George Pólya (George Polya)

Canadian writer and academic | London School of Economics and Political Science | Canada: December 13, 1982 - Rinteln: November 14, 1747 | Nick Srnicek

researcher | Lauaxeta Award (2014) | Donostia-San Sebastián: December 13, 1981 - Zurich: June 4, 1926 | Jule Goikoetxea Mentxaka | Donostia-San Sebastián

Tunisian researcher, inventor and politician | National Institute of Applied Science and Technology | Regueb: December 13, 1981 - Houston: October 1, 2020

American microbiologist and writer | December 13, 1980 - De Knipe: April 3, 2005 | Nathalia Holt | December 13, 1980 - De Knipe: April 3, 2005

Polish philosopher, translator | Jagiellonian University, Silesian University of Technology | December 13, 1980 - January 1, 1942 | Andrzej Serafin | December

Italian mathematician and pole vaulter | University of Udine | San Vito al Tagliamento: December 13, 1980 - January 1, 1988 | Anna Giordano Bruno | San Vito al

Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Kharkov Musical School | December 13, 1974 - Helsinki: November 22, 1973 | Voskoboinikova Yuliia | December 13, 1974

Russian mathematician | New Economic School, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: December 13, 1973 - Vladivostok: January 13, 2025 | Alexey

Russian scientist | Republic of Tatarstan Merited University Professor (2015), Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation

Spanish physicist | Knight Commander of the Order of Alfonso X (2016) | December 13, 1968 - Korolyov: March 18, 1980 | José Miguel Jiménez - José Miguel

Lithuanian politician and diplomat | Polish Cultural Merit Order | Vytautas Magnus University, Tokyo University of the Arts, Vilnius Academy of Art | Kaunas

Russian scientist | Andrei Biely Prize | Moscow University's Department of Philosophy | Kursk: December 13, 1965 - Moscow: December 23, 2016 | I. M. Chubarov

French philosopher | St. Sergius Institute, Paris Nanterre University (1993), École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud | December 13, 1964 - The

American computer scientist | IEEE Fellow, AAAI Fellow (2014) | Chelmsford High School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Cambridge | Lowell

philosopher | December 13, 1964 - Lutherstadt Wittenberg: July 21, 1637 | Simon Glendinning | December 13, 1964 - Lutherstadt Wittenberg: July 21, 1637

Azerbaijani philologist | Honored Scientist of Azerbaijan (2009), Order of Friendship (2008), Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms (2013), Shohrat

German mathematician and physicist | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2013) | ETH Zurich | Obersuhl: December 13, 1957 - Bonn: July 28, 2017

French mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1997), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Rollo Davidson Prize

Indonesian politician | University of Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology | Jakarta: December 13, 1955 - October 15, 1972 | Suharna Surapranata

Dutch existential therapist | The Hague: December 13, 1951 - Athens: January 1, 0430 | Emmy van Deurzen | The Hague: December 13, 1951 - Athens: January 1, 0430

Swedish chemist | Lund University | December 13, 1947 - Chapel Hill: September 28, 2005 | Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson | December 13, 1947 - Chapel Hill

Swedish philosopher | December 13, 1946 - former 3rd arrondissement of Paris: March 27, 1840 | Torbjörn Tännsjö (Torbjorn Tannsjo) | December 13, 1946

Underwater archaeologist | Vienna: December 13, 1946 - Ramenskoye: August 26, 2018 | Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Taskaev - Вячеслав Николаевич

Soviet and Russian philologist | Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University | Pyatigorsk: December 13, 1941 - June 29, 2020 | Anatoly Alekseyev

Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, State Prize of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology, State Prize of the Russian

Polish physicist | Gold Cross of Merit | Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw | Warsaw: December 13, 1940 - Beijing: July 28, 1732 | Elżbieta

Russian political scientist (1940–2017) | USSR State Prize | Moscow State Institute of International Relations | Odesa: December 13, 1940 - Moscow: September 18, 2017

Georgian chemist (1936-2012) | Tbilisi State University | Tianeti: December 13, 1936 - September 9, 2012 | Devi Ugrekhelidze - დევი

American physicist | Loyola University New Orleans, Princeton University | Dallas: December 13, 1935 - June 5, 1930 | Carl H. Brans | Dallas: December 13, 1935

