V. Balakrishnan

National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance | University of Alcalá, Complutense University of Madrid | December 1, 1981 - January 1, 1699 | Laura

British science communicator and journalist | Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting (2021), Guggenheim Fellowship (2024), George Polk Award (2020), European

scientist from Azerbeijan | Faculty of Philology of the Baku State University | Novkhany: December 1, 1979 - Stoke Mandeville Hospital: February 19, 2020

American writer, film director, philosopher, author, social commentator, activist, and poet who specializes in social issues of public concern. | Harvard University

Chinese philosopher | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University | December 1, 1974 - January 1, 1992 | Zhou Lian | December 1, 1974 - January 1

computer hacker | Berklee College of Music | Boston: December 1, 1970 - Turin: January 9, 2004 | Peiter Zatko | Boston: December 1, 1970 - Turin: January 9, 2004

Basque writer | University of the Basque Country | Errenteria: December 1, 1970 - July 5, 1912 | Antonio Casado da Rocha | Errenteria: December 1, 1970 - July 5, 1912

American historian and philosopher | University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University | Ontario: December 1, 1969 - Pardubice: December 22, 2020

Estonian philosopher | December 1, 1966 - Bonn: June 2, 1956 | Eduard Parhomenko | December 1, 1966 - Bonn: June 2, 1956

Belgian-American mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2013), ACM Fellow (2008), Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution

Canadian politician | University of Toronto, Hunan University | Beijing: December 1, 1963 - New York City: June 9, 1954 | Geng Tan | Beijing: December 1, 1963

Chinese physicist, mechanical engineer, and president of the University of Hong Kong | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

philosopher, university professor and Brazilian environmentalist, former secretary of the environment of the State of Bahia | December 1, 1962 - Goiânia

French physicist | CNRS bronze medal, Prize Louis Ancel (2002) | École Normale Supérieure | Paris: December 1, 1961 - London: April 24, 1707 | François

Spanish writer, philosopher and professor | National Award of Essay (2022) | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Barcelona: December 1, 1961 - Kilkenny

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2020) | Cornell University

Ukrainian scientist, publisher | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute | Kyiv: December 1, 1956 - Paris: February 19, 1929 | Serhii Kovalenko | Kyiv

Dutch mathematician | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2016), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fellow of the Institute of

American activist | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, University of Texas at Austin, College of DuPage, University of Chicago | United States

Russian mathematician (born 1954) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | December 1, 1954 - Basel: July 18, 1952 | Sergey Bolotin | December 1, 1954

Zhukov Medal, Order of Friendship, Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour | Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies | December 1, 1952

Russian scientist | Kazan Federal University | Kazan: December 1, 1951 - Riga: November 14, 1935 | Vladimir Kurashov | Kazan: December 1, 1951 - Riga: November 14, 1935

December 1, 1950 - Westchester County: April 27, 1999 | Gregorio Kaminsky | December 1, 1950 - Westchester County: April 27, 1999

American mathematician and singer | Lipscomb University, Columbia University | Mattoon: December 1, 1949 - Frankfurt: February 1, 2018 | David Wright - David

French computer scientist (1948–2011) | CNRS silver medal (2004), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (2019), Michel

German physicist | University of Hamburg | Celle: December 1, 1947 - July 25, 2017 | Klaus Fredenhagen | Celle: December 1, 1947 - July 25, 2017 | University of Hamburg

Bangladeshi academic | Bangla Academy Literary Award | University of Dhaka | Chittagong: December 1, 1945 - London Borough of Ealing: January 21, 1930

Italian mathematician (1945–2022) | Milan: December 1, 1945 - Rome: July 17, 2022 | Ennio Peres | Milan: December 1, 1945 - Rome: July 17, 2022

Norwegian economist | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1992), Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (2004) | real business cycle theory

French philosopher | Commander of the Legion of Honour (2008) | University of Lyon | Neuilly-sur-Seine: December 1, 1943 - Jerusalem: October 11, 1993

American mathematician and academic | Max Planck Research Award (1991), Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (2001), Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2019)

Irish mathematician | University of Sussex, University of Galway | Cross: December 1, 1943 - Qom: May 15, 1973 | Thomas J. Laffey | Cross: December 1, 1943

American physicist | Wolf Prize in Physics (2010), Nobel Prize in Physics (2022), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2011) | CHSH inequality | Columbia University

physicist at University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei | University of Science and Technology of China | December 1, 1942 - Lviv: July 28, 1921

American inventor (1941–2003) | Fellow of the Optical Society (1981), Edwin H. Land Medal (2005) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Santa Barbara High

