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Shing-Tung Yau

  • Shantou: April 4, 1949 celebration
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    United States, Hong Kong, British Hong Kong  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Shantou: April 4, 1949  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. mathematics
    2. differential geometry
     

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    1. Shiing-Shen Chern
     

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  • school Education

    1. University of California, Berkeley
    2. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    3. Pui Ching Middle School
    4. Chung Chi College
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Crafoord Prize
    2. National Medal of Science (1997)
    3. Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1994)
    4. Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (1981)
    5. Shaw Prize (2023)
    6. Guggenheim Fellowship (1982)
    7. John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (1981)
    8. Humboldt Prize (1991)
    9. Fields medal (1982)
    10. Great Immigrants Award (2009)
    11. Humboldt Research Fellowship
    12. honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University (2003)
    13. MacArthur Fellows Program (1984)
    14. Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)
    15. Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2010)
    16. honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
     

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  • American mathematician from Hong Kong | Crafoord Prize, National Medal of Science (1997), Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1994), Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry

1. Petr Hlaváček (Petr Hlavacek)

  • Chomutov: April 4, 1974 celebration

Czech historian | Hussite Theological Faculty, Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Chomutov: April 4, 1974 - Prague: December 15, 1989

2. Onintze Salazar

  • April 4, 1971 celebration

April 4, 1971 - Moscow: June 23, 1971 | Onintze Salazar | April 4, 1971 - Moscow: June 23, 1971

3. Elchin Babayev

  • Nakhchivan: April 4, 1965 celebration

Azerbaijani scientist | Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)". (2024), Baku State University 100th anniversary medal, Taraggi Medal (2005)

4. Alessandro Vespignani

  • Rome: April 4, 1965 celebration

Italian physicist | Sapienza University of Rome | Rome: April 4, 1965 - Cambridge: September 26, 2020 | Alessandro Vespignani | Rome: April 4, 1965

5. Yves Laszlo

  • Paris: April 4, 1964 celebration

French mathematician | University of Paris-Sud (1988) | Paris: April 4, 1964 - Lake Placid: December 26, 1931 | Yves Laszlo | Paris: April 4, 1964 - Lake

6. Klaus Hentschel

  • Bad Nauheim: April 4, 1961 celebration

German physicist and historian of science | Paul Bunge Prize (1992), Kurt-Hartwig-Siemers-Wissenschaftspreis (1989) | University of Hamburg | Bad Nauheim

7. Horacio Potel

  • April 4, 1960 celebration

April 4, 1960 - Venice: July 22, 1790 | Horacio Potel | April 4, 1960 - Venice: July 22, 1790

8. David Batstone

  • Illinois: April 4, 1958 celebration

American academic philosopher | Graduate Theological Union (1989), IBTS (1982), Illinois Valley Central High School, Westmont College (1980), Pacific School of

9. Mukharram Bikbov

  • Oktyabrsky District: April 4, 1957 celebration

Russian scientist | Honoured Physician of the Russian Federation | Bashkir State Medical University | Oktyabrsky District: April 4, 1957 - Nassau: March 8, 1887

10. Zdzisław Dzedzej (Zdzislaw Dzedzej)

  • Koszalin: April 4, 1955 celebration

Polish mathematician | University of Gdańsk | Koszalin: April 4, 1955 - Budapest: May 7, 1974 | Zdzisław Dzedzej (Zdzislaw Dzedzej) | Koszalin: April 4, 1955

11. Jorge Alió (Jorge Alio)

  • Caracas: April 4, 1953 celebration

Spanish ophthalmologist and researcher | Complutense University of Madrid | Caracas: April 4, 1953 - January 1, 2008 | Jorge Alió (Jorge Alio) | Caracas

12. Isidor Marí Mayans (Isidor Mari Mayans)

  • Ibiza: April 4, 1949 celebration

Professor | Saint George's Cross (2025), Ramon Llull Award (2003) | University of Barcelona | Ibiza: April 4, 1949 - Saint Petersburg: March 22, 1911 | Isidor

13. Mikhail Shifman

  • Riga: April 4, 1949 celebration

American physicist | Sakurai Prize (1999), Pomeranchuk Prize (2013), Fellow of the American Physical Society, ICTP Dirac Medal (2016), Lilienfeld Prize (2006)