German chemist (1929–2024) | Neudietendorf: December 13, 1929 - March 5, 2024 | Albrecht Jungk | Neudietendorf: December 13, 1929 - March 5, 2024

Belgian writer and philosopher | Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme (2007), André Schaepdrijverprijs (1951) | Ghent University | December 13, 1929 - February 25, 2009

Russian cardiologist (1929–2013) | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | Tashkent: December 13

American philosopher and mathematician (1928–2016) | Gödel Lecturer (1997), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Rolf Schock Prize in Logic

American physicist (1923-2020) | honorary doctorate from ENS (1994), Harvard Centennial Medal, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1964), Nobel Prize in

ETH Zurich | December 13, 1921 - Truskavets: January 1, 1939 | Jakob Schreiber | December 13, 1921 - Truskavets: January 1, 1939

American mathematician (1921–2008) | Fulbright Scholarship (1953), Fellow of the Econometric Society (1965), Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards (1979)

1918-2009) | December 13, 1918 - Bayreuth: April 19, 2009 | Gotthard M. Teutsch | December 13, 1918 - Bayreuth: April 19, 2009

American philosopher | Guggenheim Fellowship (1953) | Mercer University | New York City: December 13, 1917 - Bedford Hills: May 10, 1979 | Charles Frankel

Norwegian economist and econometrician | Fridtjof Nansen Award for outstanding research, historical-philosophical class (1979), Fellow of the Econometric

American philosopher (1910–2009) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctorate of University of Burgundy (1997) | Radcliffe

Academic, Politician, Author, Lawyer (1908-1995) | Law School, University of São Paulo | São Paulo: December 13, 1908 - São Paulo: October 3, 1995 | Plinio

Iranian mathematician | University of Paris | Tabriz: December 13, 1908 - Tehran: September 4, 1976 | Mohsen Hashtroodi | Tabriz: December 13, 1908 - Tehran

Slovenian physicist (1907-2002) | Levstik Award (1964), Order of St. Sava | University of Ljubljana | Postojna: December 13, 1907 - Ljubljana: February 9, 2002

English astronomer and mathematician (1904–1999) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1952), Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1976), Keith Medal

Bulgarian writer (1900-1945) | Sofia University | Peshtera: December 13, 1900 - Dresden: February 13, 1945 | Yanko Yanev | Peshtera: December 13, 1900

Physicist (1896–1954) | Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | Orenburg

December 13, 1894 - London: May 31, 1887 | Joannes Henricus Robbers | December 13, 1894 - London: May 31, 1887

Romanian physicist | Iași: December 13, 1893 - Bucharest: April 4, 1972 | Gheorghe Atanasiu | Iași: December 13, 1893 - Bucharest: April 4, 1972

French chemist | University of Geneva | Odesa: December 13, 1888 - Paris: July 14, 1950 | Catherine Chamié (Catherine Chamie) | Odesa: December 13, 1888

American physicist (1888-1976) | Fellow of the American Physical Society | University of Göttingen, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Elberfeld

American mathematician (1885-1940) | University of California, Berkeley | Hanford: December 13, 1885 - April 14, 1940 | Annie Dale Biddle Andrews - Annie Dale

Norwegian chemist and professor | University of Oslo | Drammen Municipality: December 13, 1884 - Trondheim: March 13, 1929 | Erling Schreiner | Drammen

Eötvös Loránd University | December 13, 1881 - St. Louis: October 26, 1957 | Samu Szemere | December 13, 1881 - St. Louis: October 26, 1957

American chemist (1880-1965) | Harvard University, Yale University, George Washington University | Washington, D.C.: December 13, 1880 - Allentown: September 10, 1965

Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian (1873–1924) | Polivanovskaia Gymnasium, Moscow State University | Moscow: December

Japanese buddhologist, wrighter, indoctrinator | Kyoto: December 13, 1870 - Tokyo: April 2, 1949 | Totsudō Katō (Totsudo Kato) | Kyoto: December 13, 1870

December 13, 1867 - January 18, 2005 | Andor Hoel | December 13, 1867 - January 18, 2005

Norwegian scientist (1867–1917) | Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1908), Commander of the Order of St. Olav

Polish physicist | Saint Petersburg State University | Vilnius: December 13, 1863 - Vilnius: October 19, 1928 | Józef Łukaszewicz (Jozef Lukaszewicz)

