Herman Potočnik (Herman Potocnik)

North Carolina State University | December 22, 1983 - April 23, 2021 | Bilal Gökce (Bilal Gokce) | December 22, 1983 - April 23, 2021

Australian comedian and math communicator | Euler Book Prize (2018), Christopher Zeeman Medal (2020) | University of Western Australia | Perth: December 22

Spanish politician | University of Girona | Girona: December 22, 1972 - Ferrara: January 1, 1468 | Sílvia Paneque i Sureda (Silvia Paneque i Sureda) | Girona

Tunisian and French physicist | CNRS silver medal (2023) | École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de constructions aéronautiques | Sfax: December 22, 1971

mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, California State University, Chico | December

physical chemist, Royal Society Eliz. Challenor Research Fellow at the University of Bristol | Fellow of the Royal Society (2017), Edward Harrison Memorial

American paleoanthropologist | Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa (2011), Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award

Australian philosopher | Monash University | Melbourne: December 22, 1963 - Oslo: March 11, 1881 | Julian Savulescu | Melbourne: December 22, 1963 - Oslo: March 11, 1881

American mathematician and novelist | Harvard University, University of Paris-Sud, Radcliffe College, University of Franche-Comté | Waltham: December 22, 1961

Austrian mathematician | Graz University of Technology | Wolfsberg: December 22, 1958 - November 16, 2011 | Dieter W. Fellner | Wolfsberg: December 22, 1958

Russian historian | Vyatka State Humanitarian University | Sozimsky: December 22, 1958 - Paris: January 1, 1206 | Valery Yungblyud | Sozimsky: December 22

researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0001-5705-5537 | Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome | Marsciano: December 22, 1957 - Columbia: May 11, 1839

Bulgarian politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II, Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of

Iranian engineer | IEEE Fellow | University of California, Irvine, University of Southern California | خربلاء: December 22, 1956 - Buenos Aires: November 18, 2008

San Francisco-based hacker and inventor | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | December 22, 1956 - Copenhagen: February 13, 1947 | Mitch Altman

German biochemist | W. Alden Spencer Award (1993), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2013), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2017), NAS Award

French biologist and radio host | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013), CNRS Scientific Mediation Medal (2022) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, University Lille-II

American professional poker player and author | University of Pennsylvania, Teaneck High School | Teaneck: December 22, 1947 - Eindhoven: March 19, 1995

Israeli chemist | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Rosh Pinna: December 22, 1945 - January 14, 2018 | Amiram Goldblum | Rosh Pinna: December 22, 1945 - January 14, 2018

British chemist (born 1944) | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2012), Melchett Medal (2002) | Imperial College London, St Anne's College

13th United States Secretary of Energy | Joseph A. Burton Forum Award (2016), honorary doctor of the University of Athens, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry

American physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society | Columbia University | Pittsburgh: December 22, 1943 - Cleveland: April 10, 1911 | Norman Christ

Slovak physicist | Czech Technical University in Prague | Kuchyňa: December 22, 1943 - Geneva: August 14, 1967 | Stefan Janos | Kuchyňa: December 22, 1943

Spanish Roman Catholic priest (died 2023) | Complutense University of Madrid, University of Navarre | Córdoba: December 22, 1942 - Pamplona: November 2, 2023

physicist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2016), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Lilienfeld Prize (2014), Lewis Fry Richardson Medal (2017), Fellow of

Nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist | Knight Bachelor (2024), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019), Fellow of the Royal Society (2021), Clarivate

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Cornell University | December 22, 1940 - Mont Sainte-Odile: January 20, 1992

Israeli zoologist and researcher | Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award | Tel Aviv University | December 22, 1938

Spanish physicist | Holweck Prize (1999), Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize (1991) | Barcelona: December 22, 1937 - Orsay: October 22, 2013 | Oriol Bohigas Martí

Mathematical physicist | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009), Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1980), Fellow of

American mathematician | Princeton University, Columbia University | New York City: December 22, 1935 - Berkeley: December 12, 2017 | Marvin Greenberg | New

Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour | December 22, 1934 - January 1, 1900 | Ziyəddin Sadıqov

Digital audio pioneer (1933–2004) | Technical Grammy Award (1994) | Montclair Kimberley Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | December 22, 1933