14. Shing-Tung Yau

  • Shantou: April 4, 1949 celebration

American mathematician from Hong Kong | Crafoord Prize, National Medal of Science (1997), Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1994), Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry

15. Guido Trombetti

  • Naples: April 4, 1949 celebration

Italian mathematician and politician (1949-) | Naples: April 4, 1949 - Rome: December 29, 1948 | Guido Trombetti | Naples: April 4, 1949 - Rome: December 29, 1948

16. Nursulū Böketova (Nursulu Boketova)

  • North Kazakhstan Region: April 4, 1948 celebration

Kazakhstani scientist | North Kazakhstan Region: April 4, 1948 - Tokyo: August 19, 1917 | Nursulū Böketova (Nursulu Boketova) | North Kazakhstan Region

17. John C. H. Spence

  • Canberra: April 4, 1946 celebration
  • Boston: June 28, 2021 deceased

Australian physicist (1946–2021) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2015)

18. Thomas Hoffmann-Ostenhof

  • Vienna: April 4, 1945 celebration

Austrian chemist | University of Vienna | Vienna: April 4, 1945 - Heusenstamm: December 9, 2005 | Thomas Hoffmann-Ostenhof | Vienna: April 4, 1945

19. Bassam Tibi

  • Damascus: April 4, 1944 celebration

Syrian-German social and political scientist and university lecturer | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1995) | Goethe

20. Aljoša Volčič (Aljosa Volcic)

  • Ljubljana: April 4, 1943 celebration

Italian mathematician | University of Trieste | Ljubljana: April 4, 1943 - Moscow: February 3, 1994 | Aljoša Volčič (Aljosa Volcic) | Ljubljana: April 4

21. Kari Hag

  • Eidsvoll Municipality: April 4, 1941 celebration

Norwegian mathematician | University of Oslo, University of Michigan, Norwegian College of General Sciences | Eidsvoll Municipality: April 4, 1941 - August 10, 2016

22. Zaid Orudzhev

  • Baku: April 4, 1932 celebration

Russian academic | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Baku: April 4, 1932 - Moscow: February 1, 1892 | Zaid Orudzhev | Baku: April 4, 1932

23. Sándor Balázs (Sandor Balazs)

  • Cluj-Napoca: April 4, 1928 celebration
  • Cluj-Napoca: February 26, 2022 deceased

Hungarian philosopher from Romania (1928–2022) | Political Statement in the Article “A Ceaușescu-korszak után” (After the Ceaușescu Era) of the 1988/1

24. Robert Lawson Vaught

  • Alhambra: April 4, 1926 celebration
  • Berkeley: April 2, 2002 deceased

American mathematician (1926–2002) | Carol Karp Prize (1978), Guggenheim Fellowship | Pomona College, University of California, Berkeley | Alhambra: April 4

25. Evgeny Volkov

  • Tula: April 4, 1926 celebration
  • Moscow: January 14, 2019 deceased

Russian mathematician (1926-2019) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Tula: April 4, 1926 - Moscow: January 14, 2019 | Evgeny Volkov | Tula: April 4

26. Miloš Poljanšek (Milos Poljansek)

  • Brežice: April 4, 1923 celebration
  • April 26, 2020 deceased

Slovenian philosopher | Brežice: April 4, 1923 - April 26, 2020 | Miloš Poljanšek (Milos Poljansek) | Brežice: April 4, 1923 - April 26, 2020

27. René Taton (Rene Taton)

  • L'Échelle: April 4, 1915 celebration
  • Ajaccio: August 9, 2004 deceased

French historian of science (1915-2004) | George Sarton Medal (1975), Kenneth O. May Prize | École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud | L'Échelle: April 4

28. Marguerite Duras

  • Gia Định: April 4, 1914 celebration
  • 6th arrondissement of Paris: March 3, 1996 deceased

French writer and film director (1914-1996) | Prix Goncourt (1984), Austrian State Prize for European Literature (1989), Grand prix du théâtre (1983) | The

