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Stephanie L. Kwolek

  • New Kensington: July 31, 1923 celebration
  • Wilmington: June 18, 2014 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    New Kensington: July 31, 1923  

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    Wilmington: June 18, 2014  

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    1. organic chemistry
     

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    1. Margaret Morrison Carnegie College
    2. Carnegie Mellon University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Howard N. Potts Medal (1976)
    2. ACS Award for Creative Invention (1980)
    3. Lemelson–MIT Prize (1999)
    4. National Inventors Hall of Fame (1995)
    5. Perkin Medal (1997)
    6. Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1996)
    7. Chemical Pioneer Award (1980)
    8. National Women's Hall of Fame (2003)
    9. National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1986)
    10. IRI Achievement Award (1997)
    11. Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement (1995)
    12. Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (2014)
     

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  • American chemist, inventor of Kevlar (1923–2014) | Howard N. Potts Medal (1976), ACS Award for Creative Invention (1980), Lemelson–MIT Prize (1999)

1. Ivar Kruusenberg

  • Tallinn: July 31, 1984 celebration

Estonian snowboarder, chemist and entrepreneur | Paide Hillar Hanssoo Basic School, University of Tartu | Tallinn: July 31, 1984 - Lucerne: October 25, 1866

2. Tarmo Tamm

  • July 31, 1974 celebration

Estonian chemist (born 1974) | July 31, 1974 - Buenos Aires: November 30, 1939 | Tarmo Tamm | July 31, 1974 - Buenos Aires: November 30, 1939

3. Anoush Beghloyan

  • Yerevan: July 31, 1969 celebration

Armenian politician | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: July 31, 1969 - Ithaca: March 29, 2019 | Anoush Beghloyan | Yerevan: July 31, 1969 - Ithaca: March 29, 2019

4. Tadeusz Bartoś (Tadeusz Bartos)

  • Prague: July 31, 1967 celebration

Polish philosopher and theologian, former Dominican friar | Pontifical University of John Paul II | Prague: July 31, 1967 - February 8, 1998 | Tadeusz Bartoś

5. Piet Gros

  • Dokkum: July 31, 1962 celebration

Dutch chemist | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2013), Gregori Aminoff Prize (2018), Spinoza Prize (2010) | Dokkum: July 31, 1962 - Jerusalem

6. Natalya Malenko

  • Michurinsk: July 31, 1959 celebration

Russian politician (born 1959) | Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, Order “For fidelity to duty”, Crimea defense medal | Tavrida National V.I.

7. Toyoshi Fuketa

  • Mito: July 31, 1957 celebration

Japanese scientist | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Mito: July 31, 1957 - January 1, 1067 | Toyoshi Fuketa | Mito: July 31, 1957 - January 1, 1067 | Tokyo

8. Elisabeth von Samsonow

  • Neubeuern: July 31, 1956 celebration

German sculptor | Neubeuern: July 31, 1956 - Somerville: December 23, 2018 | Elisabeth von Samsonow | Neubeuern: July 31, 1956 - Somerville: December 23, 2018

9. Horst Knörrer (Horst Knorrer)

  • Bayreuth: July 31, 1953 celebration

mathematician | University of Bonn | Bayreuth: July 31, 1953 - February 21, 1899 | Horst Knörrer (Horst Knorrer) | Bayreuth: July 31, 1953 - February 21, 1899

10. Dimitŭr Zashev (Dimitur Zashev)

  • Sofia: July 31, 1948 celebration
  • Sofia: February 1, 2018 deceased

Bulgarian philosopher | Sofia University, Leipzig University | Sofia: July 31, 1948 - Sofia: February 1, 2018 | Dimitŭr Zashev (Dimitur Zashev) | Sofia: July

11. Hans Gerding

  • July 31, 1947 celebration

Dutch philosopher and parapsychologist | July 31, 1947 - Oxford: May 5, 1971 | Hans Gerding | July 31, 1947 - Oxford: May 5, 1971

12. Hilmi İbar (Hilmi Ibar)

  • Gjilan: July 31, 1947 celebration

Chemist, Pedagogue | Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, University of Pristina (1969–1999), University of Kansas, Aston University | Gjilan: July 31

13. María Teresa Lozano Imízcoz (Maria Teresa Lozano Imizcoz)

  • Pamplona: July 31, 1946 celebration

Spanish mathematician | Medal of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society (2016) | University of Zaragoza | Pamplona: July 31, 1946 - Minusio: December 26, 1960