Italian-American physicist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur | Enrico Fermi Prize (2014), Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Spanish scientist and physician (1940-2013) | Complutense University of Madrid | Mexico City: December 1, 1940 - Madrid: November 12, 2013 | Ysmael Álvarez

American video game developer | Queens College | Brooklyn: December 1, 1940 - Mountain View: April 9, 2011 | Jerry Lawson | Brooklyn: December 1, 1940

Argentine epistemologist and writer | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires | Ituzaingó: December 1, 1939 - May 20, 2013 | Esther

British mathematician | Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube' | University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, George Heriot's School

French physicist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2013), ICTP Dirac Medal (2011), President's Medal (2004), Prix Ampère

Ukrainian translator | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Lviv University | Viriv: December 1, 1937 - Lutsk: January 23, 2019 | Andriĭ Sodomora (Andrii

French mathematician (1936–2016) | École Normale Supérieure | Douai: December 1, 1936 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: June 6, 2016 | André Warusfel

Greek UN official | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Piraeus: December 1, 1935 - Hattem: June 23, 1826 | Dimitris Perrikos | Piraeus: December

German politician (CDU) | Cicero Orator Prize (1995), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctorate of

Russian scientist | State Prize of the Russian Federation, Order of Honour, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education

German mathematician | Schönhage–Strassen algorithm | University of Cologne | Lockhausen: December 1, 1934 - Freiburg im Breisgau: July 5, 1942 | Arnold

Kurdish mathematician (1933-2018) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Baghdad | Sulaymaniyah: December 1, 1933 - Berlin: December 8, 2018

Czechoslovak member of parliament and Slovak politician (1931-2019) | Ľudovít Štúr Order 1st class (2001), Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (2003)

Senegalese mathematician | Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Techniques of Senegal (1999) | Matam: December 1, 1929 - Toulouse: August 30, 2010

Filipino academic and politician | University of the Philippines, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, John F. Kennedy School of Government | Camiling

American biochemist (1925-1998) | North Carolina Award for Science (1998), Richard Lounsbery Award (1987), honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-I

American physician (1923–2012) | Whittier College, University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine of USC

American organic chemistry professor | American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1987), Guggenheim Fellowship, Member

Canadian physicist and chemist (1910-1946) | King's College London, University of Manitoba, St. John's High School | Winnipeg: December 1, 1910 - Los Alamos

German university teacher (1910-1993) | Charles University, faculty of science, German University in Prague, Deutsche wissenschaftliche Prüfungs-kommission

Swedish inventor | Lund University | Lund: December 1, 1906 - Lund: December 15, 1996 | Rune Elmqvist | Lund: December 1, 1906 - Lund: December 15, 1996

American physicist | Bingham Medal (1957), John Price Wetherill Medal (1959), Von Hippel Award (1982), Zener Prize (1985), Fellow of the American Physical Society

Soviet botanist (1902–1984) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR

Ukrainian-American physical chemistry professor | Franklin Medal (1972), Centenary Prize (1961), Priestley Medal (1972), Charles Lathrop Parsons Award (1961)

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician | John von Neumann Theory Prize (1977) | Pollaczek–Khinchine formula, Q-Meixner–Pollaczek polynomials, Sieved

Indian mathematician (1892–1953) | Pachaiyappa's College | Athipattu: December 1, 1892 - Mysore: June 1, 1953 | A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar - ஏ. ஏ.

Sufi scholar from Pakistan | Golra Sharif: December 1, 1891 - Golra Sharif: June 22, 1974 | Ghulam Mohiyuddin Gilani | Golra Sharif: December 1, 1891 - Golra

Chinese physicist (1891-1968) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Peking University | Jiangxi: December 1, 1891 - Peking University

American chemist, artist, and businessman | December 1, 1890 - November 16, 1972 | F. W. Weber | December 1, 1890 - November 16, 1972

Spanish politician and scientist (1888–1954) | Ourense: December 1, 1888 - Paris: May 3, 1954 | Manuel Martínez Risco y Macías (Manuel Martinez Risco y Macias)

December 1, 1887 - Viareggio: December 23, 1857 | Emil Hubert | December 1, 1887 - Viareggio: December 23, 1857

Norwegian physicist (1885-1944) | Arendal: December 1, 1885 - March 30, 1944 | Olaf Frivold | Arendal: December 1, 1885 - March 30, 1944

Russian physicist (1883-1923) | University of Freiburg | Moscow: December 1, 1883 - Moscow: September 3, 1923 | Sergey Boguslavsky | Moscow: December 1, 1883

Romanian mathematician | University of Göttingen | Saint Petersburg: December 1, 1880 - Iași: December 12, 1970 | Vera Myller | Saint Petersburg: December 1