29. Carl B. Allendoerfer

  • Kansas City: April 4, 1911 celebration
  • Seattle: September 24, 1974 deceased

American mathematician in the mid-twentieth century | Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards, Rhodes Scholarship (1932) | New College, Princeton University

30. Dmitry Sokolsky

  • Bandar-e Anzali: April 4, 1910 celebration
  • Almaty: March 1, 1987 deceased

Soviet chemist (1910–1987) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour

31. Guo Yonghuai

  • Rongcheng: April 4, 1909 celebration
  • Beijing: December 5, 1968 deceased

Aerodynamic scientist (1909-1968) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1957) | California Institute of Technology, Peking University | Rongcheng

32. Ragnar Nilsson

  • April 4, 1903 celebration
  • Uppsala: August 21, 1981 deceased

Swedish chemist and microbiologist (1903-1981) | Agricultural University College, Stockholm University | April 4, 1903 - Uppsala: August 21, 1981 | Ragnar

33. Konrad Marc-Wogau

  • Moscow: April 4, 1902 celebration
  • Uppsala: October 27, 1991 deceased

Swedish philosopher (1902–1991) | Moscow: April 4, 1902 - Uppsala: October 27, 1991 | Konrad Marc-Wogau | Moscow: April 4, 1902 - Uppsala: October 27, 1991

34. Philipp Lersch

  • Munich: April 4, 1898 celebration
  • Munich: March 15, 1972 deceased

German psychologist and philosopher (1898-1972) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: April 4, 1898 - Munich: March 15, 1972 | Philipp Lersch

35. Dmytro Chyzhevsky

  • Oleksandriia: April 4, 1894 celebration
  • Heidelberg: April 18, 1977 deceased

Ukrainian literary scholar (1894–1977) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1955) | Oleksandriia: April 4, 1894 - Heidelberg: April 18, 1977 | Dmytro Chyzhevsky

36. Charles Christian Lauritsen

  • Holstebro: April 4, 1892 celebration
  • April 13, 1968 deceased

Danish-born American physicist | Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics (1967), Fellow of the American Physical Society (1931) | Odense University | Holstebro

37. Sergey Zhuk

  • Kyiv: April 4, 1892 celebration
  • Moscow: March 1, 1957 deceased

soviet engineer (1892–1957) | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, Order of the Red Banner of

38. Vilho Setälä (Vilho Setala)

  • Helsinki: April 4, 1892 celebration
  • Espoo: April 11, 1985 deceased

Finnish photographer, journalist, scientist, writer and Esperantist (1892–1985) | Helsinki: April 4, 1892 - Espoo: April 11, 1985 | Vilho Setälä (Vilho

39. Lidija Liepiņa (Lidija Liepina)

  • Saint Petersburg: April 4, 1891 celebration
  • Riga: September 4, 1985 deceased

Latvian physical chemist (1891-1985) | Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

40. Giorgio Mortara

  • Mantua: April 4, 1885 celebration
  • Rio de Janeiro: March 30, 1967 deceased

Italian mathematician (1885–1967) | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1937), Fellow of the American Statistical Association | University of Naples Federico II

41. Rudolf Reder

  • Dębica: April 4, 1881 celebration
  • Toronto: October 6, 1977 deceased

Belzec extermination camp survivor | Dębica: April 4, 1881 - Toronto: October 6, 1977 | Rudolf Reder | Dębica: April 4, 1881 - Toronto: October 6, 1977

42. Antoni Korczyński (Antoni Korczynski)

  • Kraków: April 4, 1879 celebration
  • Poznań: April 7, 1929 deceased

Polish chemist (1879-1929) | Kraków: April 4, 1879 - Poznań: April 7, 1929 | Antoni Korczyński (Antoni Korczynski) | Kraków: April 4, 1879 - Poznań: April 7, 1929

43. George Barger

  • Manchester: April 4, 1878 celebration
  • Aeschi: January 5, 1939 deceased

British chemist and biochemist (1878–1939) | Cothenius Medal (1937), Fellow of the Chemical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society, Davy Medal (1938)

44. Kazimierz Prószyński (Kazimierz Proszynski)

  • Warsaw: April 4, 1875 celebration
  • Mauthausen concentration camp: March 13, 1945 deceased

