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Willard Van Orman Quine

  • Akron: June 25, 1908 celebration
  • Boston: December 25, 2000 celebration
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Akron: June 25, 1908  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Boston: December 25, 2000  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. set theory
    2. ontology
    3. model theory
     
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    1. Oberlin College
    2. Harvard University
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
    2. Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (1996)
    3. honorary doctor of Harvard University (1979)
    4. Rolf Schock Prizes (1993)
    5. Carus Lectures (1971)
     
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    1. Duhem–Quine thesis
    2. Quine–McCluskey algorithm
    3. The Roots of Reference
    4. Word and Object
    5. Quine's paradox
    6. Quine–Putnam indispensability argument
     
  • American philosopher and logician (1908–2000) | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (1996), honorary doctor of

1. Waleed Al-Husseini

  • Qalqilya: June 25, 1989 celebration

Palestinian essayist and writer | The Blasphemer: The Price I Paid for Rejecting Islam | Arab American University | Qalqilya: June 25, 1989 - Athens: January 1, 0430

2. Eliana Rubashkyn

  • Bogotá: June 25, 1988 celebration

woman who lost her citizenship after hormone replacement therapy | National University of Colombia | Bogotá: June 25, 1988 - November 9, 2021 | Eliana

3. Jonah Lehrer

  • Los Angeles: June 25, 1981 celebration

American science writer | Rhodes Scholarship (2003) | North Hollywood High School, Wolfson College, Columbia University, Highly Gifted Magnet | Los Angeles

4. Riad Nurmohamed

  • Paramaribo: June 25, 1974 celebration

Surinamese politician | Paramaribo: June 25, 1974 - Bad Homburg vor der Höhe: November 13, 1947 | Riad Nurmohamed | Paramaribo: June 25, 1974 - Bad Homburg

5. Albert Barniol

  • Barcelona: June 25, 1972 celebration

Spanish meteorologist and television presenter | Facultad de Ciencias Físicas (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Centre educatiu privat Escola Pia Sant Antoni

6. Emmanuel Ullmo

  • Paris: June 25, 1965 celebration

French mathematician | Élie Cartan Prize (2006), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022) | École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay | Paris: June 25, 1965

7. Juan Carlos Elizalde

  • Mezkiritz: June 25, 1960 celebration

Spanish bishop | theological faculty of Northern Spain, University of Navarre, Comillas Pontifical University | Mezkiritz: June 25, 1960 - Csorna: May 6, 1942

8. Vittorio Hösle (Vittorio Hosle)

  • Milan: June 25, 1960 celebration

German philosopher | Fritz Winter Prize (1994) | University of Tübingen | Milan: June 25, 1960 - Szeged: February 14, 2008 | Vittorio Hösle (Vittorio Hosle)

9. Jonathan Wolff

  • June 25, 1959 celebration

English political philosopher | Fellow of the British Academy (2023) | University College London | June 25, 1959 - Wageningen: April 28, 1960 | Jonathan Wolff

10. Didier Sornette

  • Paris: June 25, 1957 celebration

French scientist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2013) | Dragon King Theory | University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, École

11. Farman Mammadov

  • Qıraq Kəsəmən: June 25, 1955 celebration

Azerbaijani scientist | Qıraq Kəsəmən: June 25, 1955 - Paris: January 28, 1847 | Farman Mammadov | Qıraq Kəsəmən: June 25, 1955 - Paris: January 28, 1847

12. Raúl Rojas (Raul Rojas)

  • Mexico City: June 25, 1955 celebration

Mexican scientist | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (2015), University Teacher of the Year (2015) | Free University Berlin, National Polytechnic Institute

13. Nazar Agakhanov

  • Ashgabat: June 25, 1954 celebration

Russian mathematician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2010)

14. Daryush Shokof

  • Tehran: June 25, 1954 celebration

Iranian artist, film director, philosopher, writer, art director, film producer, and singer | Eastern New Mexico University, University of Texas at Arlington

