Jostein Gaarder

Swiss mathematician | University of Zurich | Meierskappel: August 8, 2003 - January 26, 1953 | Maximilian Janisch | Meierskappel: August 8, 2003 - January 26, 1953

Indo-Canadian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fields medal (2014), Blumenthal Award (2005), Fermat Prize (2011), Morgan

German mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2022), Ars legendi award for excellent university teaching (2016) | University of

Swiss researcher of Cameroonian origin | University of Lausanne, University of Yaoundé, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne | Yaoundé: August

Mexican philosopher | Indiana University Bloomington (2000), Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM | August 8, 1970 - 7th arrondissement of Paris: November 4, 1960

Professor of Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford | Corday-Morgan Prize (2005), Mullard Award (2005), Fellow of the Royal

Russian specialist in children's rheumatology | I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | August 8, 1962 - January 9, 1972 | Yekaterina Alekseyeva

Bulgarian philosopher | Sofia University | Sofia: August 8, 1958 - Cambridge: December 14, 1873 | Khristo P. Todorov | Sofia: August 8, 1958 - Cambridge

French mathematician | Fermat Prize (1993) | Pierre and Marie Curie University, École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, University of Paris | Paris: August 8

August 8, 1955 - June 19, 2024 | Halina Walentowicz | August 8, 1955 - June 19, 2024

Russian mathematician | MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics | Moscow: August 8, 1952 - Lviv: January 1, 1929 | Alexander Vasin | Moscow

Lebanese physician | American University of Beirut | Sidon: August 8, 1949 - Grodzisk Mazowiecki: June 3, 1902 | M. Amin Arnaout | Sidon: August 8, 1949

American mathematician (born 1947) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship | University of California, Berkeley | Washington, D.C.: August 8, 1947

German chemist and university teacher | Taucha: August 8, 1947 - Zurich: February 12, 1926 | Heinz Zwanziger | Taucha: August 8, 1947 - Zurich: February 12, 1926

Nagoya University | August 8, 1947 - Saint-Maur-des-Fossés: March 14, 1896 | Hiroshi Nagase | August 8, 1947 - Saint-Maur-des-Fossés: March 14, 1896

Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Perm State University | August 8, 1946 - Baku: September 20, 1996 | Mikhail

Czech senator of Czech Parliament, politician and philosopher (1946-1999) | participant in the resistance and resistance against communism, honorary citizen of

scientist | Padumbliai: August 8, 1945 - Uzbekistan: November 15, 1999 | Vytautas Bigelis | Padumbliai: August 8, 1945 - Uzbekistan: November 15, 1999

researcher | Knight of the National Order of Merit (1986), Medal of youth, sports and community involvement (1980) | Saint-Nazaire: August 8, 1939

American philosopher | Claremont Graduate University, University of Oregon, Bushnell University | Wilbur: August 8, 1939 - November 1, 2022 | David Ray Griffin

Chinese chemist | National Taiwan University, Columbia University, Harvard Business School | Shantou: August 8, 1938 - Munich: February 26, 1834 | Otto C.C.

Hungarian mathematician (1936–2019) | Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eötvös Loránd University | Vác: August 8, 1936 - Szombathely: December 27, 2019

honorary citizen of Pereslavl-Zalessky (1996), Medal "Veteran of Labour", Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship, Order of Holy Prince

German-Austrian mathematician | National Prize of East Germany | TU Dresden | Dresden: August 8, 1935 - Bern: January 25, 2024 | Heinz Langer | Dresden: August

Spanish chemist and geologist (1934-2021) | honorary doctorate of the public University of Navarre (2014) | Complutense University of Madrid | Estella-Lizarra

Catholic cardinal (1934–2022) | Montenegro: August 8, 1934 - São Paulo: July 4, 2022 | Cláudio Hummes (Claudio Hummes) | Montenegro: August 8, 1934 - São

American physicist (1933–2021) | Fellow of the American Physical Society, L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2005), President's Medal (2020)

Indian-born American mathematician | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University | Bihar: August 8, 1932 - September 17, 2024

English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher | Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Amaldi

American physical chemist | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Dewey: August 8, 1930 - Honolulu: August 18, 2018 | Charles L. Mader | Dewey: August 8

Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003) | King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam (1993), Grand Order of Queen Jelena

Argentine-Cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of Che Guevara (1922-2011) | University of Havana | Hernando: August 8, 1922

French scientist (1921-1991) | Paris: August 8, 1921 - Savigny-sur-Orge: July 21, 1991 | Jean Alt | Paris: August 8, 1921 - Savigny-sur-Orge: July 21, 1991

American mathematician (1921-1996) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1952) | Alexander–Spanier cohomology, Spanier–Whitehead duality, Dubins–Spanier theorems

Israeli chemist | Szeged: August 8, 1920 - July 26, 2021 | Ruben Pauncz | Szeged: August 8, 1920 - July 26, 2021

Argentine and Italian sculptor (1920-2012) | Teana: August 8, 1920 - Périgny: January 1, 2012 | Marino de Teana - Francesco Marino | Teana: August 8, 1920