Polish inventor (1875-1945) | Warsaw: April 4, 1875 - Mauthausen concentration camp: March 13, 1945 | Kazimierz Prószyński (Kazimierz Proszynski) | Warsaw

45. Wilmon Henry Sheldon

  • Newton Highlands: April 4, 1875 celebration
  • Pittsford: February 26, 1980 deceased

American philosopher (1875–1980) | Harvard University | Newton Highlands: April 4, 1875 - Pittsford: February 26, 1980 | Wilmon Henry Sheldon | Newton

46. Karl Konrad Meinander

  • Helsinki: April 4, 1872 celebration
  • Helsinki: March 27, 1933 deceased

Finnish museum curator and art historian (1872–1933) | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Knight of the Order of St. Olav

47. Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet

  • Balnagown Castle: April 4, 1872 celebration
  • St. Petersburg: June 29, 1942 deceased

Scottish entrepreneur and inventor of the Ross rifle (1872–1942) | Eton College, Trinity College | Balnagown Castle: April 4, 1872 - St. Petersburg: June 29, 1942

48. Philippa Fawcett

  • Brighton: April 4, 1868 celebration
  • London: June 10, 1948 deceased

English mathematician (1868–1948) | Newnham College, Streatham and Clapham High School | Brighton: April 4, 1868 - London: June 10, 1948 | Philippa Fawcett

49. Peter Fireman

  • April 4, 1863 celebration

University of Königsberg, University of Bern, University of Zurich | April 4, 1863 - Chicago: January 1, 1982 | Peter Fireman | April 4, 1863 - Chicago

50. Curt Abel-Musgrave

  • April 4, 1860 celebration

April 4, 1860 - Camberwell: March 30, 1929 | Curt Abel-Musgrave | April 4, 1860 - Camberwell: March 30, 1929

51. Remy de Gourmont

  • Bazoches-au-Houlme: April 4, 1858 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: September 27, 1915 deceased

French writer (1858–1915) | Saintour Prize (1904) | University of Caen Normandy | Bazoches-au-Houlme: April 4, 1858 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: September 27, 1915

52. Károly Zipernowsky (Karoly Zipernowsky)

  • Vienna: April 4, 1853 celebration
  • Budapest: November 29, 1942 deceased

Hungarian engineer (1853–1942) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Vienna: April 4, 1853 - Budapest: November 29, 1942 | Károly Zipernowsky

53. Peter Klason

  • Årstad parish: April 4, 1848 celebration
  • Sankt Matteus: January 1, 1937 deceased

Swedish chemist (1848–1937) | Lund University | Årstad parish: April 4, 1848 - Sankt Matteus: January 1, 1937 | Peter Klason | Årstad parish: April 4, 1848

54. Charles Loring Jackson

  • Boston: April 4, 1847 celebration
  • Prides Crossing: October 31, 1935 deceased

American chemist (1847–1935) | Harvard University, Harvard College | Boston: April 4, 1847 - Prides Crossing: October 31, 1935 | Charles Loring Jackson

55. Raoul Pictet

  • Geneva: April 4, 1846 celebration
  • Paris: July 27, 1929 deceased

Swiss physicist (1846-1929) | Davy Medal (1878) | University of Geneva | Geneva: April 4, 1846 - Paris: July 27, 1929 | Raoul Pictet | Geneva: April 4, 1846

56. Édouard Lucas (Edouard Lucas)

  • Amiens: April 4, 1842 celebration
  • Paris: October 3, 1891 deceased

French mathematician (1842–1891) | École Normale Supérieure | Amiens: April 4, 1842 - Paris: October 3, 1891 | Édouard Lucas (Edouard Lucas) | Amiens

57. Marvin Stone

  • Portage County: April 4, 1842 celebration
  • May 17, 1899 deceased

American inventor | Portage County: April 4, 1842 - May 17, 1899 | Marvin Stone | Portage County: April 4, 1842 - May 17, 1899

58. Zénobe Gramme (Zenobe Gramme)

  • Jehay: April 4, 1826 celebration
  • Bois-Colombes: January 20, 1901 deceased

Belgian electrical engineer | Officer of the Legion of Honour, National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006), Commander of the Order of Leopold | Jehay: April 4, 1826

