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Wilhelm Röntgen (Wilhelm Rontgen)

  • Lennep: March 27, 1845 celebration
  • Munich: February 10, 1923 celebration
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    Wilhelm Rontgen  

  • flag Country

    Kingdom of Prussia, Weimar Republic, German Empire  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

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    Wilhelm Röntgen (Wilhelm Rontgen)

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Lennep: March 27, 1845  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Munich: February 10, 1923  

  • language Official Website

     

  • engineering Field of Work

    1. physics
     

  • local_library teacher

    1. August Kundt
     

  • person_book Student

    1. Peter Pringsheim
    2. Abram Ioffe
     

  • school Education

    1. ETH Zurich
    2. University of Strasbourg
    3. University of Zurich
    4. Utrecht University
    5. Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. 2nd Class Order of the Crown
    2. Helmholtz Medal (1918)
    3. Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1900)
    4. Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1901)
    5. Matteucci Medal (1896)
    6. Order of Saint Michael
    7. Iron Cross on white ribbon
    8. Elliott Cresson Medal (1898)
    9. Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown
    10. Luitpold Medal of Bavaria
    11. Nobel Prize in Physics (1901)
    12. honorary citizenship (1909)
    13. commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy
    14. Rumford Medal (1896)
    15. Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. X-ray
     
  • German physicist (1845–1923) | 2nd Class Order of the Crown, Helmholtz Medal (1918), Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1900), Bavarian

1. Shree Bose

  • Santa Rosa: March 27, 1994 celebration

American scientist; grand prize winner at the 2011 Google Science Fair | Fort Worth Country Day School, Harvard College | Santa Rosa: March 27, 1994 - Milan

2. Stéphane Nonnenmacher (Stephane Nonnenmacher)

  • Caen: March 27, 1972 celebration

French mathematician and physicist | Caen: March 27, 1972 - England: January 30, 1914 | Stéphane Nonnenmacher (Stephane Nonnenmacher) | Caen: March 27, 1972

3. Metin Tolan

  • Turkey: March 27, 1965 celebration

German physicist | Robert Wichard Pohl Prize (2017), Communicator Award of DFG (2013) | University of Kiel | Turkey: March 27, 1965 - New York City: February 24, 1815

4. Alexander Kabanov

  • Moscow: March 27, 1962 celebration

Russian-American chemist | Fellow of the Controlled Release Society (2018), Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (2017), Lenin Komsomol Prize (1988)

5. Sylvie Paycha

  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: March 27, 1960 celebration

French mathematician | Ruhr University Bochum (1988) | Neuilly-sur-Seine: March 27, 1960 - London: March 18, 1939 | Sylvie Paycha | Neuilly-sur-Seine: March

6. Tofig M. Hajiyev

  • Neftçala: March 27, 1958 celebration

scientist | Neftçala: March 27, 1958 - April 16, 1941 | Tofig M. Hajiyev | Neftçala: March 27, 1958 - April 16, 1941

7. Paul Syverson

  • March 27, 1958 celebration

Computer scientist and mathematician at the US Naval Research Laboratory, inventor of onion routing | ACM Fellow (2014), FP Top 100 Global Thinkers, EFF Award

8. Susan Neiman

  • Atlanta: March 27, 1955 celebration

American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator | Bruno-Kreisky Award for a political book (2023), International Spinoza Prize (2014), Margherita von

9. Anne Trine Kjørholt (Anne Trine Kjorholt)

  • March 27, 1953 celebration

Bergen University College, University of Bergen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology | March 27, 1953 - Rotterdam: April 19, 1895 | Anne Trine

10. Nadiya Kichuk

  • Katlabuh: March 27, 1952 celebration

scientist | Makarenko Medal | Izmail State University of Humanities | Katlabuh: March 27, 1952 - Valladolid: August 12, 1592 | Nadiya Kichuk | Katlabuh: March

11. Carlos A. Nobre

  • São Paulo: March 27, 1951 celebration

Brazilian climate scientist | Eminent Engineer of the Year (2020), AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy, Alexander von Humboldt Medal (2010), Volvo Environment Prize (2016)

