramirez Comeig)

  • July 22, 1972 celebration

University of Valencia | July 22, 1972 - Varanasi: January 1, 1531 | Eduard Ramírez Comeig (Eduard Ramirez Comeig) | July 22, 1972 - Varanasi: January 1, 1531

3. Elvira Fortunato

  • Almada: July 22, 1964 celebration

Microelectronics Engineer, is considered the mother of the paper transistor | Pessoa Prize (2020), Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry, Mulheres na

4. Alain Tasso

  • Beirut: July 22, 1962 celebration

Lebanese-French poet | Beirut: July 22, 1962 - Freiburg im Breisgau: April 27, 1938 | Alain Tasso | Beirut: July 22, 1962 - Freiburg im Breisgau: April 27, 1938

5. Olena Kovalenko

  • Kharkiv: July 22, 1959 celebration

pedagogue | Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge (2008), Certificate of honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2007) | Ukrainian

6. Christian Thomsen

  • Bern: July 22, 1959 celebration

German physicist | Walter Schottky Prize (1991) | Technical University of Munich, Brown University, University of Tübingen | Bern: July 22, 1959 - Jena: July 28, 2013

7. Azmi Bishara

  • Nazareth: July 22, 1956 celebration

Palestinian intellectual, academic, politician, and writer; founder of the Balad Party | Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought (2002) | Humboldt University of Berlin

8. Wojciech Myślecki (Wojciech Myslecki)

  • Wrocław: July 22, 1948 celebration

Polish electronics engineer, democracy dissident, politician | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2022), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007), Milito

9. Ronald Cintra C Shellard

  • July 22, 1948 celebration
  • December 7, 2021 deceased

researcher | University of California, Los Angeles | July 22, 1948 - December 7, 2021 | Ronald Cintra C Shellard | July 22, 1948 - December 7, 2021

10. Matthias Kreck

  • Dillenburg: July 22, 1947 celebration

German mathematician | Cantor medal (2010), honorary doctor of the University of Siegen, Gauss Lectureship (2012) | University of Bonn | Dillenburg: July 22

11. Alexander Arkadyevich Migdal

  • Moscow: July 22, 1945 celebration

scientist | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Moscow: July 22, 1945 - Heidelberg: October 24, 2018 | Alexander Arkadyevich Migdal | Moscow: July 22

12. David Franklin Noble

  • New York City: July 22, 1945 celebration
  • Toronto: December 27, 2010 deceased

US historian & tech critic (1945-2010) | University of Rochester | New York City: July 22, 1945 - Toronto: December 27, 2010 | David Franklin Noble | New York

13. Gerhold K. Becker

  • Bad Salzschlirf: July 22, 1943 celebration

German philosopher | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Bad Salzschlirf: July 22, 1943 - Hollywood: December 31, 2014 | Gerhold K. Becker | Bad

14. George Bergman

  • New York City: July 22, 1943 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Stuyvesant High School, Harvard University | New York City: July 22, 1943

15. Stanisław Lech Woronowicz (Stanislaw Lech Woronowicz)

  • Ukmergė: July 22, 1941 celebration

Polish mathemtician | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1993) | University of Warsaw | Ukmergė: July 22, 1941 - Richmond: May 16, 1939 | Stanisław

16. Suresh Raj Sharma

  • July 22, 1940 celebration

Nepali educationist | honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology | July 22, 1940 - Southwest Harbor: July 8, 1902 | Suresh Raj

17. Vladimir Sprindzuk

  • Minsk: July 22, 1936 celebration
  • Minsk: July 26, 1987 deceased

Soviet mathematician (1936-1987) | Belarusian State University | Minsk: July 22, 1936 - Minsk: July 26, 1987 | Vladimir Sprindzuk | Minsk: July 22, 1936

18. John R. Stallings

  • Morrilton: July 22, 1935 celebration
  • Berkeley: November 24, 2008 deceased

American mathematician (1935–2008) | Cole Prize in Algebra (1970) | Princeton University, University of Arkansas | Morrilton: July 22, 1935 - Berkeley

19. Riane Eisler

  • Vienna: July 22, 1931 celebration

Austrian-American sociologist | The Chalice and the Blade | University of California, University of California, Berkeley, University of Valle | Vienna: July

20. Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar

  • Ujjain: July 22, 1930 celebration
  • West Lafayette: November 2, 2012 deceased

mathematician (1930–2012) | honorary doctorate from University of Angers (1998), Chauvenet Prize (1978), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)

21. Jacques Claes

  • Antwerp: July 22, 1929 celebration
  • Heverlee: May 17, 2022 deceased

Belgian philosopher and politician (1929–2022) | Antwerp: July 22, 1929 - Heverlee: May 17, 2022 | Jacques Claes | Antwerp: July 22, 1929 - Heverlee: May 17, 2022

22. Leonid Stolovich

  • Saint Petersburg: July 22, 1929 celebration
  • Tartu: November 4, 2013 deceased

Russian-Estonian philosopher (1929–2013) | Faculty of Philosophy at Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: July 22, 1929 - Tartu: November 4, 2013

23. Henry Burk Sullivan

  • July 22, 1929 celebration

Villanova University, Rutgers University, St. Bernard College | July 22, 1929 - Saint Petersburg: April 26, 1934 | Henry Burk Sullivan | July 22, 1929

24. Michael Maschler

  • Jerusalem: July 22, 1927 celebration
  • Jerusalem: July 20, 2008 deceased

Israeli mathematician (1927-2008) | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1989), Frederick W. Lanchester Prize (1995) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem

25. Gerald E. Brown

  • Brookings: July 22, 1926 celebration
  • New York City: May 31, 2013 deceased

American theoretical physicist (1926-2013) | doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki, Wilbur Cross Medal (2003), Hans A. Bethe Prize (2001)

26. Alfred Krupa

  • Mikołów: July 22, 1915 celebration
  • Karlovac: October 16, 1989 deceased

Polish-Yugoslavian painter, art teacher, sportsman and inventor | Medal for Bravery, Order of the Republic | Mikołów: July 22, 1915 - Karlovac: October 16, 1989

27. Maurice Moshé Surdin (Maurice Moshe Surdin)

  • July 22, 1911 celebration

July 22, 1911 - Donetsk: August 10, 2012 | Maurice Moshé Surdin (Maurice Moshe Surdin) | July 22, 1911 - Donetsk: August 10, 2012

28. Heinz Barwich

  • Berlin: July 22, 1911 celebration
  • Cologne: April 10, 1966 deceased

German physicist (1911–1966) | Stalin Prize, National Prize of East Germany | Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin: July 22, 1911 - Cologne: April 10, 1966

29. Wolfgang Paalen

  • Vienna: July 22, 1905 celebration
  • Taxco de Alarcón: September 24, 1959 deceased

Austrian artist (1905-1959) | Vienna: July 22, 1905 - Taxco de Alarcón: September 24, 1959 | Wolfgang Paalen | Vienna: July 22, 1905 - Taxco de Alarcón

30. Hermann Schmidt

  • Merkendorf: July 22, 1902 celebration
  • Würzburg: February 26, 1993 deceased

German mathematician (1902–1993) | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Merkendorf: July 22, 1902

31. Reinhold Baer

  • Berlin: July 22, 1902 celebration
  • Zurich: October 22, 1979 deceased

German mathematician (1902–1979) | Baer group, Baer–Suzuki theorem, Baer function | University of Freiburg, Leibniz University Hannover, University of Göttingen

32. Hamid Mushtari

  • Orenburg: July 22, 1900 celebration
  • Kazan: January 23, 1981 deceased

Soviet mathematician (1900-1981) | Republic of Tatarstan Merited Science and Technology Development Contributor (1940), Honoured Worker of Science and

33. Miriam O'Brien Underhill

  • Forest Glen: July 22, 1898 celebration
  • Lancaster: January 7, 1976 deceased

American mountain climber (1898-1976) | Bryn Mawr College, Johns Hopkins University | Forest Glen: July 22, 1898 - Lancaster: January 7, 1976 | Miriam O'Brien

34. Pavel Sukhoi

  • Hlybokaje: July 22, 1895 celebration
  • Moscow: September 15, 1975 deceased

Soviet aeroplanes designer | Order of the October Revolution (1971), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1938), "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1965), Hero of

