Edward Purdy Ney

British chemist, science communicator, and lecturer at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney | University of Leeds, University of Cambridge | October

American physicist and materials scientist | Adolph Lomb Medal (2016), Alan T. Waterman Award (2019) | Washington University in St. Louis, California

materials scientist | Beilby Medal and Prize (2014), Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Sustainable Energy Award (2017) | Delft University of Technology

Uzbekistani poet | Qashqadaryo Region: October 28, 1972 - Madrid: March 28, 2011 | Xoja | Qashqadaryo Region: October 28, 1972 - Madrid: March 28, 2011

She is a film producer and inventor. | October 28, 1970 - Ružomberok: June 23, 1925 | Gail Lynn Kathan | October 28, 1970 - Ružomberok: June 23, 1925

Austrian theologian and philosopher | Kardinal-Innitzer-Preis | University of Vienna | Tulln an der Donau: October 28, 1968 - Vilnius: September 21, 2016

French physicist | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit (2017) | ComUE Paris-Saclay University, École Normale Supérieure

American mathematician, known for work in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2020) | Cornell University

Uruguayan writer | University of the Republic | Montevideo: October 28, 1963 - February 27, 2014 | Gabriela Onetto | Montevideo: October 28, 1963 - February 27, 2014

American mathematician | Hayward High School, California State University, East Bay, Linfield University | Walnut Creek: October 28, 1960 - Küsnacht: April 14, 1999

Spanish philosopher | Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | University of Cologne | Almería: October 28, 1959 - East Hampton: August 22, 1974 | Jesús

Polish physicist | Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw | October 28, 1957 - Moscow: July 12, 1979 | Szymon Malinowski | October 28, 1957 - Moscow

Ukrainian scientist | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Taras

Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | October 28, 1956 - Béjar: January 1, 1890 | Sergey Ivanenko | October 28, 1956 - Béjar: January 1, 1890

American physicist | Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science (2006) | Dartmouth College, Stanford University | October 28, 1956

Bulgarian scientist, professor and expert in the field of transport | October 28, 1955 - Apeldoorn: October 19, 1967 | Simeon Ananiev | October 28, 1955

German engineer | Nuremberg: October 28, 1953 - Phyathai 1 Hospital: January 1, 1988 | Michael Sailer | Nuremberg: October 28, 1953 - Phyathai 1 Hospital

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2015) | University of Michigan, University of Chicago | Terre Haute: October 28, 1950

Slovenian philosopher | Murska Sobota: October 28, 1948 - Ljubljana: December 14, 2020 | Cvetka Tóth (Cvetka Toth) | Murska Sobota: October 28, 1948

Soviet and Russian sinologist (1948-2021) | State Prize of the Russian Federation | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Ivanovo: October 28, 1948

Italian philosopher and writer | Antillo: October 28, 1946 - Messina: August 23, 2014 | Santi Lo Giudice | Antillo: October 28, 1946 - Messina: August 23, 2014

French mathematician | honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | École normale supérieure de

Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | Smolensk State Medical University | October 28, 1946 - Moscow: February 3, 1994 | Aleksandr Dorosevich

German mathematician | Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1991) | Goethe University Frankfurt | Szczecin: October 28, 1943 - Aarhus: May 28, 2018 | Jens Frehse

Estonian librarian | Order of the White Star, 4th Class | October 28, 1941 - July 25, 2017 | Anne Valmas | October 28, 1941 - July 25, 2017 | Order of the

Armenian mathematician | Medal of Anania Shirakatsi, Rollo Davidson Prize (1982) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Yelabuga: October 28, 1941

Italian mathematician (1940–2024) | Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences (1999), Caccioppoli Prize (1978) | University of Florence, Sapienza

Hungarian psychologist | Western University, University of Toronto | Budapest: October 28, 1940 - Bergholz-Rehbrücke: August 15, 1945 | Andrew Feldmár

American electrical engineer | Computer History Museum fellow (2009), Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (1997), Stuart Ballantine Medal (1979), IEEE Cledo