14. Gopal Prasad

  • Ghazipur: July 31, 1945 celebration

Indian mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Guggenheim Fellowship, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1989)

15. David Heyd

  • Jerusalem: July 31, 1945 celebration

Israeli philosopher | The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture (2017) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Oxford | Jerusalem: July 31, 1945

16. Roger C. Field

  • London: July 31, 1945 celebration

British inventor and musician | Aiglon College, The King's School Canterbury, California College of the Arts | London: July 31, 1945 - Le Havre: June 21, 1913

17. Patrice Jeener

  • Paris: July 31, 1944 celebration

French artist | Paris: July 31, 1944 - Cambridge: June 21, 1982 | Patrice Jeener | Paris: July 31, 1944 - Cambridge: June 21, 1982

18. Hidetoshi Fukuyama

  • July 31, 1942 celebration

Japanese physicist | Person of Cultural Merit (2016) | University of Tokyo | July 31, 1942 - March 30, 2006 | Hidetoshi Fukuyama | July 31, 1942 - March 30

19. Vic Hayes

  • Surabaya: July 31, 1941 celebration

Father of Wi-Fi | Surabaya: July 31, 1941 - Göttingen: May 5, 1859 | Vic Hayes | Surabaya: July 31, 1941 - Göttingen: May 5, 1859

20. Kasturi Lal Chopra

  • July 31, 1933 celebration
  • May 18, 2021 deceased

Indian material physicist | Padma Shri in science & engineering, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Om Prakash Bhasin Award (1989), Shanti Swarup

21. John Searle

  • Denver: July 31, 1932 celebration

American philosopher | Rhodes Scholarship (1952), Albertus-Magnus professorate (2013), National Humanities Medal (2004), Guggenheim Fellowship (1975), Fellow

22. Elliott H. Lieb

  • Boston: July 31, 1932 celebration

American mathematical physicist and professor of mathematics and physics at Princeton University | APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research (2022)

23. Jean Jeener

  • Brussels metropolitan area: July 31, 1931 celebration
  • June 10, 2023 deceased

Belgian scientist | Université Libre de Bruxelles, Free University of Brussels | Brussels metropolitan area: July 31, 1931 - June 10, 2023 | Jean Jeener

24. Bob Meistrell

  • Boonville: July 31, 1928 celebration
  • June 16, 2013 deceased

American inventor, surfer and businessperson (1928-2013) | El Segundo High School | Boonville: July 31, 1928 - June 16, 2013 | Bob Meistrell | Boonville: July

25. Felix Browder

  • Moscow: July 31, 1927 celebration
  • Princeton: December 10, 2016 deceased

American mathematician (1927-2016) | doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (1990), Guggenheim Fellowship (1966), Guggenheim

26. Hilary Putnam

  • Chicago: July 31, 1926 celebration
  • Arlington: March 13, 2016 deceased

American philosopher | Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy (2011), Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Nicholas

27. Burton Edelson

  • New York City: July 31, 1926 celebration
  • New York: January 6, 2002 deceased

American naval officer and scientist | Allan D. Emil Memorial Award (1987), Wilbur Cross Medal (1984) | United States Naval Academy, Yale University | New York

28. John W. N. Watkins

  • England: July 31, 1924 celebration
  • Salcombe: July 26, 1999 deceased

English Philosopher of Science | Yale University | England: July 31, 1924 - Salcombe: July 26, 1999 | John W. N. Watkins | England: July 31, 1924 - Salcombe

29. Jean-Jacques Moreau

  • Blaye: July 31, 1923 celebration
  • Montpellier: January 9, 2014 deceased

mathematician (1923–2014) | University of Paris | Blaye: July 31, 1923 - Montpellier: January 9, 2014 | Jean-Jacques Moreau - Jean Jacques Antoine Moreau

30. Stephanie L. Kwolek

  • New Kensington: July 31, 1923 celebration
  • Wilmington: June 18, 2014 deceased

American chemist, inventor of Kevlar (1923–2014) | Howard N. Potts Medal (1976), ACS Award for Creative Invention (1980), Lemelson–MIT Prize (1999)

31. Jacques Muglioni

  • La Garenne-Colombes: July 31, 1921 celebration
  • Chatou: January 22, 1996 deceased

French philosopher (1921-1996) | La Garenne-Colombes: July 31, 1921 - Chatou: January 22, 1996 | Jacques Muglioni | La Garenne-Colombes: July 31, 1921

