Frederic M. Richards

New York City: August 19, 1925 celebration
Guilford: January 11, 2009 celebration

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Frederic M. Richards
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New York City: August 19, 1925
deceased Rest in Peace
Guilford: January 11, 2009
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1. biochemistry
2. biophysics
3. molecular biology
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1. Phillips Exeter Academy
2. Harvard University
3. Harvard Medical School
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1. Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1965)
2. Sterling Professor
3. Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
4. Guggenheim Fellowship
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Biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer, and sailor; founder and chair of Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University (1925-2009)

1. Olga Holtz

Chelyabinsk: August 19, 1973 celebration

Russian mathematician | Sofia Kovalevskaya Award (2006), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016), EMS Prize (2008) | University of

2. Elvira Aitkulova

Novobayramgulovo: August 19, 1973 celebration

Russian politician | Bashkir State University | Novobayramgulovo: August 19, 1973 - Quito: March 13, 2005 | Elvira Aitkulova | Novobayramgulovo: August 19

3. D. V. Georgievskiĭ (D. V. Georgievskii)

Moscow: August 19, 1966 celebration

scientist | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: August 19, 1966 - Paris: August 29, 1900 | D. V. Georgievskiĭ (D. V. Georgievskii) | Moscow

4. Pierre Colmez

August 19, 1962 celebration

French mathematician | Fermat Prize (2005) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure, Joseph Fourier University | August 19, 1962 - Grambling: June 25, 2014

5. Andrew M. Stuart

August 19, 1962 celebration

British mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009), James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific

6. Bernd Lucke

Berlin: August 19, 1962 celebration

German economist, professor, author (born 1962) | FernUniversität in Hagen, University of California, Berkeley, Free University Berlin, University of Bonn

7. Akiyoshi Kitaoka

Kōchi Prefecture: August 19, 1961 celebration

Japanese psychologist | University of Tsukuba | Kōchi Prefecture: August 19, 1961 - Boston: December 13, 2007 | Akiyoshi Kitaoka | Kōchi Prefecture: August

8. Stephen Hicks

Toronto: August 19, 1960 celebration

Canadian-American philosopher | University of Guelph, Indiana University | Toronto: August 19, 1960 - Madrid: March 11, 2025 | Stephen Hicks | Toronto: August

9. Aleksandr Evgenʹevich Makhov (Aleksandr Evgen'evich Makhov)

Moscow: August 19, 1959 celebration
Moscow: November 29, 2021 deceased

scientist | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Moscow: August 19, 1959 - Moscow: November 29, 2021 | Aleksandr Evgenʹevich Makhov (Aleksandr

10. Hessel de Walle

Dokkum: August 19, 1958 celebration

Dutch author | University of Groningen | Dokkum: August 19, 1958 - Minnesota: May 24, 1933 | Hessel de Walle | Dokkum: August 19, 1958 - Minnesota: May 24, 1933

11. Daina Taimiņa (Daina Taimina)

Riga: August 19, 1954 celebration

American Latvian-born mathematician | Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year (2009), Euler Book Prize (2012) | Knitting adventures with hyperbolic planes

12. Josef Trna

Boskovice: August 19, 1954 celebration
November 6, 2017 deceased

Czech physicist | Boskovice: August 19, 1954 - November 6, 2017 | Josef Trna | Boskovice: August 19, 1954 - November 6, 2017

13. Klaus Hulek

Bad Hindelang: August 19, 1952 celebration

German mathematician | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Bad Hindelang: August 19, 1952 - Berkeley: April 8, 2017

14. Agnis Andzans

Riga: August 19, 1952 celebration
March 3, 2024 deceased

15. Birutė Vėsaitė (Birute Vesaite)

Kaunas: August 19, 1951 celebration

politician from Lithuanian | Kaunas University of Technology, Vilnius University | Kaunas: August 19, 1951 - Washington, D.C.: May 25, 1980 | Birutė Vėsaitė

16. Francis Wolff

Ivry-sur-Seine: August 19, 1950 celebration

French philosopher and professor | Eagle Feather (2007), prix des Rencontres philosophiques d'Uriage (2018) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure

17. Boris Revut

Saint Petersburg: August 19, 1947 celebration

German chemist | Saint Petersburg: August 19, 1947 - Sebring: May 18, 2017 | Boris Revut | Saint Petersburg: August 19, 1947 - Sebring: May 18, 2017