Israeli mathematician (1936–2012) | Israel Prize (1981) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Tel Aviv: October 28, 1936 - April 29, 2012 | Joram Lindenstrauss

Soviet scientist and Russian diplomat (1930-2017) | USSR State Prize, Medal "Defender of a Free Russia", Order of the Badge of Honour, Zhukovsky Prize, Order

American feminist philosopher | Philip L. Quinn Prize (2022) | Feminist Morality: Transforming Culture, Society, and Politics | Mendham Borough: October 28

German-American mathematician (1919-2008) | Charles University, University of Bonn | Bad Pirawarth: October 28, 1919 - Santa Cruz: June 24, 2008 | Gerhard

Swedish translator and journalist | Swedish Academy translation prize (1962) | Uppsala University | Linköping: October 28, 1916 - Hedvig Eleonora parish: July 1, 1971

Czech chemical engineer and professor of chemistry (1914–1991) | Písek: October 28, 1914 - Prague: February 1, 1991 | Vratislav Grégr (Vratislav Gregr)

Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995) | Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), Jawaharlal Nehru Award for

American chemist (1914-2005) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vanderbilt University | Franklinton: October 28, 1914 - Moraga: December 16, 2005 | John L.

german-Austrian rocket engineer | Vienna: October 28, 1909 - January 1, 1993 | Paul Ehmayr | Vienna: October 28, 1909 - January 1, 1993

Dutch mathematician (1905-1984) | Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, Leiden University | Vienna: October 28, 1905 - Dordrecht: November 29, 1984 | Tatyana Pavlovna

German chemist | Berlin: October 28, 1892 - Berlin: January 10, 1985 | Alexander Schönberg (Alexander Schonberg) | Berlin: October 28, 1892 - Berlin: January 10, 1985

Austrian physicist (1890-1985) | University of Vienna | Vienna: October 28, 1890 - Munich: December 28, 1985 | Josef Lense | Vienna: October 28, 1890 - Munich

Russian-Soviet physicist | Order of the Red Star, Merited Physician of the RSFSR, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

German scientist (1882–1960) | Stuttgart: October 28, 1882 - Dresden: December 9, 1960 | Friedrich Wilhelm Neuffer | Stuttgart: October 28, 1882 - Dresden

Australian ophthalmologist and geologist | Southport College | Brisbane: October 28, 1882 - September 22, 1971 | Edward Marks | Brisbane: October 28, 1882

Baltic German astronomer and astrophysicist (1880-1940) | Kazan Federal University, First Kazan Male Gymnasium, University of Tartu | Minsk: October 28, 1880

Italian mathematician (1880-1947) | Cipolla's algorithm | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze, University of Palermo | Palermo: October 28, 1880

October 28, 1878 - Freiberg: February 6, 1970 | John Koch | October 28, 1878 - Freiberg: February 6, 1970

Spanish inventor and businessperson (1874-1960) | Sabadell: October 28, 1874 - Barcelona: October 21, 1960 | Ferran Casablancas i Planell | Sabadell: October

Finnish astronomer and mathematician (1873–1949) | University of Helsinki | Kaskinen: October 28, 1873 - Helsinki: September 28, 1949 | Karl F. Sundman

Italian physicist (1871-1957) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | Catania: October 28, 1871 - Rieti: July 31, 1957 | Quirino Majorana | Catania: October

Japanese physicist | Person of Cultural Merit (1953) | University of Tokyo | October 28, 1869 - July 18, 1960 | Seiji Nakamura | October 28, 1869 - July 18

German philosopher and biologist (1867 - 1941) | University of Jena, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, University of Freiburg | Bad Kreuznach: October 28, 1867

Italian physicist (1860–1918) | Modica: October 28, 1860 - Modica: September 1, 1918 | Giovan Pietro Grimaldi | Modica: October 28, 1860 - Modica: September 1, 1918

French physicist | Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Montpellier | Paris: October 28, 1855 - Montpellier: February 19, 1941 | Jacques Curie