35. Selman Abraham Waksman

  • Nova Pryluka: July 22, 1888 celebration
  • Woods Hole: August 16, 1973 deceased

American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics | honorary doctor of Caen University (1966), Gran Cruz de la

36. Gustav Ludwig Hertz

  • Hamburg: July 22, 1887 celebration
  • East Berlin: October 30, 1975 deceased

German physicist (1887–1975) | Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, National Prize of East Germany, Order of the Red Banner of Labour

37. Konrad Knopp

  • Berlin: July 22, 1882 celebration
  • Annecy: April 20, 1957 deceased

German mathematician (1882-1957) | Frederick William University Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: July 22, 1882 - Annecy: April 20, 1957 | Konrad

38. Matthias Pier

  • Nackenheim: July 22, 1882 celebration
  • Heidelberg: September 12, 1965 deceased

German chemist (1882-1965) | Bunsen Medal (1953), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Carl-Engler-Medal (1936), DECHEMA

39. Alfred Rosenblatt

  • Kraków: July 22, 1880 celebration
  • Lima: July 7, 1947 deceased

Polish-Peruvian mathematician | Jagiellonian University | Kraków: July 22, 1880 - Lima: July 7, 1947 | Alfred Rosenblatt | Kraków: July 22, 1880 - Lima: July 7, 1947

40. Janusz Korczak

  • Warsaw: July 22, 1878 celebration
  • Treblinka extermination camp: August 7, 1942 deceased

Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878– 1942) | Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1972), Order of the White Eagle

41. Theodore de Laguna

  • Oakland: July 22, 1876 celebration
  • Hardwick: September 22, 1930 deceased

American philosopher at Bryn Mawr College and was known as an early feminist (1876-1930) | University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University | Oakland

42. Ernesto Dalgas

  • Aarhus: July 22, 1871 celebration
  • Copenhagen: July 11, 1899 deceased

Danish philosopher | University of Copenhagen | Aarhus: July 22, 1871 - Copenhagen: July 11, 1899 | Ernesto Dalgas | Aarhus: July 22, 1871 - Copenhagen: July 11, 1899

43. Cyril George Hopkins

  • Chatfield: July 22, 1866 celebration
  • Gibraltar: October 6, 1919 deceased

American agricultural chemist (1866–1919) | Cornell University | Chatfield: July 22, 1866 - Gibraltar: October 6, 1919 | Cyril George Hopkins | Chatfield

44. Kinzaburō Akanuma (Kinzaburo Akanuma)

  • July 22, 1865 celebration

Order of the Rising Sun, 6th class | University of Tokyo | July 22, 1865 - Lakeville: July 10, 1911 | Kinzaburō Akanuma (Kinzaburo Akanuma) | July 22, 1865

45. Yoshitake Einoshin

  • July 22, 1864 celebration
  • January 3, 1927 deceased

Japanese chemist | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class | University of Tokyo | July 22, 1864 - January 3, 1927 | Yoshitake Einoshin | July 22, 1864 - January 3

46. Georg Merling

  • Berlin: July 22, 1856 celebration
  • Bensheim: January 5, 1939 deceased

German chemist (1856-1939) | University of Marburg | Berlin: July 22, 1856 - Bensheim: January 5, 1939 | Georg Merling | Berlin: July 22, 1856 - Bensheim

47. Hermann Ilgen

  • Wurzen: July 22, 1856 celebration
  • Dresden: April 15, 1940 deceased

German pharmacist | Wurzen: July 22, 1856 - Dresden: April 15, 1940 | Hermann Ilgen | Wurzen: July 22, 1856 - Dresden: April 15, 1940

48. Marie Geelmuyden

  • Horten Municipality: July 22, 1856 celebration
  • May 21, 1935 deceased

Norwegian chemist, teacher and textbook author | Horten Municipality: July 22, 1856 - May 21, 1935 | Marie Geelmuyden | Horten Municipality: July 22, 1856 - May 21, 1935

49. Alois Handl

  • Feldkirch: July 22, 1837 celebration
  • Chernivtsi: February 10, 1915 deceased

