Charles Marie de La Condamine

Belarusian activist and researcher | Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Hrodna: January 28, 1986 - Moscow: April 14, 2010

Russian scientist | Saint Tikhon Orthodox University of the Humanities | Moscow: January 28, 1981 - Tatsfield: December 10, 1935 | Pavel Yermilov | Moscow

Polish lawyer, philosopher, politician, local-government activist, journalist | Jagiellonian University | Wadowice: January 28, 1978 - Königsberg: May 23, 1895

Uruguayan writer and mathematician | Universidad ORT Uruguay | Montevideo: January 28, 1974 - Kingston Harbour: February 11, 1931 | Eduardo Cuitiño (Eduardo

Polish mathematician, educator | Třinec: January 28, 1974 - Warsaw: September 14, 1928 | Marta Štefánková (Marta Stefankova) | Třinec: January 28, 1974

Swedish physicist | José Vasconcelos World Award of Education (2010), Harry Martinson award (2010) | January 28, 1969 - May 2, 1994 | Christian Azar | January

researcher | National University of Science and Technology | January 28, 1964 - July 1, 2020 | Olga I. Vinogradova | January 28, 1964 - July 1, 2020 | National

Russian scientist | Irkutsk: January 28, 1959 - Moscow: May 24, 2017 | Igor Kuznetsov | Irkutsk: January 28, 1959 - Moscow: May 24, 2017

Georgian diplomat | Tbilisi: January 28, 1958 - Cleveland: May 11, 1924 | Zaza Kandelaki | Tbilisi: January 28, 1958 - Cleveland: May 11, 1924

Czech philosopher | Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University | Hradec Králové: January 28, 1957 - Prague: October 2, 2006 | Jaroslav Peregrin

Azerbaijani sociologist | Honorary Diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of Honour

Ukrainian bishop | Order "For Intellectual Courage" | National University of Kharkiv | Muraptalovsky selsoviet: January 28, 1956 - April 21, 2021 | Ihor

Belgian philosopher and translator | Université catholique de Louvain | Jakarta: January 28, 1956 - Jesmond: October 10, 2018 | Bernard Stevens | Jakarta

Hungarian physicist | Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2000), honorary citizen of Szeged (2018), International Dennis Gabor Award (2004)

Spanish mathematician and university teacher | Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (2014), Knight Commander of the Order of Alfonso X (2017) | University of Salamanca

Indian scientist | Presidency University, Cornell University, University of Calcutta | India: January 28, 1953 - Rinteln: November 14, 1747 | Swapan Kumar

researcher | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: January 28, 1953 - Oxford: January 18, 2022 | Ferenc Kilar | Budapest: January 28, 1953 - Oxford: January 18, 2022

Russian mathematician | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Baku State University | Masally District: January 28, 1951 - Chalon-sur-Saône: April 28, 1142

scientist | Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University | Korsunivka: January 28, 1950 - Helsinki: October 26, 2014 | Lydia Antypova | Korsunivka: January

British physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Physics, IOP Dirac Medal (2017), Fellow of the Royal Society (2009)

American mathematician | California Institute of Technology, Northwestern University | Elkhart: January 28, 1948 - September 21, 2006 | Charles Royal Johnson

Portuguese physicist | University of Liverpool | Guarda: January 28, 1947 - Paris: February 20, 1907 | Fernando Carvalho Rodrigues | Guarda: January 28, 1947

January 28, 1947 - Bogotá: March 21, 1882 | Huibert Pollmann | January 28, 1947 - Bogotá: March 21, 1882

Irish mathematician and academic | University of Galway, University of Keele | Castlebar: January 28, 1946 - Fontanil-Cornillon: January 12, 2018 | Des MacHale

Italian philosopher and politician | Order of the Three Stars, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2003), Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru

Russian scientist | Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Merited Cultural Worker of the RSFSR | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Moscow: January

Slovenian philosopher | Decoration of Merit (2008) | University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb | Goričica pri

New Zealand university administrator | honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (1998), Companion of the Queen's Service Order (2009) | Henderson

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist | H. M. The King's Medal, Royal Medal (2007), Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Croonian Medal and Lecture

American biophysical chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Guggenheim Fellowship, Sterling Professor, Emily M. Gray Award (2008)

Czech linguist, poet and mathematician (1937-2021) | Jilemnice: January 28, 1937 - Prague: February 13, 2021 | Ladislav Nebeský (Ladislav Nebesky)

German physicist (1937-2017) | University of Rostock | Röbel: January 28, 1937 - Dessau: September 17, 2017 | Dietrich Kremp | Röbel: January 28, 1937

Russian oil geologist (1934–2023) | Miner's Glory 1st class, Gubkin Prize, Demidov Prize (2005), Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th

American educational psychologist | Temple University, The College of New Jersey | Mount Holly Township: January 28, 1933 - Madrid: January 1, 1961 | Ruth G.