Australian engineer and radio astronomy pioneer (1920-2011) | Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1957), Fellow of the Royal Society, Companion of the Order of Australia

Soviet physicist (1919-1990) | USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Soviet/Israeli biochemist | Heinrich Wieland Prize (1992), Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal "For Courage", USSR State Prize, Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"

American nuclear physicist (1917-1958) | Fort Lauderdale High School, California Institute of Technology | Estes Park: August 8, 1917 - April 7, 1958 | Mark

Peruvian historian (1915–2016) | Guggenheim Fellowship, Order of Merit for Women (2004), Palmas Magisteriales (1990), Commander with Star of the Order of

French writer and scientist (1912–1978) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1945) | The Morning of the Magicians | Science Faculty of Paris | Odesa: August 8

swedish microbiologist | honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II (1973), honorary doctorate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

French chemist | Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Prize Jaffé

German mathematician | University of Göttingen, University of Cologne | Düsseldorf: August 8, 1910 - Farnham: October 24, 2014 | Johanna Weber - Johanna

Romanian chemical engineer (1904–1991) | Gheorghe Lazăr National College, TU Wien, Politehnica University of Bucharest | Bucharest: August 8, 1904

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984) | Royal Medal (1939), Helmholtz Medal (1964), Fellow of the Royal Society (1930), J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial

Soviet engineer, scientist in machine tool technology (1902-1979) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, Jubilee Medal "In

American nuclear physicist (1901–1958) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (1982), Enrico Fermi Award (1957), Comstock Prize in Physics (1938), Fellow of the

Japanese philosopher | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Kyoto University | August 8, 1890 - July 5, 1974 | Risaku Mutai | August 8, 1890 - July 5

American electrical engineer (1887–1959) | Edison Medal (1954) | Cornell University, Grinnell College | Sloan: August 8, 1887 - Newark: December 14, 1959

Russian mathematician (1876–1952) | Saint Petersburg State University, Imperial St. Petersburg University | Pavlovsk: August 8, 1876 - Rostov-on-Don: February 7, 1952

Russian philosopher (1874-1939) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Tula: August 8, 1874 - Moscow: September 16, 1939

Russian entomologist (1866–1938) | Imperial Forestry Institute | Saint Petersburg: August 8, 1866 - Stockholm: May 1, 1938 | Pavel Spesivtsev | Saint

Royal Institute of Technology | August 8, 1856 - Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: September 20, 1930 | Arent Silfversparre | August 8, 1856 - Bad Homburg vor der

meteorologist (1853-1907) | Humboldt University of Berlin | August 8, 1853 - September 7, 1907 | Kitao Jirō (Kitao Jiro) | August 8, 1853 - September 7, 1907

Swedish physicist | Parish of St Gertrud of Germany: August 8, 1853 - July 17, 1922 | Tom Moll | Parish of St Gertrud of Germany: August 8, 1853 - July 17, 1922

Japanese pharmacologist | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | discovery | University of Tokyo | Awa Province: August 8, 1844 - Tokyo: February 10, 1929

Russian socialist and revolutionary (1841-1883) | Kherson: August 8, 1841 - Saint Petersburg: December 1, 1883 | Nikolai Utin | Kherson: August 8, 1841 - Saint

German pharmacist, chemist and botanist (1836–1898) | honorary doctor of the University of Munich (1872) | Rostock: August 8, 1836 - Rostock: April 7, 1898

British engineer and photographer | August 8, 1830 - September 19, 1903 | Washington Teasdale | August 8, 1830 - September 19, 1903

Romanian architect (1819-1899) | Academy of Fine Arts Vienna | Bonțida: August 8, 1819 - January 1, 1899 | Ștefan Emilian (Stefan Emilian) | Bonțida: August

Italian philosopher and pathologist (1794–1872) | Urbino: August 8, 1794 - Florence: October 7, 1872 | Francesco Puccinotti | Urbino: August 8, 1794

early American chemist and science educator (1779–1864) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | University of Edinburgh, Yale University

German chemist | University of Göttingen | Hehlen: August 8, 1772 - Freiberg: April 13, 1842 | Wilhelm August Lampadius | Hehlen: August 8, 1772 - Freiberg

English businessman; (1770-1842) | August 8, 1770 - May 16, 1842 | Matthew Robinson Boulton | August 8, 1770 - May 16, 1842

German naturalist (1748–1804) | University of Tübingen | Tübingen: August 8, 1748 - Göttingen: November 1, 1804 | Johann Friedrich Gmelin | Tübingen

Scottish philosopher (1694–1746) | University of Glasgow | Saintfield: August 8, 1694 - Dublin: August 8, 1746 | Francis Hutcheson | Saintfield: August 8

French scientist (1685-1752) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Paris: August 8, 1685 - Paris: March 9, 1752 | Claude Joseph Geoffroy | Paris: August 8, 1685

British hydrographer and printer (1627–1691) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | Wakefield: August 8, 1627 - February 1, 1691