12. Vilém Kmuníček (Vilem Kmunicek)

  • March 27, 1949 celebration

March 27, 1949 - November 6, 2017 | Vilém Kmuníček (Vilem Kmunicek) | March 27, 1949 - November 6, 2017

13. Graciela Chichilnisky

  • Buenos Aires: March 27, 1946 celebration

American economist | University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Buenos Aires: March 27, 1946 - Berkeley: April 2, 2002

14. Georges Chapouthier

  • Libourne: March 27, 1945 celebration

French neuroscientist and philosopher | École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Saint-Louis, Jean Moulin University - Lyon 3 | Libourne

15. Lydia Yu-Jose

  • Manila: March 27, 1944 celebration
  • Quezon City: August 3, 2014 deceased

Filipino academic | Order of the Rising Sun (2012) | International Christian University, Sophia University, Far Eastern University | Manila: March 27, 1944

16. Jan Arthur Christensen

  • Sandefjord: March 27, 1940 celebration
  • June 9, 2020 deceased

Norwegian inventor | Sandefjord: March 27, 1940 - June 9, 2020 | Jan Arthur Christensen | Sandefjord: March 27, 1940 - June 9, 2020

17. Maurizio Cumo

  • Rimini: March 27, 1939 celebration
  • Rome: January 1, 2024 deceased

Italian scientist and engineer (1939–2024) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Rimini: March 27, 1939 - Rome: January 1, 2024

18. Yevgeny Tarunin

  • Perm: March 27, 1937 celebration
  • Perm: December 6, 2020 deceased

Russian mathematician (1937-2020) | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation (1998), Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian

19. Tom Parry Jones

  • Carreglefn: March 27, 1935 celebration
  • Llandudno: January 11, 2013 deceased

Welsh scientist, inventor and entrepreneur (1935-2013) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1986) | University of Alberta, Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones

20. Alma Levant Hayden

  • Greenville: March 27, 1927 celebration
  • August 2, 1967 deceased

American chemist | Howard University, South Carolina State University | Greenville: March 27, 1927 - August 2, 1967 | Alma Levant Hayden | Greenville: March

21. Horst Sachs

  • Magdeburg: March 27, 1927 celebration
  • Ilmenau: April 25, 2016 deceased

German mathematician (1927–2016) | Euler Medal (2000) | Sachs subgraph | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Magdeburg: March 27, 1927 - Ilmenau

22. Rafael Usón Lacal (Rafael Uson Lacal)

  • Zaragoza: March 27, 1926 celebration
  • Zaragoza: January 11, 2016 deceased

Spanish chemist (1926-2016) | University of Zaragoza | Zaragoza: March 27, 1926 - Zaragoza: January 11, 2016 | Rafael Usón Lacal (Rafael Uson Lacal)

23. Heorhii Baidiukov

  • March 27, 1922 celebration
  • Kyiv: May 31, 1997 deceased

Ukrainian Soviet scientist in transport area | Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics, Igor

24. Marcel Conche

  • Altillac: March 27, 1922 celebration
  • Val-Revermont: February 27, 2022 deceased

French philosopher (1922–2022) | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2013), prix Moron (1996), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2015), Langlois prize (1987)

25. Harry Järv (Harry Jarv)

  • Karperö: March 27, 1921 celebration
  • Stockholm: December 21, 2009 deceased

Finland Swedish author, academic and war veteran (1921-2009) | Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Memorial medal of the Winter War, Swedish Academy translation prize

26. Ch'un-yŏng Yi (Ch'un-yong Yi)

  • March 27, 1917 celebration
  • July 31, 2016 deceased

South Korean chemist | Georgetown University | March 27, 1917 - July 31, 2016 | Ch'un-yŏng Yi (Ch'un-yong Yi) | March 27, 1917 - July 31, 2016

27. Șerban Țițeica (Serban Titeica)

  • Bucharest: March 27, 1908 celebration
  • Bucharest: May 28, 1985 deceased

Romanian physicist | University of Bucharest, Leipzig University, Mihai Viteazul National College | Bucharest: March 27, 1908 - Bucharest: May 28, 1985