Austrian physicist (1837–1915) | University of Vienna | Feldkirch: July 22, 1837 - Chernivtsi: February 10, 1915 | Alois Handl | Feldkirch: July 22, 1837

50. Charles de Changy

  • July 22, 1817 celebration

Collège Stanislas de Paris | July 22, 1817 - Tübingen: January 30, 1600 | Charles de Changy | July 22, 1817 - Tübingen: January 30, 1600

51. Jakob Maximilian Stepischnegg

  • Celje: July 22, 1815 celebration
  • Maribor: June 28, 1889 deceased

1815-1889) | Celje: July 22, 1815 - Maribor: June 28, 1889 | Jakob Maximilian Stepischnegg | Celje: July 22, 1815 - Maribor: June 28, 1889

52. Samuel Colt

  • Hartford: July 22, 1814 celebration
  • Hartford: January 10, 1862 deceased

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | Hartford: July 22, 1814 - Hartford: January 10, 1862

53. Gabriel Lamé (Gabriel Lame)

  • Tours: July 22, 1795 celebration
  • Paris: May 1, 1870 deceased

French mathematician (1795-1870) | Order of Saint Anna (1827), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1834), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1841), 72 names on the

54. Friedrich Bessel

  • Minden: July 22, 1784 celebration
  • Königsberg: March 17, 1846 deceased

German astronomer and mathematician | Lalande Prize (1816), Lalande Prize (1811), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1825), Fellow of the American Academy of

55. Giuseppe Marzari-Pencati

  • Vicenza: July 22, 1779 celebration
  • Vicenza: June 30, 1836 deceased

botanist (1779-1836) | Vicenza: July 22, 1779 - Vicenza: June 30, 1836 | Giuseppe Marzari-Pencati | Vicenza: July 22, 1779 - Vicenza: June 30, 1836

56. Gaspard de Prony

  • Chamelet: July 22, 1755 celebration
  • Asnières-sur-Seine: July 29, 1839 deceased

French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics (1755-1839) | Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel (1816), Foreign Member of the Royal Society

57. Ignác Martinovics (Ignac Martinovics)

  • Pest: July 22, 1755 celebration
  • Buda: May 20, 1795 deceased

Hungarian political activist | Pest: July 22, 1755 - Buda: May 20, 1795 | Ignác Martinovics - Martinovics Ignác József Domonkos (Ignac Martinovics)

58. Georg Wilhelm Richmann

  • Pärnu: July 22, 1711 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: August 6, 1753 deceased

Baltic German physicist (1711-1753) | University of Jena, Gustav Adolf Grammar School, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Pärnu: July 22, 1711

59. Alexis Noyel de Belleroche

  • Villefranche-sur-Saône: July 22, 1703 celebration
  • Lyon: March 27, 1775 deceased

French physicist (1703-1775) | Villefranche-sur-Saône: July 22, 1703 - Lyon: March 27, 1775 | Alexis Noyel de Belleroche | Villefranche-sur-Saône: July 22

60. Ernst Christoph von Manteuffel

  • Karścino: July 22, 1676 celebration
  • Leipzig: January 30, 1749 deceased

German politician (1676-1749) | Order of the White Eagle | Leipzig University | Karścino: July 22, 1676 - Leipzig: January 30, 1749 | Ernst Christoph von

61. Jacob Leupold

  • Planitz: July 22, 1674 celebration
  • Leipzig: January 12, 1727 deceased

German multidisciplinary scientist | Planitz: July 22, 1674 - Leipzig: January 12, 1727 | Jacob Leupold | Planitz: July 22, 1674 - Leipzig: January 12, 1727

62. Theodor Kerckring

  • Amsterdam: July 22, 1638 celebration
  • Hamburg: November 2, 1693 deceased

Dutch anatomist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Leiden University | Amsterdam: July 22, 1638 - Hamburg: November 2, 1693 | Theodor Kerckring | Amsterdam: July

63. Jean Dubreuil

  • July 22, 1602 celebration
  • April 27, 1670 deceased

French writer and essayist (1602-1670) | July 22, 1602 - April 27, 1670 | Jean Dubreuil (Jean Du Breuil | Silvère de Bitainvieu | Un Religieux de la Compagnie

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