American chemist | Perkin Medal (1992), Lemelson–MIT Prize (2004), Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal (2001), honorary doctor of Syracuse University (2008), IRI

Polish mathematician, astronomer (1929–1986) | Partisan Cross (Poland) | University of Wrocław, Polish Academy of Sciences | Żywiec: January 28, 1929

Swiss chemist and professor at ETH Zurich | University of Zurich | January 28, 1928 - Greifensee: October 2, 2011 | Walter Schneider | January 28, 1928

Chinese-American inventor (1927–2024) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Nanjing: January 28, 1927 - San Mateo: January 12, 2024 | Francis F. Lee

Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004) | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1963), Padma Shri in science & engineering, Padma Bhushan in

German mathematician (1924-2010) | Tibet: Erfahrungen auf dem Dach der Welt | Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium, University of Kiel | Rostock: January 28, 1924

American biochemist (1922-1993) | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968), Guggenheim Fellowship, NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1967), Albert Lasker

French philosopher | honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke | École Normale Supérieure | 6th arrondissement of Paris: January 28, 1920

German astronomer (1920-2009) | Righteous Among the Nations (2011) | Berlin: January 28, 1920 - Calvià: September 19, 2009 | Eva Cassirer | Berlin: January

magician (1918-2007) | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry | Sheridan: January 28, 1918 - Albany: August 26, 2007 | Jerry Andrus | Sheridan: January

Romanian politician | University of Bucharest | Roman: January 28, 1912 - Bucharest: February 25, 2000 | Mihail Florescu | Roman: January 28, 1912 - Bucharest

Japanese and Taiwan Physicist | Kyoto University | Hyōgo Prefecture: January 28, 1912 - May 20, 1973 | Yoshiaki Uemura | Hyōgo Prefecture: January 28, 1912

Ukrainian astronomer (1911-2003) | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Stalin Prize, 3rd degree, Order of Merit, 1st class, Alexander Popov Gold Medal, Jubilee

Algerian-born teacher and writer | University of Paris | Algiers: January 28, 1909 - Jerusalem: November 25, 2003 | Colette Aboulker-Muscat | Algiers: January

American-Armenian inventor | Gaziantep: January 28, 1905 - Fort Lauderdale: October 23, 1997 | Luther George Simjian - Լիւթեր Ճորճ Սիմճեան

Irish crystallographer (1903-1971) | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1956), Swarthmore Lecture, Fellow of the Royal Society (1945), honorary

Lithuanian philosopher and educator | Andrelėnai: January 28, 1892 - Klaipėda: September 19, 1957 | Kazys Trukanas | Andrelėnai: January 28, 1892

Italian mathematician (1892-1960) | Bonferroni correction, Holm–Bonferroni method | University of Turin, Turin Conservatory "Giuseppe Verdi" | Bergamo

Polish chemist | Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Czech Technical University in Prague | January 28, 1889 - May 1, 1953

University of Vienna | January 28, 1888 - Hanover: March 30, 1962 | Celestyn Burstin | January 28, 1888 - Hanover: March 30, 1962

American-born British number theorist (1888–1972) | Senior Berwick Prize (1946), De Morgan Medal (1941), Sylvester Medal (1949), Fellow of the Royal Society (1924)

Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Order of Culture (1956), Person of Cultural Merit (1956) | Osaka Prefectural

French cryptographer (1886-1980) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | Mines ParisTech, École polytechnique, lycée Georges-Clemenceau | 16th

chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist (1884-1963) | International Space Hall of Fame (1998), honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg

Swiss physicist | Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1932), Commander of the Legion of Honour | University of Basel

French journalist, writer and philosopher | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1921) | Alès: January 28, 1883 - Saigon: January 27, 1925 | André Tudesq - André

German chemist mostly known for the equation of the adsorption isotherm he formulated (1880–1941) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1939), Liversidge

American physicist | Chree Medal and Prize (1945), William Bowie Medal (1941), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | University of Cincinnati

Russian philosopher (1877–1950) | Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, Moscow State University, Faculty of Law, Kazan Imperial University | Moscow

Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology | January 28, 1875 - September 23, 2000 | Karol Juliusz Drac | January 28, 1875 - September 23, 2000 | Saint

German theologian, politician and writer (1864-1924) | Kassel: January 28, 1864 - Hohe Mark: October 7, 1924 | Florens Christian Rang | Kassel: January 28