28. László Kalmár (Laszlo Kalmar)

  • Edde: March 27, 1905 celebration
  • Mátraháza: August 2, 1976 deceased

Hungarian mathematician and computer scientist (1905–1976) | Kossuth Prize (1950), Computer Pioneer Award (1996), Hungarian Heritage Award (2002), State

29. Louis Leprince-Ringuet

  • Alès: March 27, 1901 celebration
  • Paris: December 23, 2000 deceased

French physicist, telecommunications engineer, essayist and historian of science (1901–2000) | Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès

30. Ole Peder Arvesen

  • Fredrikstad Municipality: March 27, 1895 celebration
  • Trondheim: January 23, 1991 deceased

Norwegian engineer and mathematician (1895-1991) | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1965) | Norwegian Institute of Technology | Fredrikstad

31. Nikolas Mateo Lettunich

  • Watsonville: March 27, 1895 celebration
  • Watsonville: January 14, 1958 deceased

American chemist (1895-1958) | Watsonville: March 27, 1895 - Watsonville: January 14, 1958 | Nikolas Mateo Lettunich | Watsonville: March 27, 1895

32. Swami Vipulananda

  • Sri Lanka: March 27, 1892 celebration
  • Batticaloa: July 19, 1947 deceased

Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu social reformer, literary critic, author, poet, teacher and ascetic (1892–1947) | St. Michael's College, Batticaloa | Sri Lanka: March

33. Sven Ohlon

  • Norrbyås: March 27, 1888 celebration
  • Vasa parish: May 12, 1972 deceased

politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden (1888-1972) | Norrbyås: March 27, 1888 - Vasa parish: May 12, 1972 | Sven Ohlon | Norrbyås: March 27, 1888

34. Marc Grandjean

  • Saint-Quentin: March 27, 1882 celebration
  • Paris: May 15, 1949 deceased

1882-1949 inventor of steno typewriter design | Grandjean stenographier - CnAM 16378 | Saint-Quentin: March 27, 1882 - Paris: May 15, 1949 | Marc Grandjean

35. Lajos Kemény (Lajos Kemeny)

  • Újpest: March 27, 1882 celebration
  • January 1, 2000 deceased

Hungarian chemist | Újpest: March 27, 1882 - January 1, 2000 | Lajos Kemény - Kohn Lajos (Lajos Kemeny) | Újpest: March 27, 1882 - January 1, 2000

36. Tommy Bonnesen

  • March 27, 1873 celebration
  • March 14, 1935 deceased

Danish mathematician (1873–1935) | University of Copenhagen | March 27, 1873 - March 14, 1935 | Tommy Bonnesen | March 27, 1873 - March 14, 1935 | University

37. Nikolay Ivanovich Mertsalov

  • March 27, 1866 celebration

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow

38. Henry Royce

  • Huntingdonshire: March 27, 1863 celebration
  • West Wittering: April 22, 1933 deceased

English engineer, car designer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce | baronet, Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Huntingdonshire: March 27, 1863 - West

39. František Faktor (Frantisek Faktor)

  • Říčany: March 27, 1861 celebration
  • České Budějovice: October 23, 1911 deceased

Czech traveller, chemist and educator (1861-1911) | Říčany: March 27, 1861 - České Budějovice: October 23, 1911 | František Faktor (Frantisek Faktor)

40. Nikolay Demyanov

  • Tver: March 27, 1861 celebration
  • Moscow: March 19, 1938 deceased

Russian chemist (1861–1938) | A. Butlerov Prize | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Tver: March 27, 1861 - Moscow: March 19, 1938

41. William Mitchell

  • March 27, 1861 celebration
  • June 24, 1962 deceased

Australian philosopher, born 1861 (1861–1962) | Knight Bachelor | March 27, 1861 - June 24, 1962 | William Mitchell | March 27, 1861 - June 24, 1962 | Knight Bachelor