18. Paul Callaghan

Whanganui: August 19, 1947 celebration
Wellington: March 24, 2012 deceased

New Zealand physicist (1947–2012) | honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (2010), honorary doctor of Massey University (2010), Wellingtonian

19. Khalida Inayat Noor

Rawalpindi: August 19, 1946 celebration

Pakistani mathematician | Pride of Performance | University of the Punjab, Swansea University | Rawalpindi: August 19, 1946 - May 23, 2018 | Khalida Inayat

20. Helena Haškovcová (Helena Haskovcova)

Prague: August 19, 1945 celebration

Czech philosopher | Czech Medal of Merit (2019) | Charles University | Prague: August 19, 1945 - Prague: January 6, 1866 | Helena Haškovcová (Helena

21. Milica Pechánková (Milica Pechankova)

August 19, 1945 celebration

August 19, 1945 - Dayton: October 6, 1895 | Milica Pechánková (Milica Pechankova) | August 19, 1945 - Dayton: October 6, 1895

22. Vladimir Tetelmin

Krasnoyarsk: August 19, 1944 celebration

Russian scientist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of the Badge of Honour | Krasnoyarsk State Technical University

23. Richard Zuber

Tysmenytsia: August 19, 1943 celebration

French linguist | University of Wrocław | Tysmenytsia: August 19, 1943 - Novosibirsk: March 25, 2022 | Richard Zuber | Tysmenytsia: August 19, 1943

24. Bruce Ackerman

New York City: August 19, 1943 celebration

American scholar of constitutional law | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (1985), Sterling Professor, Berlin Prize (2015)

25. David Novak

Chicago: August 19, 1941 celebration

American rabbi and philosopher (1941-) | University of Chicago, Georgetown University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America | Chicago: August 19, 1941

26. Alan Baker

London: August 19, 1939 celebration
Cambridge: February 4, 2018 deceased

English mathematician | Fields medal (1970), Adams Prize (1972), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), honorary

27. Vyacheslav Stepin

Navlya: August 19, 1934 celebration
Moscow: December 14, 2018 deceased

Russian philosopher (1934-2018) | State Prize of the Russian Federation, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Russian Federation

28. Arthur Fry

Owatonna: August 19, 1931 celebration

American inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2010) | Post-it Note | University of Minnesota | Owatonna: August 19, 1931 - Florence: March 2, 1712

29. Giuseppe Caglioti

Naples: August 19, 1931 celebration
Varese: July 16, 2024 deceased

Italian physicist (1931-2024) | Sapienza University of Rome | Naples: August 19, 1931 - Varese: July 16, 2024 | Giuseppe Caglioti | Naples: August 19, 1931

30. Sübhi Salayev (Subhi Salayev)

Baku: August 19, 1927 celebration
January 1, 1990 deceased

scientist | Baku: August 19, 1927 - January 1, 1990 | Sübhi Salayev (Subhi Salayev) | Baku: August 19, 1927 - January 1, 1990

31. Volodymyr Korolyuk

Kyiv: August 19, 1925 celebration
Kyiv: April 4, 2020 deceased

Ukrainian mathematician (1925–2020) | Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Glushkov Prize, Ostrogradskii Prize, Mitripolskii Prize, State Prize of Ukraine in

32. Frederic M. Richards

New York City: August 19, 1925 celebration
Guilford: January 11, 2009 deceased

Biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer, and sailor; founder and chair of Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University (1925-2009)

33. Willard Boyle

Amherst: August 19, 1924 celebration
Wallace: May 7, 2011 deceased

Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011) | Companion of the Order of Canada, Stuart Ballantine Medal (1973), Great Immigrants Award (2010), Edwin H. Land

34. Shūji Fukui (Shuji Fukui)

Osaka Prefecture: August 19, 1923 celebration

Japanese physicist | Medal with Purple Ribbon, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | Osaka University | Osaka Prefecture: August 19, 1923 - Geneva: July 15, 1942

35. Abraham Moles

Touzac: August 19, 1920 celebration
Strasbourg: May 22, 1992 deceased

Scientist, professor (1920–1992) | Grenoble Alpes University | Touzac: August 19, 1920 - Strasbourg: May 22, 1992 | Abraham Moles | Touzac: August 19, 1920

36. Johan Jacob Seidel

The Hague: August 19, 1919 celebration
Eindhoven: May 8, 2001 deceased

Dutch mathematician | Berlekamp–Van Lint–Seidel graph | Leiden University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | The Hague: August 19, 1919 - Eindhoven: May 8, 2001