15. Barbara Forrest

  • June 25, 1952 celebration

American academic | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, ASCB Public Service Award (2006) | Creationism's Trojan Horse | Hammond High Magnet School

16. Matthias Scheffler

  • Berlin: June 25, 1951 celebration

German physicist | Max Planck Research Award (2001), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Medard W. Welch Award (2003), Max Born Prize (2004), Ernst Mach

17. Eva Bayer-Fluckiger

  • Budapest: June 25, 1951 celebration

Swiss mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2022) | University of Geneva | Budapest: June 25, 1951 - Novosibirsk: July 15, 2023 | Eva

18. Paolo Marcellini

  • Fabriano: June 25, 1947 celebration

Italian mathematician | Scuola Normale Superiore, Sapienza University of Rome | Fabriano: June 25, 1947 - Boulder: March 18, 2008 | Paolo Marcellini

19. Will Steffen

  • Norfolk: June 25, 1947 celebration
  • Canberra: January 29, 2023 deceased

Climate scientist (1947–2023) | University of Florida | Norfolk: June 25, 1947 - Canberra: January 29, 2023 | Will Steffen | Norfolk: June 25, 1947

20. Luiz Davidovich

  • Rio de Janeiro: June 25, 1946 celebration

Brazilian physicist | Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro: June 25, 1946 - Eitorf: June 9, 1986 | Luiz Davidovich | Rio de

21. Jean-Marie Bourre

  • Paris: June 25, 1945 celebration

French physician | Paris: June 25, 1945 - Paris: August 23, 1713 | Jean-Marie Bourre | Paris: June 25, 1945 - Paris: August 23, 1713

22. Jerzy Baksalary

  • Poznań: June 25, 1944 celebration
  • Poznań: March 8, 2005 deceased

Polish mathematician | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Poznań: June 25, 1944 - Poznań: March 8, 2005 | Jerzy Baksalary | Poznań: June 25, 1944

23. Norman P. Barry

  • Northampton: June 25, 1944 celebration
  • October 21, 2008 deceased

political philosopher | University of Exeter, Northampton School for Boys | Northampton: June 25, 1944 - October 21, 2008 | Norman P. Barry | Northampton: June

24. Dave Cliff

  • Hexham: June 25, 1944 celebration

British musician | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Hexham: June 25, 1944 - Avellaneda: February 27, 2010 | Dave Cliff | Hexham: June 25, 1944 - Avellaneda

25. Howard Bloom

  • Buffalo: June 25, 1943 celebration

American publicist and author | Buffalo: June 25, 1943 - Northampton: February 22, 1976 | Howard Bloom | Buffalo: June 25, 1943 - Northampton: February 22, 1976

26. Raymond L. Johnson

  • Alice: June 25, 1943 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2022) | University of Texas at Austin, Rice University | Alice: June 25, 1943

27. James Truchard

  • Austin County: June 25, 1943 celebration

American businessman | IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal (2023), National Inventors Hall of Fame (2019) | University of Texas at Austin | Austin

28. Knut Urban

  • Stuttgart: June 25, 1941 celebration

German physicist | Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (2006), Wolf Prize in Physics (2011), Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2020), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge

29. Anil Kumar

  • June 25, 1941 celebration
  • November 9, 2024 deceased

Indian experimental physicist at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore | June 25, 1941 - November 9, 2024 | Anil Kumar | June 25, 1941 - November 9, 2024

30. Guillermo Díaz Fleming (Guillermo Diaz Fleming)

  • June 25, 1940 celebration

Chilean researcher | University of Chile (1988), University of Chile (1967) | June 25, 1940 - Beyenburg: March 4, 1922 | Guillermo Díaz Fleming (Guillermo

31. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker)

  • Zurich: June 25, 1939 celebration

German noble | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2009), German Environmental Prize (2008), Order of Merit of North

32. Lawrence Sklar

  • Baltimore: June 25, 1938 celebration
  • Ann Arbor: January 1, 2024 deceased

American philosopher | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Lakatos Award (1995), Guggenheim Fellowship | Princeton University | Baltimore