32. Primo Levi

  • Turin: July 31, 1919 celebration
  • Turin: April 11, 1987 deceased

Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987) | Viareggio Prize (1982), Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition (1997), Premio

33. Paul D. Boyer

  • Provo: July 31, 1918 celebration
  • Los Angeles: June 2, 2018 deceased

American biochemist (1918–2018) | Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1955), Tolman Award (1981), William C. Rose Award (1989), Nobel Prize in Chemistry

34. Gerhard Szczesny

  • East Prussia: July 31, 1918 celebration
  • Munich: October 28, 2002 deceased

German writer, philosopher and opinion journalist (1918-2002) | East Prussia: July 31, 1918 - Munich: October 28, 2002 | Gerhard Szczesny | East Prussia: July

35. André Tosello (Andre Tosello)

  • July 31, 1914 celebration

University of São Paulo | July 31, 1914 - April 1, 2011 | André Tosello (Andre Tosello) | July 31, 1914 - April 1, 2011

36. Samson Kutateladze

  • Saint Petersburg: July 31, 1914 celebration
  • Moscow: March 20, 1986 deceased

Soviet physicist (1914-1986) | Max Jakob Memorial Award (1969), Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet

37. Jenny Rosenthal Bramley

  • Moscow: July 31, 1909 celebration
  • Lancaster: May 26, 1997 deceased

American physicist (1909–1997) | Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship, Fellow of the American Physical Society, IEEE Fellow | University of Paris, New York University

38. Semyon Shubin

  • Liepāja: July 31, 1908 celebration
  • gulag camp: November 28, 1938 deceased

Soviet physicist (1908–1938) | Moscow State University | Liepāja: July 31, 1908 - gulag camp: November 28, 1938 | Semyon Shubin | Liepāja: July 31, 1908

39. Thora Hardy

  • Switzerland: July 31, 1902 celebration
  • State College: January 1, 1993 deceased

Swiss chemist (1902-1993) | Barnard College, University of Chicago | Switzerland: July 31, 1902 - State College: January 1, 1993 | Thora Hardy - Thora

40. Jean Dubuffet

  • Le Havre: July 31, 1901 celebration
  • 6th arrondissement of Paris: May 12, 1985 deceased

French artist (1901–1985) | Le Bel costumé, Tour aux figures, Monument with Standing Beast, Jardin d'émail | École supérieure d'art et design Le

41. Carl-Erik Sjöstedt (Carl-Erik Sjostedt)

  • Eskilstuna parish: July 31, 1900 celebration
  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 8, 1979 deceased

Swedish occidentalist and mathematician | Uppsala University | Eskilstuna parish: July 31, 1900 - Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: February 8, 1979 | Carl-Erik

42. Ethel Raybould

  • Brisbane: July 31, 1899 celebration
  • January 17, 1987 deceased

mathematician from Australia (1899-1987) | University of Queensland | Brisbane: July 31, 1899 - January 17, 1987 | Ethel Raybould | Brisbane: July 31, 1899

43. Walter Schirren

  • July 31, 1889 celebration

July 31, 1889 - Montreal: November 13, 2009 | Walter Schirren | July 31, 1889 - Montreal: November 13, 2009

44. Hans Freyer

  • Leipzig: July 31, 1887 celebration
  • Ebersteinburg: January 18, 1969 deceased

German philosopher and sociologist (1887-1969) | Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen (1967) | Leipzig University, University of Greifswald | Leipzig: July 31

45. Ignas Končius (Ignas Koncius)

  • July 31, 1886 celebration

July 31, 1886 - January 1, 1101 | Ignas Končius (Ignas Koncius) | July 31, 1886 - January 1, 1101

46. Ernst Bürgin (Ernst Burgin)

  • Grenzach-Wyhlen: July 31, 1885 celebration
  • Grenzach-Wyhlen: June 22, 1966 deceased

German chemist (1885–1966) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Grenzach-Wyhlen: July 31, 1885 - Grenzach-Wyhlen: June 22, 1966 | Ernst Bürgin (Ernst Burgin)

47. Herbert E. Ives

  • Philadelphia: July 31, 1882 celebration
  • Montclair: November 13, 1953 deceased

American physicist (1882-1953) | Fellow of the Optical Society, Rumford Prize (1951), John Scott Award (1927), Frederic Ives Medal (1937) | University of