Soviet Russian mathematician | Steklov Institute of Mathematics | Saratov: December 22, 1932 - Moscow: May 5, 2020 | Sergei Telyakovsky | Saratov: December 22

Russian physicist (1931–2015) | Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Makiivka

German physicist | National Prize of East Germany, Banner of Labor | Witków: December 22, 1930 - Dresden: February 24, 2023 | Kurt Drescher | Witków

Italian philosopher (1930-2000) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Gold medal for merit in school, culture and art

French anthropologist and geographer (1922–2024) | grand prix de la Société de géographie (1996), Commander of the National Order of Merit (2002)

Russian physicist and aviator (1919-2016) | Zhukov Medal, Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus", Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Medal "Veteran of

mathematician (1918-1998) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1956) | Tulane University, University of Texas at Austin | New Orleans: December 22, 1918 - New York City

American philosopher (1917-2014) | New York University, Barnard College, Berkeley Carroll School | Brooklyn: December 22, 1917 - Manhattan: May 29, 2014

Nuclear physicist (1913–2000) | New York University | New York City: December 22, 1913 - Bloomington: January 17, 2000 | Lawrence M. Langer | New York City

Austrian zoologist | University of Vienna | Hranice: December 22, 1912 - Kassel: January 1, 1989 | Helmut Hofer | Hranice: December 22, 1912 - Kassel: January 1, 1989

American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2013), Bruce Medal (1962), Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1962), Karl

Russian mathematician | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Order of the Badge of Honour | Rostov State University | Odesa: December 22, 1906

Danish scientist (1904–1980) | honorary doctorate (1968), H. C. Ørsted Medal (1970), Ole Rømer Medal (1966), Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1952)

Czech inventor (1900–1982) | Vyškov: December 22, 1900 - Mulhouse: December 13, 1982 | Jan Anderle | Vyškov: December 22, 1900 - Mulhouse: December 13, 1982

American physicist (1900–1976) | Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics (1967), Guggenheim Fellowship (1929), National Medal of Science (1970), Josiah

Russian physicist (1898-1974) | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (1944), Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Lobachevsky

Czech academic, mathematician and university educator (1897–1970) | Order of the Republic (1967), Order of Labour (Czechoslovakia) (1958) | Prim's algorithm

American aviation pioneer | National Aviation Hall of Fame (1981) | Chicago: December 22, 1892 - English Channel: December 23, 1923 | Lawrence Sperry

Romanian writer | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna (1939) | University of Vienna | Bulbucata: December 22, 1889 - Mogoșoaia: August 20, 1972

Indian mathematician (1887–1920) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1918), Fellow of Trinity College (1918) | Rogers–Ramanujan identities, taxicab number

Hungarian Piarist, philosopher, educator, professor and politician (1885-1958) | Corvin Wreath (1930) | Eötvös Loránd University | Vác: December 22, 1885

Ukrainian & American engineer (1878–1972) | Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute, James Watt International Medal (1947), Foreign Member of the Royal

Slovene mathematician (1878–1949) | University of Vienna | Ljubljana: December 22, 1878 - Judendorf-Straßengel: March 21, 1949 | Rihard Zupančič (Rihard

Italian mathematician (1877-1963) | Boggio's formula | University of Turin | Valperga: December 22, 1877 - Turin: May 25, 1963 | Tommaso Boggio | Valperga

Norwegian chemist (1875-1940) | Legion of Honour | Norwegian Military Academy | Trondheim: December 22, 1875 - Oslo: June 9, 1940 | Emil Collett | Trondheim

British activist (1873–1963) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | London: December 22, 1873 - London: January 22, 1963 | Lily Montagu | London

British philosopher (1869–1945) | Fellow of the British Academy | New College | Oundle: December 22, 1869 - Edinburgh: October 31, 1945 | Alfred Edward

German exhibition parachute jumper and inventor of first collapsable parachute (1868–1935) | Zellhausen: December 22, 1868 - Berlin: July 26, 1935 | Käthe

Hungarian reformed pastor (1866–1918) | Michalovce: December 22, 1866 - Miskolc: October 8, 1918 | István Tüdős (Istvan Tudos) | Michalovce: December 22

