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Robert Burns Woodward

  • Boston: April 10, 1917 celebration
  • Cambridge: July 8, 1979 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Boston: April 10, 1917  

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    Cambridge: July 8, 1979  

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    1. organic chemistry
     

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    1. Steven A. Benner
    2. Harry H. Wasserman
     

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    1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    2. Quincy High School
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1975)
    2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1965)
    3. Remsen Award (1958)
    4. Centenary Prize (1951)
    5. Arthur C. Cope Award (1973)
    6. Robert Robinson Award (1964)
    7. Willard Gibbs Award (1967)
    8. Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry (1961)
    9. William H. Nichols Medal (1956)
    10. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1956)
    11. honorary doctorate of Technion
    12. Copley Medal (1978)
    13. Lavoisier Medal (1968)
    14. American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1957)
    15. National Medal of Science (1964)
    16. Davy Medal (1959)
    17. AMA Scientific Achievement Award (1971)
     

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  • American chemist | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1975), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1965), Remsen Award (1958), Centenary

1. Denisa Kasl Kollmannová (Denisa Kasl Kollmannova)

  • April 10, 1979 celebration

scientist | Charles University | April 10, 1979 - Ilmen: February 9, 1942 | Denisa Kasl Kollmannová (Denisa Kasl Kollmannova) | April 10, 1979 - Ilmen: February 9, 1942

2. Bernat Dedéu (Bernat Dedeu)

  • April 10, 1979 celebration

University of Barcelona | April 10, 1979 - Oxford: November 21, 1996 | Bernat Dedéu (Bernat Dedeu) | April 10, 1979 - Oxford: November 21, 1996

3. Kaja Melsom

  • April 10, 1975 celebration

April 10, 1975 - Cologno al Serio: December 30, 1865 | Kaja Melsom | April 10, 1975 - Cologno al Serio: December 30, 1865

4. Benedetto Vigna

  • Potenza: April 10, 1969 celebration

Italian physicist | IEEE Frederik Philips Award (2015) | Potenza: April 10, 1969 - Palermo: August 7, 1867 | Benedetto Vigna | Potenza: April 10, 1969

5. Ille Gebeshuber

  • Bruck an der Mur: April 10, 1969 celebration

Austrian physicist | TU Wien | Bruck an der Mur: April 10, 1969 - Paris: November 4, 1793 | Ille Gebeshuber | Bruck an der Mur: April 10, 1969 - Paris: November 4, 1793

6. Christophe Schaeffer

  • April 10, 1968 celebration

French philosopher and artist | Paris Nanterre University | April 10, 1968 - Princeton: July 29, 1982 | Christophe Schaeffer | April 10, 1968 - Princeton: July 29, 1982

7. Luca Maria Scarantino

  • Milan: April 10, 1968 celebration

Italian philosopher | University of Milan | Milan: April 10, 1968 - Jerusalem: October 15, 1965 | Luca Maria Scarantino | Milan: April 10, 1968 - Jerusalem

8. Christof Schütte (Christof Schutte)

  • Warburg: April 10, 1966 celebration

German mathematician | Free University Berlin, University of Paderborn | Warburg: April 10, 1966 - November 19, 1995 | Christof Schütte (Christof Schutte)

9. Nasrin Soltankhah

  • Tehran: April 10, 1963 celebration

Iranian politician | Sharif University of Technology | Tehran: April 10, 1963 - New Haven: March 4, 1892 | Nasrin Soltankhah | Tehran: April 10, 1963 - New

10. Yuval Steinitz

  • Ramot HaShavim: April 10, 1958 celebration

Israeli politician | Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Ramot HaShavim: April 10, 1958 - January 1, -0249 | Yuval Steinitz | Ramot HaShavim

11. Jeremy M. Berg

  • April 10, 1958 celebration

American academic | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007), ASCB Public Service Award (2013), ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1993)

12. Santanu Bhattacharya

  • West Bengal: April 10, 1957 celebration

Indian bioorganic chemist | TWAS Prize for Chemistry (2010), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (2003), TWAS fellow, G.D. Birla Award for