33. Alexandre Chorin

  • Warsaw: June 25, 1938 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, National Medal of Science (2012)

34. Graeme Jameson

  • Sydney: June 25, 1936 celebration

Australian chemical engineering professor | Chemeca Medal (2002), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1996), Fellow of the Royal Academy of

35. Kalyanapuram Rangachari Parthasarathy

  • Chennai: June 25, 1936 celebration
  • Delhi: June 14, 2023 deceased

Indian probabilist | TWAS Prize for Mathematics (1996), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1976) | Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda

36. Egon Fanghänel (Egon Fanghanel)

  • Waldheim: June 25, 1935 celebration
  • Halle (Saale): November 15, 2023 deceased

German chemist | Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze, National Prize of East Germany | Waldheim: June 25, 1935 - Halle (Saale): November 15, 2023 | Egon

37. Ashot Arakelyan

  • Yerevan: June 25, 1932 celebration

Armenian photographer, physician, physicist | Yerevan State Medical University, Andranik Margaryan School, Moscow State University | Yerevan: June 25, 1932

38. Sam Keen

  • June 25, 1931 celebration
  • March 23, 2025 deceased

author, professor, and philosopher | Harvard University, Princeton University | June 25, 1931 - March 23, 2025 | Sam Keen | June 25, 1931 - March 23, 2025

39. Mansur Xäsänef (Mansur Xasanef)

  • Zainsky District: June 25, 1930 celebration
  • Kazan: March 13, 2010 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Republic of Tatarstan

40. Gerhard Schröder (Gerhard Schroder)

  • Kassel: June 25, 1929 celebration
  • Karlsruhe: December 18, 2015 deceased

German chemist (1929-2015) | Kassel: June 25, 1929 - Karlsruhe: December 18, 2015 | Gerhard Schröder (Gerhard Schroder) | Kassel: June 25, 1929 - Karlsruhe

41. Gloria C. Gilmer

  • Baltimore: June 25, 1928 celebration
  • Milwaukee: August 25, 2021 deceased

American mathematician and educator (1928–2021) | Marquette University (1978), University of Pennsylvania, Morgan State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison

42. Alexei Abrikosov

  • Moscow: June 25, 1928 celebration
  • Palo Alto: March 29, 2017 deceased

Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist | honorary doctorate from University of Orléans (2006), USSR State Prize, Fritz London Award (1972), Nobel

43. Arnold Wolfendale

  • Rugby: June 25, 1927 celebration
  • Durham: December 21, 2020 deceased

British physicist (1927–2020) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor, Homi Bhabha Award (2011), Bakerian Lecture (2002), Royal Society Bakerian Medal

44. Ingeborg Bachmann

  • Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: June 25, 1926 celebration
  • Rome: October 17, 1973 deceased

Austrian poet and author (1926–1973) | Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature (1968), Georg Büchner Prize (1964), Anton Wildgans Prize (1971)

45. William Stoddart

  • Carstairs: June 25, 1925 celebration
  • Windsor: November 9, 2023 deceased

Scottish philosopher | University of Edinburgh, University of Dublin, University of Glasgow | Carstairs: June 25, 1925 - Windsor: November 9, 2023 | William

46. Deng Jiaxian

  • Anhui: June 25, 1924 celebration
  • Beijing: July 29, 1986 deceased

Chinese physicist | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1980) | Purdue University, National Southwestern Associated University, Beijing No.8 High School

47. Rodolfo Kusch

  • Buenos Aires: June 25, 1922 celebration
  • Maimará: September 30, 1979 deceased

Argentinian anthropologist | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1948) | Buenos Aires: June 25, 1922 - Maimará: September 30, 1979

48. Shunsuke Tsurumi

  • Tokyo: June 25, 1922 celebration
  • Kyoto: July 20, 2015 deceased

Japanese philosopher, critic and civic activist (1922-2015) | Harvard University, Middlesex School | Tokyo: June 25, 1922 - Kyoto: July 20, 2015 | Shunsuke