37. Igor Morokhov

Ivanovo: August 19, 1919 celebration
January 1, 2001 deceased

Soviet physicist | Order of Lenin, Lenin Prize, Stalin Prize | Moscow Aviation Institute | Ivanovo: August 19, 1919 - January 1, 2001 | Igor Morokhov

38. Paschoal Senise

São Paulo: August 19, 1917 celebration
São Paulo: July 21, 2011 deceased

Brazilian chemist, researcher and university teacher | University of São Paulo | São Paulo: August 19, 1917 - São Paulo: July 21, 2011 | Paschoal Senise

39. Margareta Giurgea

Bucharest: August 19, 1915 celebration
Bucharest: April 28, 2011 deceased

Romanian physicist | Bucharest: August 19, 1915 - Bucharest: April 28, 2011 | Margareta Giurgea | Bucharest: August 19, 1915 - Bucharest: April 28, 2011

40. Richard S. Morse

Abington: August 19, 1911 celebration
Falmouth: July 1, 1988 deceased

American inventor and scientist (1911–1988) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technical University of Munich | Abington: August 19, 1911 - Falmouth

41. Philo Farnsworth

Beaver: August 19, 1906 celebration
Salt Lake City: March 11, 1971 deceased

American inventor (1906–1971) | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1941), Eagle Scout, National Inventors Hall of Fame (1984) | Brigham Young High

42. Maurice Wilks

Hayling Island: August 19, 1904 celebration
Newborough: September 8, 1963 deceased

British automobile designer | Malvern College | Hayling Island: August 19, 1904 - Newborough: September 8, 1963 | Maurice Wilks | Hayling Island: August 19

43. Cornelis Zwikker

Zaanstad: August 19, 1900 celebration
Zwijndrecht: April 20, 1985 deceased

Dutch physicist | University of Amsterdam | Zaanstad: August 19, 1900 - Zwijndrecht: April 20, 1985 | Cornelis Zwikker | Zaanstad: August 19, 1900

44. Gilbert Ryle

Brighton: August 19, 1900 celebration
Oxford: October 6, 1976 deceased

British philosopher | The Queen's College | Brighton: August 19, 1900 - Oxford: October 6, 1976 | Gilbert Ryle | Brighton: August 19, 1900 - Oxford: October 6, 1976

45. Hans Luedtke

Międzylesie: August 19, 1889 celebration
Geismar: October 23, 1953 deceased

German musicologist and organist | Międzylesie: August 19, 1889 - Geismar: October 23, 1953 | Hans Luedtke | Międzylesie: August 19, 1889 - Geismar: October 23, 1953

46. Nigamananda Paramahansa

Kutabpur: August 19, 1880 celebration
Kolkata: November 29, 1935 deceased

Hindu spiritual leader (1880–1935) | Kutabpur: August 19, 1880 - Kolkata: November 29, 1935 | Nigamananda Paramahansa | Kutabpur: August 19, 1880 - Kolkata

47. Adelbert Ames, Jr.

Lowell: August 19, 1880 celebration
July 3, 1955 deceased

American scientist (1880-1955) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Doctor of Law (honorary) (1954), Edgar D. Tillyer Award (1955) | Clark

48. Vladimir Adoratsky

Kazan: August 19, 1878 celebration
Moscow: June 5, 1945 deceased

Russian historian and theorist (1878–1945) | Kazan Federal University | Kazan: August 19, 1878 - Moscow: June 5, 1945 | Vladimir Adoratsky | Kazan: August

49. Théophile de Donder (Theophile de Donder)

Brussels metropolitan area: August 19, 1872 celebration
Brussels metropolitan area: May 11, 1957 deceased

Belgian physicist (1872–1957) | honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse (1928), doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1924) | Free

50. Karl Kommerell

Achern: August 19, 1871 celebration
Tübingen: July 30, 1962 deceased

German mathematician | University of Tübingen | Achern: August 19, 1871 - Tübingen: July 30, 1962 | Karl Kommerell | Achern: August 19, 1871 - Tübingen: July 30, 1962

51. Orville Wright

Dayton: August 19, 1871 celebration
Dayton: January 30, 1948 deceased

American aviation pioneer (1871–1948) | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1929), National Aviation Hall of Fame (1962), Albert Medal (1917), National Inventors Hall