English chemist and Professor of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing at the University of Leeds | Davy Medal (1924), Fellow of the Royal Society (1903) | Sudbury

American politician (1859-1925) | University of Maine | Starks: December 13, 1859 - Baltimore: June 22, 1925 | Edwin F. Ladd - Edwin Fremont Ladd | Starks

German chemist (1854–1906) | Liebig Medal (1904) | University of Jena | Opole: December 13, 1854 - Ludwigshafen: May 28, 1906 | Rudolf Knietsch | Opole

Union Army soldier (1849–1909) | Kórnik: December 13, 1849 - Rochester: March 11, 1909 | Edmund Zalinski | Kórnik: December 13, 1849 - Rochester: March 11, 1909

Italian engineer (1848–1930) | Forlanini experimental helicopter | Polytechnic University of Milan | Milan: December 13, 1848 - Milan: October 9, 1930

American chemist (1841-1906) | Union College, Hamilton College | New Bedford: December 13, 1841 - Bethlehem: November 23, 1906 | William Henry Chandler | New

Spanish scientist (1840-1897) | Artés: December 13, 1840 - Manila: January 23, 1897 | Frederic Faura i Prat | Artés: December 13, 1840 - Manila: January 23, 1897

Swiss chemist (1839-1904) | University of Zurich | Odesa: December 13, 1839 - Lausanne: May 25, 1904 | Victor Merz | Odesa: December 13, 1839 - Lausanne: May 25, 1904

German mathematician (1835-1895) | Trzcianka: December 13, 1835 - Elbląg: July 13, 1895 | Gustav Ferdinand Mehler | Trzcianka: December 13, 1835 - Elbląg

German philosopher (1835–1909) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Prießnitz: December 13, 1835 - Leipzig: September 17, 1909 | Max Heinze - Franz Friedrich

Dutch astronomer and experimental physicist (1834-1873) | Comet Donati | Leiden University | The Hague: December 13, 1834 - Utrecht: September 3, 1873 | Martin

American inventor, educator and philanthropist (1829–1899) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006) | Greentown: December 13, 1829 - New York City: February 17, 1899

Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | December 13, 1826 - 13th arrondissement of Paris: June 25, 1984 | Nikolay Sokolov

British physician (1817-1894) | Teddington: December 13, 1817 - Sanremo: April 9, 1894 | Arthur Hill Hassall | Teddington: December 13, 1817 - Sanremo: April 9, 1894

December 13, 1817 - Houston: April 3, 1995 | Jesse Cope Green | December 13, 1817 - Houston: April 3, 1995

Swiss pastor, professor of the history of philosophy and Esperantist (1816-1909) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of the University of Zurich (1890)

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892) | Order of Saint Michael (1892), Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph (1873)

Italian cardinal (1807-1890) | Pontifical Gregorian University | Carpineto Romano: December 13, 1807 - Rome: February 8, 1890 | Giuseppe Pecci | Carpineto

Scottish-German astronomer (1805–1879) | Royal Order of the Polar Star, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1852), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of

German inventor | Reichstädt: December 13, 1784 - Dresden: May 21, 1871 | Rudolf Blochmann | Reichstädt: December 13, 1784 - Dresden: May 21, 1871

German chemist | University of Jena | Hof: December 13, 1780 - Jena: March 24, 1849 | Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner) | Hof: December

German mathematician and theologian (1725-1775) | Hohenasperg: December 13, 1725 - Tübingen: July 27, 1775 | Heinrich Wilhelm Clemm | Hohenasperg: December

Russian mathematician | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class with diamonds (1782) | University of Rostock, University of Jena | Rostock: December 13, 1724 - Tartu

Inventor of the spinning jenny | Blackburn: December 13, 1720 - Nottingham: April 22, 1778 | James Hargreaves | Blackburn: December 13, 1720 - Nottingham: April 22, 1778

Swiss physicist | Bern: December 13, 1713 - Bern: February 22, 1791 | Niklaus Blauner | Bern: December 13, 1713 - Bern: February 22, 1791

Italian philosopher, astronomer and archaeologist (1662-1729) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Padua | Verona: December 13, 1662 - Rome: March 2, 1729

English scientist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Magdalen Hall, Hertford College | Sutton Baron And Sutton Baron Hall: December 13, 1640 - Kent: April 30, 1696