49. Edo Bregar

  • June 25, 1918 celebration

June 25, 1918 - Rome: January 1, 1934 | Edo Bregar | June 25, 1918 - Rome: January 1, 1934

50. Samuel Isaac Weissman

  • South Bend: June 25, 1912 celebration
  • St. Louis: June 12, 2007 deceased

American chemist | University of Chicago | South Bend: June 25, 1912 - St. Louis: June 12, 2007 | Samuel Isaac Weissman | South Bend: June 25, 1912 - St.

51. Willard Van Orman Quine

  • Akron: June 25, 1908 celebration
  • Boston: December 25, 2000 deceased

American philosopher and logician (1908–2000) | Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (1996), honorary doctor of

52. Gustav Elfving

  • Helsinki: June 25, 1908 celebration
  • Helsinki: March 25, 1984 deceased

Mathematical statistician (1908-1984) | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1955), Ernst Lindelöf award (1934) | Svenska normallyceum

53. J. Hans D. Jensen

  • Hamburg: June 25, 1907 celebration
  • Heidelberg: February 11, 1973 deceased

German nuclear physicist (1907–1973) | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1965), Nobel Prize in Physics (1963)

54. Heinrich Heesch

  • Kiel: June 25, 1906 celebration
  • Hanover: July 26, 1995 deceased

German mathematician (1906-1995) | University of Zurich | Kiel: June 25, 1906 - Hanover: July 26, 1995 | Heinrich Heesch | Kiel: June 25, 1906 - Hanover: July 26, 1995

55. James Craigie

  • June 25, 1899 celebration

June 25, 1899 - August 23, 1755 | James Craigie | June 25, 1899 - August 23, 1755

56. Hermann Oberth

  • Sibiu: June 25, 1894 celebration
  • Nuremberg: December 28, 1989 deceased

Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989) | International Space Hall of Fame (1976), Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (1954), Knight

57. Erich Schönhardt (Erich Schonhardt)

  • Stuttgart: June 25, 1891 celebration
  • Stuttgart: November 29, 1979 deceased

German mathematician (1891-1979) | University of Stuttgart, University of Tübingen | Stuttgart: June 25, 1891 - Stuttgart: November 29, 1979 | Erich

58. S. Bondi

  • June 25, 1891 celebration

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship of Peoples | Saint Petersburg State Institute of History | June 25, 1891 - Oxford: July 17, 2009 | S.

59. Guilly d'Herbemont

  • Uccle: June 25, 1888 celebration
  • Issy-les-Moulineaux: January 1, 2000 deceased

French inventor of the blind walking stick | Medal of the City of Paris (1976), Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1947) | Uccle

60. William Threlfall

  • Dresden: June 25, 1888 celebration
  • Oberwolfach: April 4, 1949 deceased

German mathematician (1888–1949) | University of Göttingen, Leipzig University, University of Jena | Dresden: June 25, 1888 - Oberwolfach: April 4, 1949

61. Gen'yoku Kuwaki

  • Tokyo: June 25, 1874 celebration
  • December 15, 1946 deceased

Japanese philosopher (1874-1946) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | University of Tokyo | Tokyo: June 25, 1874 - December 15, 1946 | Gen'yoku Kuwaki

62. Nikolai Kultashev

  • Narva: June 25, 1874 celebration
  • Voronezh: January 1, 1948 deceased

Russian chemist (1874–1948) | Imperial University of Dorpat | Narva: June 25, 1874 - Voronezh: January 1, 1948 | Nikolai Kultashev | Narva: June 25, 1874

63. Walther Nernst

  • Wąbrzeźno: June 25, 1864 celebration
  • Bad Muskau: November 18, 1941 deceased

German physical chemist and physicist (1864–1941) | Bunsen Medal (1914), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Silliman Memorial Lectures (1906)