Italian mathematician (1863-1930) | Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy | Sapienza University of Rome

agricultural chemist from Canada | Morris-Turnberry: December 22, 1863 - Kingston: September 27, 1937 | Adolf Lehmann | Morris-Turnberry: December 22, 1863

scientist | First Moscow gymnasium | Moscow: December 22, 1861 - Moscow: January 10, 1923 | Nikolay Pobedinskiy | Moscow: December 22, 1861 - Moscow: January 10, 1923

German mathematician (1859–1937) | Hölder's inequality, Jordan–Hölder theorem, generalized mean | University of Tübingen, University of Göttingen

spiritual consort of Ramakrishna (1853–1920) | Jayrambati: December 22, 1853 - Kolkata: July 20, 1920 | Sarada Devi | Jayrambati: December 22, 1853

Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class | Saint Petersburg Mining Institute | Orenburg: December 22

Russian chemist (1850–1910) | Tambov: December 22, 1850 - Nassau: August 15, 1910 | Constantin Fahlberg | Tambov: December 22, 1850 - Nassau: August 15, 1910

English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917) | Cheltenham: December 22, 1839 - St. George's Hall, London: May 18, 1917 | John Nevil Maskelyne

Russian chemist | Markovnikov's rule | Kazan Imperial University | Knyaginino: December 22, 1838 - Moscow: February 11, 1904 | Vladimir Markovnikov

French chemist (1830-1898) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1866), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1879) | Paris: December 22, 1830 - Paris: April 12, 1898

German theologian and philosopher (1825–1910) | Immenstadt im Allgäu: December 22, 1825 - Munich: March 16, 1910 | Alois Schmid | Immenstadt im Allgäu

Italian mathematician (1824-1897) | Commander of the Order of Christ, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Civil Order of Savoy, grand officer of the Order of

matematicist (1822-1885) | Uppsala University | Västra Ny församling: December 22, 1822 - Väddö: August 29, 1885 | Hjalmar Holmgren | Västra Ny

French mathematician (1819–1892) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1872) | Beaux-Arts de Paris, École polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech | street of

French watchmaker (1817-1892) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1878) | Perpignan: December 22, 1817 - Paris: December 30, 1892 | Antoine Redier | Perpignan

Saint Petersburg State University | December 22, 1816 - Warsaw: December 25, 1877 | Jan Pankiewicz | December 22, 1816 - Warsaw: December 25, 1877

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887) | University of Basel | Basel: December 22, 1815 - Basel: November 25, 1887 | Johann Jakob Bachofen | Basel

Norwegian writer (1807-1873) | University of Oslo, Bergen Cathedral School | Bergen: December 22, 1807 - Christiania: October 21, 1873 | Johan Sebastian

French physicist and watchmaker (1804-1883) | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Officer of the Legion of Honour | engine order telegraph, Foy–Breguet telegraph

German mathematician | University of Göttingen | Harburg: December 22, 1775 - Göttingen: November 4, 1832 | Bernhard Friedrich Thibaut | Harburg: December

Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery | December 22, 1774 - Moscow: December 5, 2024 | Danil Vellanskiĭ (Danil Vellanskii) | December 22, 1774 - Moscow

Jewish Prussian Government Building Inspector, architect, civil servant, mathematician and writer (1772–1855) | Berlin: December 22, 1772 - Berlin: May 14, 1855

German mathematician (1765-1825) | Pfaffian, Pfaffian constraint | Karlsschule Stuttgart, University of Göttingen | Stuttgart: December 22, 1765 - Halle

Spanish penologist | University of Valladolid | Tepetitla de Lardizabal: December 22, 1739 - Madrid: December 25, 1820 | Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe (Manuel

German philosopher | Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, University of Jena | Hamburg: December 22, 1694 - Hamburg: March 1, 1768 | Hermann Samuel Reimarus

Tenth Sikh Guru (1666–1708) | Zafarnamah | Patna: December 22, 1666 - Nanded: October 7, 1708 | Guru Gobind Singh | Patna: December 22, 1666 - Nanded: October 7, 1708

Italian academic and philosopher (1550–1631) | University of Ferrara | Cento: December 22, 1550 - Padua: July 19, 1631 | Cesare Cremonini | Cento: December