Russian philosopher (1858-1920) | Saint Petersburg: January 28, 1858 - March 11, 1920 | Leonid Rutkovsky | Saint Petersburg: January 28, 1858 - March 11, 1920

mathematician (1855-1920) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Technical University of Darmstadt | Schwanheim: January 28, 1855 - Leipzig: August 4, 1920

Japanese seismologist (1855–1896) | Daigakkō | Mino Province: January 28, 1855 - Kobe: January 8, 1896 | Sekiya Seikei | Mino Province: January 28, 1855

American businessman (1857–1898) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1987) | Rochester: January 28, 1855 - Citronelle: September 14, 1898 | William Seward

Russian philosopher (1853-1900) | Moscow Theological Academy, Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University | Moscow: January 28, 1853 - Uzkoye: August 13, 1900

Mechanical engineer and inventor (1852-1932) | Companion of the Order of the Bath | Castlebar: January 28, 1852 - Montreux: January 17, 1932 | Louis Brennan

Portuguese mathematician (1851–1933) | Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII (1919), honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1922)

English scientific author and barrister; (1851-1925) | University College London, Gonville and Caius College | January 28, 1851 - April 19, 1925 | David Lionel

American accountant and journalist (1850–1909) | University of Chicago | New York City: January 28, 1850 - Bayonne: December 26, 1909 | William Abner Eddy

Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1918), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1909) | January 28, 1844 - Kiel: April 9, 1936 | Claudius

American chemist and bibliographer of science (1843–1903) | Columbia University, Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen | New York City: January 28

German mathematician and teacher | Berlin: January 28, 1841 - January 1, 1915 | Karl Leopold Gusserow | Berlin: January 28, 1841 - January 1, 1915

Polish mathematician, co-commander of the January Uprising | January 28, 1837 - Warsaw: August 5, 1864 | Roman Żuliński (Roman Zulinski) | January 28, 1837

Russian geologist | Mining Engineers Corps | Kursk: January 28, 1836 - Kursk: July 29, 1903 | Konon Lisenko | Kursk: January 28, 1836 - Kursk: July 29, 1903

German theologian (1836–1906) | University of Bonn | Zülpich: January 28, 1836 - Bonn: January 12, 1906 | Theodor Weber | Zülpich: January 28, 1836 - Bonn

January 28, 1831 - New York City: January 1, 1896 | Alfred Goldenberg | January 28, 1831 - New York City: January 1, 1896

Italian philosopher (1828-1920) | Casteldidone: January 28, 1828 - Mantua: September 15, 1920 | Roberto Ardigò (Roberto Ardigo) | Casteldidone: January 28

first official photographer of the Province of Canada and publisher of Canada's first photographic collection (1826-1914) | Rathlin Island: January 28, 1826

American inventor | Rochester: January 28, 1825 - New York City: October 14, 1893 | Amos Densmore | Rochester: January 28, 1825 - New York City: October 14, 1893

German philosopher and philologist (1820-1888) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1883) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Landsberg am

French philosopher (1815–1880) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1845) | Lyon: January 28, 1815 - 2nd arrondissement of Lyon: June 8, 1880 | Antoine Blanc de

Italian geologist (1813-1881) | University of Pavia | Pavia: January 28, 1813 - Lodi: February 2, 1881 | Paolo Gorini | Pavia: January 28, 1813 - Lodi: February 2, 1881

German painter and engineer (1810-1876) | Berlin: January 28, 1810 - Berlin: November 27, 1876 | Karl Pohlke | Berlin: January 28, 1810 - Berlin: November 27, 1876

Italian botanist (1805-1882) | University of Pavia | Como: January 28, 1805 - Pavia: March 18, 1882 | Santo Garovaglio | Como: January 28, 1805 - Pavia: March 18, 1882

Swedish physicist (1798-1876) | January 28, 1798 - April 3, 1876 | Joachim Åkerman (Joachim Akerman) | January 28, 1798 - April 3, 1876

Austrian mathematician (1797–1882) | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1845) | TU Wien, University of Vienna

physicist and mathematician (1795-1865) | University of Vienna | Klimkovice: January 28, 1795 - Vienna: March 31, 1865 | August Kunzek | Klimkovice: January

German chemist | Berlin: January 28, 1753 - Wołów: April 20, 1821 | Franz Karl Achard | Berlin: January 28, 1753 - Wołów: April 20, 1821

French astronomer (1722-1801) | Marseille: January 28, 1722 - Marseille: February 10, 1801 | Guillaume de Saint-Jacques de Silvabelle | Marseille: January 28

Danish judge (1713-1789) | January 28, 1713 - July 10, 1789 | Henrik Stampe | January 28, 1713 - July 10, 1789

Italian physicist (*1608 – †1679) | Euclides Restitutus | Sapienza University of Rome | Naples: January 28, 1608 - Rome: December 31, 1679 | Giovanni