59. Carl Wilhelm Siemens

  • Lenthe: April 4, 1823 celebration
  • London: November 19, 1883 deceased

engineer and inventor (1823–1883) | honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow, Bakerian Lecture (1871), Albert Medal (1874), Honorary doctorate from

60. Iosif Ravich

  • April 4, 1822 celebration

Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | April 4, 1822 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: March 14, 1976 | Iosif Ravich | April 4, 1822 - 13th arrondissement of

61. Linus Yale

  • New York: April 4, 1821 celebration
  • New York City: December 25, 1868 deceased

American mechanical engineer (1821–1868) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | New York: April 4, 1821 - New York City: December 25, 1868 | Linus Yale

62. William Batchelder Greene

  • United States: April 4, 1819 celebration
  • Somerset: May 30, 1878 deceased

American minister and activist (1819–1878) | Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University | United States: April 4, 1819 - Somerset: May 30, 1878 | William

63. Benjamin Peirce

  • Salem: April 4, 1809 celebration
  • Cambridge: October 6, 1880 deceased

American mathematician (1809–1880) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1852) | Harvard University

64. Carl Mundt

  • Copenhagen: April 4, 1802 celebration
  • Frederiksberg: December 22, 1873 deceased

Danish politician | Metropolitanskolen | Copenhagen: April 4, 1802 - Frederiksberg: December 22, 1873 | Carl Mundt | Copenhagen: April 4, 1802 - Frederiksberg

65. Asaka Gonsai

  • Kōriyama: April 4, 1791 celebration
  • Edo: January 1, 1861 deceased

Japanese scientist | Kōriyama: April 4, 1791 - Edo: January 1, 1861 | Asaka Gonsai | Kōriyama: April 4, 1791 - Edo: January 1, 1861

66. Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger (Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Belanger)

  • Valenciennes: April 4, 1790 celebration
  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: May 8, 1874 deceased

French applied mathematician | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | École polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech | Valenciennes: April 4, 1790

67. Ferenc Teleki

  • Bistrița: April 4, 1785 celebration
  • Posmuș: December 16, 1831 deceased

Hungarian mathematician, poet (1785–1831) | Bistrița: April 4, 1785 - Posmuș: December 16, 1831 | Ferenc Teleki | Bistrița: April 4, 1785 - Posmuș

68. Vincenzo Flauti

  • Naples: April 4, 1782 celebration
  • Naples: June 20, 1863 deceased

Italian mathematician (1782-1863) | Casa del Salvatore, University of Naples Federico II | Naples: April 4, 1782 - Naples: June 20, 1863 | Vincenzo Flauti

69. Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

  • Paris: April 4, 1688 celebration
  • Paris: September 11, 1768 deceased

French astronomer | 12742 Delisle, Mons Delisle, Delisle, Fellow of the Royal Society | Delisle scale | Paris: April 4, 1688 - Paris: September 11, 1768

70. Daniel Mögling (Daniel Mogling)

  • Böblingen: April 4, 1596 celebration
  • August 19, 1635 deceased

German alchemist (1596-1635) | Böblingen: April 4, 1596 - August 19, 1635 | Daniel Mögling (Daniel Mogling | Florentinus de Valentia | Theophilus

71. Giacomo Castelvetro

  • Modena: April 4, 1546 celebration
  • London: March 21, 1616 deceased

Italian writer | Modena: April 4, 1546 - London: March 21, 1616 | Giacomo Castelvetro | Modena: April 4, 1546 - London: March 21, 1616

72. Christopher Clavius

  • Bamberg: April 4, 1538 celebration
  • Rome: February 6, 1612 deceased

German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612) | University of Coimbra, Roman College | Bamberg: April 4, 1538 - Rome: February 6, 1612 | Christopher

73. Guillaume Postel

  • Barenton: April 4, 1510 celebration
  • Paris: September 16, 1581 deceased

French linguist, astronomer, diplomat and professor (1510–1581) | Collège Sainte-Barbe | Barenton: April 4, 1510 - Paris: September 16, 1581 | Guillaume

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