13. Jamalbek Tussupov

  • April 10, 1957 celebration

Kazakh mathematician | April 10, 1957 - Moscow: January 30, 1989 | Jamalbek Tussupov | April 10, 1957 - Moscow: January 30, 1989

14. Viktor Vasilyev

  • Moscow: April 10, 1956 celebration

Russian mathematician | finite type invariant | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Moscow: April 10, 1956 - London: April 19, 1861

15. Carol V. Robinson

  • Kent: April 10, 1956 celebration

British chemist and professor | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Aston Medal (2011), honorary doctor of the University of Kent, Davy Medal (2010)

16. Sergei Kopeikin

  • Kashin: April 10, 1956 celebration

Russian/American physicist | Moscow State University | Kashin: April 10, 1956 - Lichterfelde: January 13, 1937 | Sergei Kopeikin | Kashin: April 10, 1956

17. Alain Fuchs

  • Lausanne: April 10, 1953 celebration
  • 5th arrondissement of Paris: December 8, 2024 deceased

French chemistry professor | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer of the National Order of Merit (2014), Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and

18. David Langford

  • Newport: April 10, 1953 celebration

British writer | Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer (1987), Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer (1985), Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2001), Hugo Award for Best

19. Anatoliy Dvurechenskii

  • Barnaul: April 10, 1945 celebration

Soviet and Russian physicist | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, USSR State Prize, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in

20. Daniyar Mushtari

  • Kazan: April 10, 1945 celebration
  • Kazan: October 15, 2013 deceased

Russian mathematician (1945–2013) | Kazan Federal University | Kazan: April 10, 1945 - Kazan: October 15, 2013 | Daniyar Mushtari | Kazan: April 10, 1945

21. Marcelo Samuel Berman

  • Buenos Aires: April 10, 1945 celebration

theoretical physicist, specializing in relativistic cosmology. | Buenos Aires: April 10, 1945 - Bayreuth: July 28, 1931 | Marcelo Samuel Berman | Buenos Aires

22. Giovanni Bignami

  • Desio: April 10, 1944 celebration
  • Madrid: May 25, 2017 deceased

Italian physicist (1944–2017) | Bruno Rossi Prize (1993), Theodore von Kármán Award (2010) | University of Milan | Desio: April 10, 1944 - Madrid: May 25, 2017

23. Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan

  • Kottaram: April 10, 1943 celebration

Indian scientist, writer | Padma Shri in science & engineering | University of Mumbai | Kottaram: April 10, 1943 - Manhattan: November 8, 2016 | Yagnaswami

24. Nicola Cabibbo

  • Rome: April 10, 1935 celebration
  • Rome: August 16, 2010 deceased

Italian physicist (1935–2010) | Benjamin Franklin Medal (2011), ICTP Dirac Medal (2010), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

25. Christos Yannaras

  • Athens: April 10, 1935 celebration
  • Kythira: August 24, 2024 deceased

Greek philosopher and Orthodox theologian (1935–2024) | honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Paris, Honorary doctorate from the University of

26. Hans Sticher

  • Hochdorf: April 10, 1934 celebration
  • Zug: March 18, 2022 deceased

Swiss chemist and professor at ETH Zurich | ETH Zurich | Hochdorf: April 10, 1934 - Zug: March 18, 2022 | Hans Sticher | Hochdorf: April 10, 1934 - Zug: March 18, 2022

27. Richard H. Schwartz

  • Arverne: April 10, 1934 celebration

American mathematician and writer | Arverne: April 10, 1934 - Madrid: March 11, 2025 | Richard H. Schwartz | Arverne: April 10, 1934 - Madrid: March 11, 2025

28. Herman Adlercreutz

  • Helsinki: April 10, 1932 celebration
  • Helsinki: October 26, 2014 deceased

Finnish physician, researcher and professor of clinical chemistry | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1983), Cross of Merit, in

29. Oleg Ryzhov

  • Tula: April 10, 1932 celebration

physicist | Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Tula: April 10, 1932 - Aix-en-Provence: June 24, 1637 | Oleg Ryzhov | Tula: April 10, 1932

30. Carl S. Herz

  • April 10, 1930 celebration
  • May 1, 1995 deceased

American-Canadian mathematician | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Cornell University, Princeton University | April 10, 1930 - May 1, 1995 | Carl S.