Austrian physicist (1880-1951) | Budapest: December 1, 1880 - Werfenweng: October 23, 1951 | Erwin Lohr | Budapest: December 1, 1880 - Werfenweng: October 23, 1951

Canadian inventor (1876-1946) | Saint-Leonard: December 1, 1876 - January 1, 1946 | Arthur Sicard | Saint-Leonard: December 1, 1876 - January 1, 1946

Czech physicist (1874-1939) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Kralovice: December 1, 1874 - Prague: April 12, 1939 | František Nachtikal

English physicist (1874-1964) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Cambridge | York: December 1, 1874 - Houston: October 13, 1964 | Harold A. Wilson

December 1, 1872 - Menton: February 10, 1904 | Boris Gerasimov | December 1, 1872 - Menton: February 10, 1904

Oglala Lakota writer and actor (1868-1939) | Carlisle Indian Industrial School | South Dakota: December 1, 1868 - Huntington Park: February 19, 1939 | Luther

Russian hydraulic scientist (1868–1955) | Order of Lenin, Hero of Labour, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1929), Medal "For the Defence of the

President of Poland from 1926 to 1939 | Order of the Chrysanthemum, 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle (1930), Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order

Polish physician, chemist | Jagiellonian University, Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School | Paris: December 1, 1864 - Truskavets: January 1, 1939 | Jan

Egyptian writer, judge and social reformer (1863–1908) | University of Montpellier | Alexandria: December 1, 1863 - Cairo: April 23, 1908 | Qasim Amin

German chemist | Euskirchen: December 1, 1860 - March 31, 1936 | Wilhelm Eschweiler | Euskirchen: December 1, 1860 - March 31, 1936

Austrian inventor and officer (1854–1917) | Prague: December 1, 1854 - Stockerau: January 1, 1917 | Adolf Odkolek von Újezd (Adolf Odkolek von Ujezd)

German chemist (1847–1915) | University of Tübingen | Kaiserslautern: December 1, 1847 - Würzburg: October 11, 1915 | Ludwig Medicus | Kaiserslautern

Psychologist and logician (1847-1930) | Johns Hopkins University, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Vassar College | Windsor: December 1, 1847 - New York City: March 5, 1930

German physicist (1845-1915) | University of Tübingen, University of Göttingen | Stuttgart: December 1, 1845 - Göttingen: June 11, 1915 | Eduard Riecke

German mathematician (1835-1913) | University of Königsberg | Königsberg: December 1, 1835 - Königsberg: May 25, 1913 | Louis Saalschütz (Louis Saalschutz)

Norwegian physicist, geologist and professor | Trondheim: December 1, 1826 - Christiania: March 3, 1873 | Hartvig Caspar Christie | Trondheim: December 1, 1826

Italian Jesuit, mathematician and astronomer (1822-1870) | Orvieto: December 1, 1822 - Rome: November 7, 1870 | Nazareno Mancini | Orvieto: December 1, 1822

December 1, 1817 - November 28, 1980 | Ono Tomogorō (Ono Tomogoro) | December 1, 1817 - November 28, 1980

French philosopher and professor (1809–1893) | Liocourt: December 1, 1810 - Paris: April 11, 1893 | Adolphe Franck | Liocourt: December 1, 1810 - Paris: April 11, 1893

French physicist (1806–1865) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Military Order of Christ | University of Strasbourg, Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers

Ohio Jurist and Legislator | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington County: December 1, 1803 - Bucyrus: June 15, 1879 | Josiah Scott | Washington County

American inventor and educator | New York: December 1, 1794 - Washington, D.C.: April 22, 1890 | Nancy Maria Donaldson Johnson | New York: December 1, 1794

Russian mathematician (1792–1856) | Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1824), Order of Saint Anna, 1st class (1852), Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class

Swedish civil servant (1752–1824) | Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1802), Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1787) | Uppsala University

German chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Wernigerode: December 1, 1743 - Berlin: January 1, 1817 | Martin Heinrich Klaproth | Wernigerode: December 1

Welsh philosopher of the Enlightenment period | Carmarthen Academy | Caerphilly County Borough: December 1, 1738 - June 29, 1816 | David Williams | Caerphilly

Russian noble & scholar (1717-1779) | St. Petersburg Theological Seminary | Pskov: December 1, 1716 - Saint Petersburg: April 10, 1779 | Grigory Teplov

Flemish Jesuit and writer | City of Brussels: December 1, 1561 - Antwerp: June 24, 1629 | Carolus Scribani (Clarus Bonarscius | Gommarus Muysenhol | Pambo

Flemish theologian | Hasselt: December 1, 1502 - Fiuggi: September 17, 1537 | Franciscus Titelmans | Hasselt: December 1, 1502 - Fiuggi: September 17, 1537