42. Karl Pearson

  • London: March 27, 1857 celebration
  • Coldharbour: April 27, 1936 deceased

English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist (1857–1936) | Darwin Medal (1898), Weldon Memorial Prize (1912), Fellow of the Royal Society (1896)

43. Alfred Ewing

  • Dundee: March 27, 1855 celebration
  • Cambridge: January 7, 1935 deceased

British physicist and engineer (1855-1935) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Albert Medal (1929), Bakerian Lecture

44. Frederick Converse Beach

  • New York City: March 27, 1848 celebration
  • Stratford: June 8, 1918 deceased

American editor (1848–1918) | Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science | New York City: March 27, 1848 - Stratford: June 8, 1918 | Frederick Converse

45. Otto Wallach

  • Königsberg: March 27, 1847 celebration
  • Göttingen: February 26, 1931 deceased

German chemist (1847–1931) | Cothenius Medal (1889), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1910), Davy Medal (1912), Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class | Wallach rearrangement

46. Wilhelm Röntgen (Wilhelm Rontgen)

  • Lennep: March 27, 1845 celebration
  • Munich: February 10, 1923 deceased

German physicist (1845–1923) | 2nd Class Order of the Crown, Helmholtz Medal (1918), Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1900), Bavarian

47. Joshua Pusey

  • March 27, 1842 celebration
  • May 8, 1906 deceased

American inventor | March 27, 1842 - May 8, 1906 | Joshua Pusey | March 27, 1842 - May 8, 1906

48. Theodore K. Lorenz

  • Wieluń: March 27, 1842 celebration
  • Moscow: October 18, 1909 deceased

German-Russian ornithologist and taxidermist | Wieluń: March 27, 1842 - Moscow: October 18, 1909 | Theodore K. Lorenz | Wieluń: March 27, 1842 - Moscow

49. Nakane Kōtei (Nakane Kotei)

  • Edo: March 27, 1839 celebration
  • January 20, 1913 deceased

Japanese sinologist | Edo: March 27, 1839 - January 20, 1913 | Nakane Kōtei (Nakane Kotei) | Edo: March 27, 1839 - January 20, 1913

50. Francis Humphreys Storer

  • Boston: March 27, 1832 celebration
  • Boston: July 30, 1914 deceased

American chemist (1832–1914) | Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University | Boston: March 27, 1832 - Boston: July 30, 1914

51. Johann Wilhelm Hittorf

  • Bonn: March 27, 1824 celebration
  • Münster: November 28, 1914 deceased

German physicist (1824–1914) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1902), Hughes Medal (1903)

52. Wilhelm von Beetz

  • Berlin: March 27, 1822 celebration
  • Munich: January 22, 1886 deceased

German physicist (1822-1886) | Berlin: March 27, 1822 - Munich: January 22, 1886 | Wilhelm von Beetz | Berlin: March 27, 1822 - Munich: January 22, 1886

53. Franz Xaver von Baader

  • Munich: March 27, 1765 celebration
  • Munich: May 23, 1841 deceased

German philosopher and theologian (1765-1841) | Munich: March 27, 1765 - Munich: May 23, 1841 | Franz Xaver von Baader | Munich: March 27, 1765 - Munich: May 23, 1841

54. William Cockerill

  • Lancashire: March 27, 1759 celebration
  • Aachen: January 23, 1832 deceased

British entrepreneur | Legion of Honour | Lancashire: March 27, 1759 - Aachen: January 23, 1832 | William Cockerill (Billy Cockerill) | Lancashire: March 27

55. Matias Aires

  • São Paulo: March 27, 1705 celebration
  • Lisbon: December 10, 1763 deceased

Brazilian writer (1705-1763) | Knight of the Order of Christ | Law School of the University of Coimbra | São Paulo: March 27, 1705 - Lisbon: December 10, 1763

56. Wigand Kahler

  • Wollmar: March 27, 1699 celebration
  • Rinteln: November 14, 1747 deceased

1699-1747) | Wollmar: March 27, 1699 - Rinteln: November 14, 1747 | Wigand Kahler | Wollmar: March 27, 1699 - Rinteln: November 14, 1747

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