48. George Abram Miller

  • Lehigh County: July 31, 1863 celebration
  • Urbana: February 10, 1951 deceased

American mathematician (1863–1951) | Muhlenberg College, Cumberland University | Lehigh County: July 31, 1863 - Urbana: February 10, 1951 | George Abram

49. Henri Genty

  • July 31, 1861 celebration

Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Médaille commémorative du Maroc, Officer of the Legion of Honour | July 31, 1861 - Kryvyi Rih: April 24, 2011

50. Ernest Chuard

  • Corcelles-près-Payerne: July 31, 1857 celebration
  • Lausanne: November 9, 1942 deceased

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1857-1942) | University of Lausanne | Corcelles-près-Payerne: July 31, 1857 - Lausanne: November 9, 1942 | Ernest Chuard

51. Frigyes Medveczky

  • Buda: July 31, 1855 celebration
  • Budapest: August 22, 1914 deceased

Hungarian philosopher and educationalist (1856–1914) | Buda: July 31, 1855 - Budapest: August 22, 1914 | Frigyes Medveczky | Buda: July 31, 1855 - Budapest

52. Guido Bodländer (Guido Bodlander)

  • Wrocław: July 31, 1855 celebration
  • Brunswick: December 25, 1904 deceased

German chemist (1855-1904) | University of Wrocław | Wrocław: July 31, 1855 - Brunswick: December 25, 1904 | Guido Bodländer (Guido Bodlander) | Wrocław

53. Manuel Daza Gómez (Manuel Daza Gomez)

  • July 31, 1853 celebration

July 31, 1853 - Tartu: January 27, 1942 | Manuel Daza Gómez (Manuel Daza Gomez) | July 31, 1853 - Tartu: January 27, 1942

54. Frans von Schéele (Frans von Scheele)

  • Färnebo församling: July 31, 1853 celebration
  • Kungsholm parish: May 11, 1931 deceased

Swedish philosopher (1853-1931) | Uppsala University | Färnebo församling: July 31, 1853 - Kungsholm parish: May 11, 1931 | Frans von Schéele (Frans von

55. Edmund ter Meer

  • Krefeld: July 31, 1852 celebration
  • Krefeld: November 5, 1931 deceased

German chemist (1852-1931) | Krefeld: July 31, 1852 - Krefeld: November 5, 1931 | Edmund ter Meer | Krefeld: July 31, 1852 - Krefeld: November 5, 1931

56. Heinrich Schneebeli

  • Ottenbach: July 31, 1849 celebration
  • Zurich: May 13, 1890 deceased

Swiss physicist and professor at ETH Zurich (1849-1890) | Ottenbach: July 31, 1849 - Zurich: May 13, 1890 | Heinrich Schneebeli | Ottenbach: July 31, 1849

57. Friedrich Robert Helmert

  • Freiberg: July 31, 1843 celebration
  • Potsdam: June 15, 1917 deceased

German geodesist (1843-1917) | Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class (1889), honorary member (1887), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1908) | Leipzig University

58. Mathias Schneid

  • Wemding: July 31, 1840 celebration
  • Eichstätt: December 12, 1893 deceased

German philosopher (1840-1893) | Geistlicher Rat (1886) | Roman Catholic seminary in Eichstätt (1843-1924), Willibald-Gymnasium Eichstätt | Wemding: July 31

59. Ernst Schulze

  • Bovenden: July 31, 1840 celebration
  • June 15, 1912 deceased

German chemist (1840-1912) | Bovenden: July 31, 1840 - June 15, 1912 | Ernst Schulze | Bovenden: July 31, 1840 - June 15, 1912

60. Alexander Naumann

  • Eudorf: July 31, 1837 celebration
  • Giessen: March 16, 1922 deceased

German chemist and university teacher (1837-1922) | University of Tübingen, University of Giessen | Eudorf: July 31, 1837 - Giessen: March 16, 1922

61. José Ignacio Vergara (Jose Ignacio Vergara)

  • Talca: July 31, 1837 celebration
  • Santiago: May 8, 1889 deceased

Chilean university teacher | Talca: July 31, 1837 - Santiago: May 8, 1889 | José Ignacio Vergara (Jose Ignacio Vergara) | Talca: July 31, 1837 - Santiago: May 8, 1889

62. William Smith Clark

  • Ashfield: July 31, 1826 celebration
  • Amherst: March 9, 1886 deceased

American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Eisenmann Medal (2002)