52. George Thomas White Patrick

Boscawen: August 19, 1857 celebration
January 1, 1949 deceased

American psychologist (1857–1949) | Johns Hopkins University, Yale Divinity School, University of Iowa | Boscawen: August 19, 1857 - January 1, 1949 | George

53. Edward Rennie

Balmain: August 19, 1852 celebration
Adelaide: January 8, 1927 deceased

Australian chemist (1852–1927) | University of London, University of Sydney | Balmain: August 19, 1852 - Adelaide: January 8, 1927 | Edward Rennie | Balmain

54. Charles Elmer Hires

Salem County: August 19, 1851 celebration
Haverford: July 31, 1937 deceased

American businessman (1851–1937) | Salem County: August 19, 1851 - Haverford: July 31, 1937 | Charles Elmer Hires | Salem County: August 19, 1851

55. John Howard Johnston

August 19, 1850 celebration

August 19, 1850 - Groningen: February 21, 1961 | John Howard Johnston | August 19, 1850 - Groningen: February 21, 1961

56. Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldán (Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldan)

Lima: August 19, 1839 celebration
Tefé: January 1, 1872 deceased

Peruvian scientist (1839-1872) | Lima: August 19, 1839 - Tefé: January 1, 1872 | Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldán (Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldan) | Lima: August 19

57. Lothar Meyer

Varel: August 19, 1830 celebration
Tübingen: April 11, 1895 deceased

German chemist and physician (1830-1895) | Davy Medal (1882) | periodic table | University of Würzburg, University of Zurich, Heidelberg University | Varel

58. James Nasmyth

Edinburgh: August 19, 1808 celebration
London: May 7, 1890 deceased

Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor | The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite | Royal High School, Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh

59. Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire (Jules Barthelemy-Saint-Hilaire)

former 1st arrondissement of Paris: August 19, 1805 celebration
Paris: November 24, 1895 deceased

French philosopher, journalist, statesman, and possible illegitimate son of Napoleon I of France (1805-1895) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Bourbon college | former

60. Johan Gottlieb Gahn

Ovanåkers församling: August 19, 1745 celebration
Falu Kristine church parish: December 8, 1818 deceased

Swedish chemist (1745-1818) | Uppsala University | Ovanåkers församling: August 19, 1745 - Falu Kristine church parish: December 8, 1818 | Johan Gottlieb

61. Henricus Aeneae

Oudemirdum: August 19, 1743 celebration
The Hague: November 1, 1810 deceased

Dutch scientist (1743-1810) | University of Franeker | Oudemirdum: August 19, 1743 - The Hague: November 1, 1810 | Henricus Aeneae | Oudemirdum: August 19

62. Georg Simon Klügel (Georg Simon Klugel)

Hamburg: August 19, 1739 celebration
Halle (Saale): August 4, 1812 deceased

German mathematician and physicist | Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, Akademisches Gymnasium, University of Göttingen | Hamburg: August 19, 1739 - Halle

63. Erland Samuel Bring

Ausås parish: August 19, 1736 celebration
Lund: May 20, 1798 deceased

Swedish mathematician | Bring radical, Bring's curve, Bring-Jerrard quintic form | Lund University | Ausås parish: August 19, 1736 - Lund: May 20, 1798

64. Louis de Beausobre

Berlin: August 19, 1730 celebration
December 3, 1783 deceased

German philosopher and political economist | Alma Mater Viadrina, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin | Berlin: August 19, 1730 - December 3, 1783 | Louis de

65. Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

Tübingen: August 19, 1721 celebration
Tübingen: May 9, 1768 deceased

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Tübingen | Tübingen: August 19, 1721 - Tübingen: May 9, 1768

66. Michael Heinrich Horn

Heringen: August 19, 1623 celebration
Leipzig: October 16, 1681 deceased

German chemist (1623-1681) | Heringen: August 19, 1623 - Leipzig: October 16, 1681 | Michael Heinrich Horn | Heringen: August 19, 1623 - Leipzig: October 16, 1681

67. Andreas Schato

Torgau: August 19, 1539 celebration
Lutherstadt Wittenberg: March 17, 1603 deceased

German mathematician (1539-1603) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Torgau: August 19, 1539 - Lutherstadt Wittenberg: March 17, 1603 | Andreas

68. Francesco Barozzi

Heraklion: August 19, 1537 celebration
Venice: November 23, 1604 deceased

Italian mathematician (1537-1604) | University of Padua | Heraklion: August 19, 1537 - Venice: November 23, 1604 | Francesco Barozzi - Franciscus Barocius

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