French writer and philosopher (1854-1888) | Laval: October 28, 1854 - Menton: March 31, 1888 | Jean-Marie Guyau | Laval: October 28, 1854 - Menton: March 31, 1888

principal of West Chester University (1881–1920) | Bucknell University | Atglen: October 28, 1851 - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: March 11, 1920

Russian mathematician (1847-1928) | Saint Petersburg State University | Tikhvinsky Uyezd: October 28, 1847 - Saint Petersburg: August 24, 1928 | Konstantin

Polish scientist (1845-1888) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Kyiv University, Grodno male gymnasium, Heidelberg

Czech Roman Catholic priest (1842–1916) | Humpolec: October 28, 1842 - Malá Strana: January 25, 1916 | František Xaver Kryštůfek (Frantisek Xaver

October 28, 1841 - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: March 11, 1920 | Edme-Alphonse Legoux | October 28, 1841 - Hospital of the University of

1830-1903) | Brode: October 28, 1830 - Graz: July 27, 1903 | Simon Šubic (Simon Subic) | Brode: October 28, 1830 - Graz: July 27, 1903

Russian philosopher (1828–1896) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Main Pedagogical

28 Oct 1824 - certain 14 Nov 1886 | University of St Andrews, Madras College | St Andrews: October 28, 1824 - Edinburgh: November 14, 1886 | Patrick Proctor

mathematician (1820-1896) | Queens' College | Ireland: October 28, 1820 - Queens' College: October 20, 1896 | William Magan Campion | Ireland: October 28, 1820

Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815–1856) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Evangelical Lyceum | Uhrovec

American poet and essayist (1813–1880) | Bowdoin prize | Harvard College, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University | Salem: October 28, 1813 - Salem: May 8, 1880

American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893) | Cheshire: October 28, 1808 - Springfield: January 15, 1893 | Horace Smith

Belgian mathematician (1804–1849) | Ghent University | City of Brussels: October 28, 1804 - City of Brussels: February 15, 1849 | Pierre François Verhulst

Scottish surgeon (1794-1847) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Ecclesmachan: October 28, 1794 - London: December 7, 1847 | Robert

American firearm designer (1793–1861) | Suffield: October 28, 1793 - Ilion: August 12, 1861 | Eliphalet Remington | Suffield: October 28, 1793 - Ilion: August 12, 1861

juggler, physicist, and illusionist | Waasmunster: October 28, 1785 - Paris: December 1, 1859 | Louis Courtois | Waasmunster: October 28, 1785 - Paris: December 1, 1859

Venezuelan educator, philosopher and politician | Caracas: October 28, 1769 - Peru: February 28, 1853 | Simón Rodríguez - Simón Narciso de Jesús Carreño

Italian politician, economist and presbyter | University of Altamura | Altamura: October 28, 1764 - Naples: September 26, 1852 | Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi

German naturalist (1761-1802) | University of Jena | Jena: October 28, 1761 - Jena: September 29, 1802 | August Batsch | Jena: October 28, 1761 - Jena

Italian chemist | Mongardino: October 28, 1761 - Turin: September 14, 1834 | Giovanni Antonio Giobert | Mongardino: October 28, 1761 - Turin: September 14, 1834

French archaeologist, architect and writer (1755–1849) | Paris: October 28, 1755 - Paris: December 28, 1849 | Quatremère de Quincy (Quatremere de Quincy)

French mathematician | Peyremale: October 28, 1703 - Paris: September 2, 1768 | Antoine Deparcieux | Peyremale: October 28, 1703 - Paris: September 2, 1768

Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606) | De Constantia | Université catholique de Louvain, Old University of Leuven | Overijse

priest (1517 – 1570) | University of Salamanca, Law School of the University of Coimbra | Sanfins do Douro: October 28, 1517 - Rio de Janeiro: October 28, 1570

English Roman Catholic cardinal and saint (c. 1469–1535) | Beverley Grammar School, St John's College | Yorkshire: October 28, 1469 - London: July 2, 1535

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499) | University of Pisa, University of Florence | Figline Valdarno: October 28, 1433 - Villa Medici at