31. Wolfgang Engel

  • April 10, 1928 celebration
  • Rostock: October 5, 2010 deceased

German mathematician | Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | April 10, 1928 - Rostock: October 5, 2010 | Wolfgang

32. Marshall Warren Nirenberg

  • Brooklyn: April 10, 1927 celebration
  • Manhattan: January 15, 2010 deceased

American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010) | NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1962), National Medal of Science (1964), Canada Gairdner International Award

33. Georges M. Temmer

  • Vienna: April 10, 1922 celebration
  • Princeton: January 12, 1997 deceased

physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship | Vienna: April 10, 1922 - Princeton: January 12, 1997 | Georges M. Temmer | Vienna: April 10, 1922 - Princeton: January 12, 1997

34. Robert Burns Woodward

  • Boston: April 10, 1917 celebration
  • Cambridge: July 8, 1979 deceased

American chemist | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1975), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1965), Remsen Award (1958), Centenary

35. Georges Gusdorf

  • Bordeaux: April 10, 1912 celebration
  • La Teste-de-Buch: October 17, 2000 deceased

French philosopher (1912-2000) | Broquette-Gonin prize (1973), Grand Prix Gobert (1974), Prix Nicolas-Missarel (1964) | École Normale Supérieure | Bordeaux

36. Giuseppe Grioli

  • Messina: April 10, 1912 celebration
  • Messina: March 4, 2015 deceased

Italian physicist and mathematician (1912-2015) | Panetti Ferrari Award (1982) | Messina: April 10, 1912 - Messina: March 4, 2015 | Giuseppe Grioli | Messina

37. Gillo Dorfles

  • Trieste: April 10, 1910 celebration
  • Milan: March 2, 2018 deceased

Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (1910–2018) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Trieste: April 10, 1910 - Milan

38. Nautam Bhatt

  • April 10, 1909 celebration
  • July 6, 2005 deceased

Indian physicist (1909-2005) | Padma Shri in science & engineering | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Samaldas Arts College, Gujarat College

39. Franz Rautek

  • April 10, 1902 celebration

April 10, 1902 - Cambridge: April 15, 2009 | Franz Rautek | April 10, 1902 - Cambridge: April 15, 2009

40. Arnold Beckman

  • Cullom: April 10, 1900 celebration
  • La Jolla: May 18, 2004 deceased

American chemist (1900–2004) | National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1988), Presidential Citizens Medal, Charles Lathrop Parsons Award (1989), Bower

41. Karl Lohmann

  • Bielefeld: April 10, 1898 celebration
  • Berlin: April 22, 1978 deceased

German biochemist (1898-1978) | Helmholtz Medal (1978), Cothenius Medal (1967), National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold

42. Abraham Kovoor

  • Tiruvalla: April 10, 1898 celebration
  • Colombo: September 18, 1978 deceased

Sri Lankan rationalist and professor (1898–1978) | University of Calcutta, Bangabasi College | Tiruvalla: April 10, 1898 - Colombo: September 18, 1978

43. Clarence Raymond Adams

  • Cranston: April 10, 1898 celebration
  • October 15, 1965 deceased

American mathematician (1898-1965) | Harvard University, Brown University | Cranston: April 10, 1898 - October 15, 1965 | Clarence Raymond Adams | Cranston

44. Žak Feliksovič Jakobin (Zak Feliksovic Jakobin)

  • Vrhnika pri Ložu: April 10, 1897 celebration
  • Kalach: April 13, 1993 deceased

inventor of agricultural machinery | Vrhnika pri Ložu: April 10, 1897 - Kalach: April 13, 1993 | Žak Feliksovič Jakobin (Zak Feliksovic Jakobin) | Vrhnika

45. Sebastian Karrer

  • April 10, 1889 celebration

University of Washington, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | April 10, 1889 - Nîmes: January 9, 2008 | Sebastian Karrer | April 10, 1889 - Nîmes

46. Bernardo Houssay

  • Buenos Aires: April 10, 1887 celebration
  • Buenos Aires: September 21, 1971 deceased

