Johann Joseph von Prechtl

Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Rainenergy, company that collects energy from rainwater | BBC 100 Women (2018) | Guba: November 17, 2002 - Moscow: March 29, 1970

Czech poker player | Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University | Litomyšl: November 17, 1982 - Los Angeles: September 30, 1943 | Martin Kabrhel

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Oles Honchar Dnipro National University | Dnipro: November 17, 1974 - San Francisco: January 27, 1947

Czech physicist | Prague: November 17, 1972 - Zagreb: January 26, 1940 | Pavel Jelínek (Pavel Jelinek) | Prague: November 17, 1972 - Zagreb: January 26, 1940

billionaire businessman and entrepreneur | 100 Outstanding Private Entrepreneurs in the 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up, Pioneer of Reform (2018)

Russian scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Department of History and Theory of Art, Faculty of History, Moscow State University

French mathematician | CNRS silver medal (1992), Prix Ampère (2003), Servant Prize (1992) | École Normale Supérieure | November 17, 1954 - Budapest: April 18, 1895

Slovenian theologian | University of Ljubljana | Celje: November 17, 1953 - Ljubljana: June 14, 1994 | Ivan Štuhec (Ivan Stuhec) | Celje: November 17, 1953

American professor of environmental engineering | Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (1990), Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize (1994)

Russian scientist | Oles Honchar Dnipro National University | Nizhny Tagil: November 17, 1950 - Philadelphia: September 5, 1854 | Natalia Pakhsaryan | Nizhny

British theoretical physicist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2019), Fellow of the American Physical Society, IOP Dirac Medal (2019), Sakurai Prize (2009)

Norwegian mathematician | November 17, 1946 - Berkeley: May 22, 1991 | Willy Jensen | November 17, 1946 - Berkeley: May 22, 1991

State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology | Faculty of Physics of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | November 17, 1946 - The Hague

Brazilian mathematician (1946-2016) | Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, TWAS Prize for Mathematics (2003) | Instituto Nacional de

American astrophysicist and astronaut | Georgetown University, Lehigh University | Abington Township: November 17, 1944 - Lidköping: May 15, 1786 | John-David

Argentinian writer | La Plata: November 17, 1942 - Georgenthal: March 17, 1927 | Hugo Celso Felipe Mansilla | La Plata: November 17, 1942 - Georgenthal: March 17, 1927

Angolan philosopher, writer and teacher | Golungo Alto: November 17, 1941 - Switzerland: March 29, 1983 | Pedro Francisco Miguel | Golungo Alto: November 17

German American chemist | National Medal of Science (2010), George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry (2003), Linus Pauling Award (2006)

Serbian philosopher | University of Belgrade | Brod: November 17, 1940 - Sanford: November 1, 1986 | Radomir Đorđević (Radomir Dordevic) | Brod: November

physicist | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Russian government prize for science and technology (2011), Soros Prize, Order of Honour, Jubilee

scientist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | MSU Faculty of History | Moscow: November 17, 1940 - February 10, 2013 | Igor

Indian philosopher | Padma Bhushan in literature & education (2023) | November 17, 1940 - Doorn: February 15, 2010 | Kapil Kapoor | November 17, 1940 - Doorn

Russian mathematician | USSR State Prize, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Prize | Moscow Institute of

French mathematician and physicist | École polytechnique | Ho Chi Minh City: November 17, 1938 - Basel: August 27, 1963 | Frédéric Pham (Frederic Pham) | Ho

German feminist philosopher and social scientist | Choszczno: November 17, 1936 - Ma'arrat Nu'man: January 1, 1057 | Christina Thürmer-Rohr (Christina

American neurophysiologist and activist | Goucher College, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania | New Kensington: November 17, 1923 - January 1, 1988 | Ruth

Professor of Nuclear Physics at the University of Oxford, England | Queen Mary University of London, University of London, St Catharine's College, Ilford

Swiss writer (1920-2019) | Rambert Award (1965), Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon (1982), Balzan Prize (1984), honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai

Ukrainian writer (1919–1975) | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | MSU Faculty of Physics | Dnipro: November 17, 1919 - Moscow: October 11, 1975 | Anatoly

Italian philosopher (1915–1998) | Montevarchi: November 17, 1915 - El Salvador: January 1, 1998 | Romano Galeffi | Montevarchi: November 17, 1915 - El

Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995) | John von Neumann Prize (1966), Atoms for Peace Award (1960), Max Planck Medal (1961), Medal for

Swedish physicist (1902-1980) | Adolf Fredriks parish: November 17, 1902 - January 2, 1980 | Erik Rudberg | Adolf Fredriks parish: November 17, 1902 - January 2, 1980

Polish literary historian (1902-1988) | Medal of the National Education Commission, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of

Colonel of the Lithuanian Army, management specialist, mathematician | Žeberiai: November 17, 1900 - Unzhlag: November 27, 1942 | Pranas Lesauskis

Romanian physicist | Politehnica University of Bucharest | Buzău County: November 17, 1899 - Chemnitz: September 8, 1955 | Ștefan Vencov (Stefan Vencov)

Soviet psychologist | Moscow State University, Moscow City People’s University | Orsha: November 17, 1896 - Moscow: June 10, 1934 | Lev Vygotsky - לײב