64. Oscar Baumann

  • Vienna: June 25, 1864 celebration
  • Vienna: October 12, 1899 deceased

Austrian cartographer (1864-1899) | Carl-Ritter-Medal (1893) | University of Vienna, Leipzig University | Vienna: June 25, 1864 - Vienna: October 12, 1899

65. Reinhold von Lilienthal

  • Berlin: June 25, 1857 celebration
  • Münster: December 2, 1935 deceased

German mathematician (1857–1935) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: June 25, 1857 - Münster: December 2, 1935 | Reinhold von Lilienthal | Berlin

66. Erasmus Kittler

  • Schwabach: June 25, 1852 celebration
  • Darmstadt: March 14, 1929 deceased

German physicist (1852-1929) | University of Würzburg | Schwabach: June 25, 1852 - Darmstadt: March 14, 1929 | Erasmus Kittler | Schwabach: June 25, 1852

67. Berthold Adam

  • Benneckenstein: June 25, 1847 celebration
  • January 1, 1897 deceased

German teacher and mathematician | Benneckenstein: June 25, 1847 - January 1, 1897 | Berthold Adam | Benneckenstein: June 25, 1847 - January 1, 1897

68. Vincenc Jarolímek (Vincenc Jarolimek)

  • Pardubice: June 25, 1846 celebration
  • Vinohrady: December 14, 1921 deceased

Czech mathematician and university educator | Pardubice: June 25, 1846 - Vinohrady: December 14, 1921 | Vincenc Jarolímek (Vincenc Jarolimek) | Pardubice

69. Genzō Shimazu I (Genzo Shimazu I)

  • Kyoto Prefecture: June 25, 1839 celebration
  • December 8, 1894 deceased

Japanese inventor and engineer (1839-1894) | Kyoto Prefecture: June 25, 1839 - December 8, 1894 | Genzō Shimazu I (Genzo Shimazu I) | Kyoto Prefecture: June

70. Cyrus Fogg Brackett

  • Parsonsfield: June 25, 1833 celebration
  • Princeton: January 29, 1915 deceased

American physicist (1833–1915) | Doctor of Law (honorary) (1894), Doctor of Law (honorary) (1883) | Medical School of Maine (1863), Bowdoin College (1859)

71. Pierre Michaux

  • June 25, 1813 celebration
  • Paris: January 9, 1883 deceased

French blacksmith | June 25, 1813 - Paris: January 9, 1883 | Pierre Michaux | June 25, 1813 - Paris: January 9, 1883

72. Gian Lorenzo Cantù (Gian Lorenzo Cantu)

  • Carmagnola: June 25, 1789 celebration
  • Turin: November 19, 1869 deceased

politician (1789-1869) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | Carmagnola: June 25, 1789 - Turin: November 19, 1869 | Gian Lorenzo Cantù (Gian Lorenzo Cantu)

73. Johann Baptist Braun

  • June 25, 1774 celebration

University of Vienna | June 25, 1774 - Novosibirsk: January 15, 1941 | Johann Baptist Braun | June 25, 1774 - Novosibirsk: January 15, 1941

74. Eliphalet Nott

  • Ashford: June 25, 1773 celebration
  • Schenectady: January 25, 1866 deceased

American academic | Doctor of Divinity (1805) | Brown University | Ashford: June 25, 1773 - Schenectady: January 25, 1866 | Eliphalet Nott | Ashford: June 25

75. Johann Franz Buddeus

  • Anklam: June 25, 1667 celebration
  • Gotha: November 19, 1729 deceased

German theologian (1667-1729) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Anklam: June 25, 1667 - Gotha: November 19, 1729 | Johann Franz Buddeus | Anklam

76. Moderata Fonte

  • Venice: June 25, 1555 celebration
  • Venice: January 1, 1592 deceased

Venetian poet | Venice: June 25, 1555 - Venice: January 1, 1592 | Moderata Fonte (Modesta Pozzo) | Venice: June 25, 1555 - Venice: January 1, 1592

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