63. Ernst Meissel

  • Eberswalde: July 31, 1826 celebration
  • Kiel: March 11, 1895 deceased

German astronomer (1826-1895) | Eberswalde: July 31, 1826 - Kiel: March 11, 1895 | Ernst Meissel | Eberswalde: July 31, 1826 - Kiel: March 11, 1895

64. Ignác Axamit (Ignac Axamit)

  • Písek: July 31, 1819 celebration
  • New Town: October 10, 1904 deceased

Czech physicist, mathematician and educator (1819–1904) | Písek: July 31, 1819 - New Town: October 10, 1904 | Ignác Axamit (Ignac Axamit) | Písek: July

65. Thomas Jackson Rodman

  • Salem: July 31, 1816 celebration
  • Rock Island: June 7, 1871 deceased

American artillerist, inventor, ordnance specialist, and career United States Army officer (1816–1871) | United States Military Academy | Salem: July 31

66. Oliver Byrne

  • Leiden: July 31, 1810 celebration
  • London: December 9, 1880 deceased

Irish mathematician, engineer and writer (1810–1880) | Leiden: July 31, 1810 - London: December 9, 1880 | Oliver Byrne | Leiden: July 31, 1810 - London

67. John Ericsson

  • Färnebo församling: July 31, 1803 celebration
  • New York City: March 8, 1889 deceased

Swedish-US engineer (1803-1889) | Rumford Prize (1862), National Inventors Hall of Fame (1993) | Färnebo församling: July 31, 1803 - New York City: March 8, 1889

68. Friedrich Wöhler (Friedrich Wohler)

  • Eschersheim: July 31, 1800 celebration
  • Göttingen: September 23, 1882 deceased

German chemist (1800-1882) | Copley Medal (1872), Cothenius Medal (1880), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853)

69. Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky

  • Glazov: July 31, 1795 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: January 21, 1880 deceased

Russian engineer (1795-1880) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1861) | Saint Petersburg

70. William Spence

  • Greenock: July 31, 1777 celebration
  • Glasgow: May 22, 1815 deceased

Scottish mathematician (1777-1815) | Spence's function | Greenock: July 31, 1777 - Glasgow: May 22, 1815 | William Spence | Greenock: July 31, 1777 - Glasgow

71. Carl Gottlob Rafn

  • Viborg: July 31, 1769 celebration
  • Copenhagen: May 17, 1808 deceased

Danish politician (1769-1808) | University of Copenhagen | Viborg: July 31, 1769 - Copenhagen: May 17, 1808 | Carl Gottlob Rafn | Viborg: July 31, 1769

72. Bertrand Pelletier

  • Bayonne: July 31, 1761 celebration
  • Paris: July 21, 1797 deceased

French chemist (1761-1797) | Bayonne: July 31, 1761 - Paris: July 21, 1797 | Bertrand Pelletier | Bayonne: July 31, 1761 - Paris: July 21, 1797

73. Heinrich Corrodi

  • Zurich: July 31, 1752 celebration
  • Zurich: September 13, 1793 deceased

born 1752; died 1793 | Zurich: July 31, 1752 - Zurich: September 13, 1793 | Heinrich Corrodi | Zurich: July 31, 1752 - Zurich: September 13, 1793

74. Christoph Meiners

  • Hemmoor: July 31, 1747 celebration
  • Göttingen: May 1, 1810 deceased

German philosopher and historian | University of Göttingen | Hemmoor: July 31, 1747 - Göttingen: May 1, 1810 | Christoph Meiners | Hemmoor: July 31, 1747

75. Johann Samuel König (Johann Samuel Konig)

  • Büdingen: July 31, 1712 celebration
  • August 21, 1757 deceased

German mathematician | University of Lausanne, University of Bern, University of Basel | Büdingen: July 31, 1712 - August 21, 1757 | Johann Samuel König

76. Gabriel Cramer

  • Geneva: July 31, 1704 celebration
  • Bagnols-sur-Cèze: January 4, 1752 deceased

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1749) | Cramer's rule, Cramer's paradox, Cramer-Castillon's problem | University of Geneva

77. Kūkai (Kukai)

  • Zentsū-ji: July 31, 0774 celebration
  • Mount Kōya: April 26, 0835 deceased

Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835) | Sangō Shiiki, Tenrei Banshō Meigi, Fūshinjō, Bunkyō Hifuron

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