Argentine physician (1887–1971) | honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier (1959), doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon (1946), doctor

47. Erskine Douglas Williamson

  • Scotland: April 10, 1886 celebration
  • Washington, D.C.: December 25, 1923 deceased

1886-1923) | University of Edinburgh | Scotland: April 10, 1886 - Washington, D.C.: December 25, 1923 | Erskine Douglas Williamson | Scotland: April 10, 1886

48. Henry James Priestley

  • City of London: April 10, 1883 celebration
  • Brisbane: February 26, 1932 deceased

1883-1932) professor of mathematics | Jesus College | City of London: April 10, 1883 - Brisbane: February 26, 1932 | Henry James Priestley | City of London

49. Aloys Fischer

  • Furth im Wald: April 10, 1880 celebration
  • Munich: November 23, 1937 deceased

German philosopher, educationist, psychologist and sociologist (1880-1937) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Furth im Wald: April 10, 1880 - Munich

50. J.J. van Loghem

  • Amsterdam: April 10, 1878 celebration
  • Amsterdam: October 31, 1968 deceased

Dutch professor of bacteriology and epidemiology | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Amsterdam: April 10, 1878 - Amsterdam: October 31, 1968 | J.J.

51. Martha Tracy

  • Plainfield: April 10, 1876 celebration
  • Philadelphia: March 22, 1942 deceased

physician and educator | Bryn Mawr College | Plainfield: April 10, 1876 - Philadelphia: March 22, 1942 | Martha Tracy | Plainfield: April 10, 1876

52. Max Ulrich Schoop

  • Frauenfeld: April 10, 1870 celebration
  • Zurich: February 29, 1956 deceased

Swiss inventor (1870–1956) | John Scott Award (1917) | Frauenfeld: April 10, 1870 - Zurich: February 29, 1956 | Max Ulrich Schoop | Frauenfeld: April 10

53. Alvah Leigh Powell

  • Vicksburg: April 10, 1863 celebration
  • October 7, 1924 deceased

American inventor | Vicksburg: April 10, 1863 - October 7, 1924 | Alvah Leigh Powell | Vicksburg: April 10, 1863 - October 7, 1924

54. Paul Héroult (Paul Heroult)

  • Thury-Harcourt: April 10, 1863 celebration
  • Antibes: May 9, 1914 deceased

French inventor (1863–1914) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Mines ParisTech | Thury-Harcourt: April 10, 1863 - Antibes: May 9, 1914 | Paul Héroult - Paul

55. Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield

  • Wavertree: April 10, 1861 celebration
  • July 19, 1945 deceased

Royal Navy admiral | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Stubbington House School | Wavertree: April 10, 1861 - July 19, 1945 | Edward

56. Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (Lucien Levy-Bruhl)

  • Paris: April 10, 1857 celebration
  • Paris: March 13, 1939 deceased

French philosopher (1857-1939) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1906), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1928) | Sorbonne, École Normale Supérieure | Paris

57. Henry Dudeney

  • Mayfield: April 10, 1857 celebration
  • Lewes: April 24, 1930 deceased

puzzlist and mathematical games designer (1857–1930) | Mayfield: April 10, 1857 - Lewes: April 24, 1930 | Henry Dudeney (Sphinx) | Mayfield: April 10, 1857

58. Vincenc Strouhal

  • Seč: April 10, 1850 celebration
  • Podolí: January 23, 1922 deceased

Czech physicist (1850–1922) | Charles University | Seč: April 10, 1850 - Podolí: January 23, 1922 | Vincenc Strouhal | Seč: April 10, 1850 - Podolí

59. Frank Stephen Baldwin

  • New Hartford: April 10, 1838 celebration
  • Morristown: April 8, 1925 deceased

American inventor (1838–1925) | John Scott Award (1874) | Union College | New Hartford: April 10, 1838 - Morristown: April 8, 1925 | Frank Stephen Baldwin

60. Nicolás Salmerón (Nicolas Salmeron)

  • Alhama de Almería: April 10, 1838 celebration
  • Pau: September 20, 1908 deceased