Russian intellectual and philosopher | polyphony | Saint Petersburg State University | Oryol: November 17, 1895 - Moscow: March 7, 1975 | Mikhail Bakhtin

Iron Cross | Czech Technical University in Prague | November 17, 1894 - Kyiv: October 13, 2016 | Mykola Zajcew | November 17, 1894 - Kyiv: October 13, 2016

Hungarian engineer (1884-1954) | Kossuth Prize (1952) | Eötvös Loránd University | Adony: November 17, 1884 - Budapest: March 21, 1954 | Pál Selényi (Pal

Mexican physicist and astronomer | Badajoz: November 17, 1883 - Mexico City: October 22, 1966 | Pedro Carrasco Garrorena | Badajoz: November 17, 1883 - Mexico

Italo-Brazilian physician | Naples: November 17, 1881 - Minas Gerais: December 23, 1945 | Alfredo Balena | Naples: November 17, 1881 - Minas Gerais: December 23, 1945

Polish poet (1887–1943) | Silver Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature | Warsaw: November 17, 1881 - Warsaw: September 20, 1943 | Julia Wieleżyńska

Norwegian chemist (1877–1956) | Røros: November 17, 1877 - Trondheim: May 25, 1956 | Sigval Schmidt-Nielsen | Røros: November 17, 1877 - Trondheim: May 25, 1956

chemist (1870-1948) | honorary doctorate from the University of Stuttgart | Chemnitz: November 17, 1870 - Dresden: November 15, 1948 | Erich Müller (Erich

American anarchist writer and feminist | Leslie: November 17, 1866 - Chicago: June 19, 1912 | Voltairine de Cleyre | Leslie: November 17, 1866 - Chicago: June 19, 1912

Polish philosopher (1858-1935) | Kyiv: November 17, 1858 - Konstancin: April 25, 1935 | Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski (Wladyslaw Mieczyslaw Kozlowski

American chemist | University of Virginia, University of Göttingen | Farmville: November 17, 1856 - Richmond: March 17, 1934 | Francis Preston Venable

British chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Edinburgh Academy, University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh: November 17, 1850 - Hampstead: August 1, 1924 | George

English born Australian scientist | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the Royal Society | November 17, 1847 - London: September 26, 1927

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | November 17, 1843 - Paris: August 22, 1962 | Aleksandr Sabaneyev | November 17, 1843

German inventor and entrepreneur (1840-1928) | Zella-Mehlis: November 17, 1840 - Zella-Mehlis: November 20, 1928 | Heinrich Ehrhardt | Zella-Mehlis: November

Finnish scientist (1838–1904) | Ingå: November 17, 1838 - Helsinki: November 2, 1904 | Selim Lemström (Selim Lemstrom) | Ingå: November 17, 1838

U.S. physicist (1835–1908) | Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University | Coventry: November 17, 1835 - Manhattan: May 29, 1908

17 Nov 1833 - 27 Apr 1895 | University of Vienna | Strzelce Wielkie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship: November 17, 1833 - Kraków: April 27, 1895 | Lucjan Rydel

Spanish mathematician (1825-1896) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Carlos III (1877), Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1879) | Gijón

Hungarian philosopher (1817–1895) | Tótkomlós: November 17, 1817 - Budapest: April 18, 1895 | Endre Domanovszky | Tótkomlós: November 17, 1817

German mathematician and astronomer (1790–1868) | Möbius function, Möbius strip, Möbius transformation, Möbius inversion formula, Möbius plane, Der

American inventor (1788-1870) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | Foxborough: November 17, 1788 - March 31, 1870 | Seth Boyden | Foxborough: November

Austrian philosopher | Charles University | Cvikov: November 17, 1783 - Vienna: February 24, 1863 | Anton Günther (Anton Gunther) | Cvikov: November 17, 1783

American surgeon and chemist (1770-1809) | University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia: November

German librarian | University of Göttingen | Lübeck: November 17, 1749 - Berlin: February 20, 1816 | Johann Erich Biester | Lübeck: November 17, 1749

French inventor of airtight food preservation (1749–1841) | Châlons-en-Champagne: November 17, 1749 - Massy: June 1, 1841 | Nicolas Appert

Slovenian philosopher | University of Vienna | Ljubljana: November 17, 1747 - Vienna: September 4, 1806 | Franz Samuel Karpe | Ljubljana: November 17, 1747

Scottish physician (1719-1813) | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Leiden University, University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh: November 17

Italian mathematician and engineer (1702-1776) | Milan: November 17, 1702 - Milan: July 24, 1776 | Giovanni Antonio Lecchi | Milan: November 17, 1702 - Milan

Swedish theologian, professor, and bishop | Uppsala University | Mariestad: November 17, 1646 - March 11, 1717 | Johannes Bilberg | Mariestad: November 17

French chemist | Jardin des plantes, University of Caen Normandy | Rouen: November 17, 1645 - Paris: June 19, 1715 | Nicolas Lemery | Rouen: November 17, 1645

Italian philosopher | University of Padua | Cosenza: November 17, 1509 - Cosenza: October 12, 1588 | Bernardino Telesio | Cosenza: November 17, 1509 - Cosenza