Prime Minister of Spain (1838-1908) | Universidad Central, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (Universidad de Granada), University of Granada | Alhama de

61. John N. Stockwell

  • Northampton: April 10, 1832 celebration
  • Shaker Heights: May 18, 1920 deceased

American astronomer and mathematician (1832–1920) | Western Reserve College | Northampton: April 10, 1832 - Shaker Heights: May 18, 1920 | John N. Stockwell

62. Hugo Ottomar Hertzer

  • Aschersleben: April 10, 1831 celebration
  • Berlin: November 15, 1908 deceased

Dr. phil. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 1865 | University of Göttingen | Aschersleben: April 10, 1831 - Berlin: November 15, 1908 | Hugo Ottomar

63. Robert Rubenson

  • April 10, 1829 celebration

April 10, 1829 - April 30, 2021 | Robert Rubenson | April 10, 1829 - April 30, 2021

64. Auguste Ambroise Tardieu

  • Paris: April 10, 1818 celebration
  • Paris: January 12, 1879 deceased

French pathologist (1818–1879) | Paris: April 10, 1818 - Paris: January 12, 1879 | Auguste Ambroise Tardieu | Paris: April 10, 1818 - Paris: January 12, 1879

65. Konstantin Aksakov

  • Aksakovo: April 10, 1817 celebration
  • Zakynthos: December 19, 1860 deceased

Critic and writer (1817-1860) | Imperial Moscow University | Aksakovo: April 10, 1817 - Zakynthos: December 19, 1860 | Konstantin Aksakov | Aksakovo: April 10

66. Henri-Gustave Delvigne

  • Hamburg: April 10, 1800 celebration
  • Toulon: October 18, 1876 deceased

19th-century French soldier and inventor | Hamburg: April 10, 1800 - Toulon: October 18, 1876 | Henri-Gustave Delvigne | Hamburg: April 10, 1800 - Toulon

67. Dominik Szulc

  • Minsk Governorate: April 10, 1797 celebration
  • Warsaw: December 27, 1860 deceased

Polish philosopher and historian (1797-1860) | Vilnius University | Minsk Governorate: April 10, 1797 - Warsaw: December 27, 1860 | Dominik Szulc | Minsk

68. William Hazlitt

  • Maidstone: April 10, 1778 celebration
  • London: September 18, 1830 deceased

English essayist and writer | Characters of Shakespear's Plays, Table-Talk, The Spirit of the Age | Maidstone: April 10, 1778 - London: September 18, 1830

69. John Leslie

  • Largo: April 10, 1766 celebration
  • Largo: November 3, 1832 deceased

British mathematician and physicist (1766–1832) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1807), Knight Bachelor (1831), Rumford Medal (1804) | Leslie cube

70. John West

  • Logie: April 10, 1756 celebration
  • Morant Bay: October 17, 1817 deceased

Scottish mathematician (1756-1817) | University of St Andrews | Logie: April 10, 1756 - Morant Bay: October 17, 1817 | John West | Logie: April 10, 1756

71. Samuel Hahnemann

  • Meissen: April 10, 1755 celebration
  • former 1st arrondissement of Paris: July 2, 1843 deceased

German physician known for creating homeopathy | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Meissen: April 10, 1755 - former 1st arrondissement of Paris: July 2, 1843

72. John Whitehurst

  • Congleton: April 10, 1713 celebration
  • London: February 18, 1788 deceased

British clockmaker (1713-1788) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Congleton: April 10, 1713 - London: February 18, 1788 | John Whitehurst | Congleton: April 10

73. Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus

  • Sławnikowice: April 10, 1651 celebration
  • Dresden: October 11, 1708 deceased

German mathematician and philosopher (*1651 – †1708) | Tschirnhaus transformation, Tschirnhausen cubic, Medicina mentis, n-ellipse, Tschirnhaus' Quadratrix

74. Hugo Grotius

  • Delft: April 10, 1583 celebration
  • Rostock: August 28, 1645 deceased

Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645) | Leiden University | Delft: April 10, 1583 - Rostock: August 28, 1645 | Hugo Grotius - Hugo Grocio, Hugo Grotius eller

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