James Tanton

German mathematician | University of Münster | Stuttgart: August 1, 1981 - Baltimore: April 16, 1901 | Clara Löh (Clara Loh) | Stuttgart: August 1, 1981

American writer and energy policy commentator | The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels | Duke University | August 1, 1980 - Budapest: September 7, 1941 | Alex J.

Brazilian philosophist and feminist | Woman Press Trophy (2018), Prince Claus Award (2019), BBC 100 Women (2019), Woman Press Trophy (2020) | Universidade

Canadian mathematician | Krieger–Nelson Prize (2018), Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize (2013) | Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley | Nanyo

Danish mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), EliteForsk Prize (2017) | Aarhus University | Randers: August 1, 1976 - Berlin: March 19, 1981

English mathematician and pianist | How to Bake Pi | Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge | Hampshire: August 1, 1976 - Kraków: July 5, 1845

Hungarian biologist and researcher | European Research Council Starting Grant, Junior Prima award (2009) | Eötvös Loránd University, ELTE Faculty of

Zimbabwean AIDS researcher | Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Zimbabwe | August 1, 1974 - Belmont: July 22, 1943

Russian scientist | Saint Petersburg: August 1, 1973 - Havana: February 1, 2018 | Ilya Orlov | Saint Petersburg: August 1, 1973 - Havana: February 1, 2018

French mathematician and politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022), Knight of the National Order of Merit (2013) | Paris Diderot University, Toulouse

Israeli mathematician | Salem Prize (2003), Israel Defense Prize, EMS Prize (2004), Blumenthal Award (2001), Fermat Prize (2009), Michael Bruno Memorial Award

Gambian Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) | University of Birmingham, Université Cheikh Anta

Azerbaijani scientist | Azerbaijan State Agricultural University | Aşağı Seyidəhmədli: August 1, 1965 - July 21, 1993 | Hümbət Hümbətov (Humbət

South Korean chemist | Korea Science Award (2013) | Harvard University | August 1, 1962 - Hamden: June 3, 1956 | Sukbok Chang | August 1, 1962 - Hamden: June

Russian university teacher | Order "Duslyk", Medal "200 Years of the MIA of Russia", Russian Federation's Government Award, honorary title of the Republic of

Iranian-American physicist | Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (2016), ICTP Dirac Medal (2008), Mustafa Prize (2021), Fellow of the American

physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012) | Imperial College London

Italian chemist (1959-) | Florence: August 1, 1959 - Munich: August 20, 1917 | Antonella Salvini | Florence: August 1, 1959 - Munich: August 20, 1917

Israeli chemist | Bar-Ilan University, Weizmann Institute of Science | Jerusalem: August 1, 1958 - April 30, 2016 | Amnon Albeck | Jerusalem: August 1, 1958

Basque writer | Resurrección Maria Azkue Award (1987) | Elhuyar aldizkaria | University of the Basque Country | Donostia-San Sebastián: August 1, 1957

scientist | Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)". (2024), Shohrat Order | Baku State University | Agdash: August 1, 1957 - Suzhou: June 14, 1936

Dutch chemist working at Maastricht University | Nijkerk: August 1, 1953 - Cambridge: April 20, 1992 | Aalt Bast | Nijkerk: August 1, 1953 - Cambridge: April 20, 1992

astrophysicist from United States | Wagner College, University of Toledo | New York City: August 1, 1953 - June 11, 2022 | Fred Espenak. Mr. Eclipse | New York

Serbian politician (1952−2003) | Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star | University of Konstanz, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium

Czech-British physicist | Fellow of the Royal Society (2010), Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2020), Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize (2000) | University of Leeds

Latvian scientist | Cēsis: August 1, 1949 - Baku: July 17, 2021 | Inesis Feldmanis | Cēsis: August 1, 1949 - Baku: July 17, 2021

Soviet archer (1949–2022) | Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, Order of Friendship of Peoples | August 1, 1949 - Tbilisi: January 23, 2022 | Keto

Japanese philosopher | Sophia University | Miyazaki: August 1, 1947 - Tokyo: October 10, 2014 | Ichirō Yamaguchi (Ichiro Yamaguchi) | Miyazaki: August 1, 1947

Russian mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Physics | Moscow State University | Moscow: August 1, 1947 - Los Gatos: October 2, 2006 | Leonid Bunimovich

Indian engineering professor (born 1946) | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India: August 1, 1946 - Málaga: November 10, 1890 | Tarun Kant | India

American physicist | honorary doctorate of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (2012), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Simon Memorial Prize

Russian scientist | Order of Honour, Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation, honorary citizen of Sverdlovsk Oblast | Saint Petersburg State

TU Wien | August 1, 1942 - Brno: April 12, 1951 | Norbert Matsché (Norbert Matsche) | August 1, 1942 - Brno: April 12, 1951

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2023) | August 1, 1942 - Geneva: January 22, 1799 | Édith Heurgon (Edith Heurgon) | August 1, 1942 - Geneva: January 22, 1799

Israeli physicist and astronomer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Moissac: August 1, 1940 - Strasbourg: July 25, 1885 | Ariel Cohen | Moissac: August 1, 1940

Estonian mechanics scientist, academic | Humboldt Prize (1993), Scientific Prize of The Republic of Estonia (1992) | Tallinn University of Technology

Armenian chemist | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: August 1, 1939 - January 1, 2014 | Rafael Melik-Ohanjanyan | Yerevan: August 1, 1939 - January 1, 2014

Soviet and Russian physicist (1939–2023) | State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), USSR State

French historian | August 1, 1938 - Béjar: January 1, 1890 | Mouny Estrade-Szwarckopf - Henriette Szwarckopf | August 1, 1938 - Béjar: January 1, 1890

mathematician | Fellow of the Royal Society (1978) | University of Cambridge | Woolwich: August 1, 1937 - May 5, 2002 | Barry Edward Johnson | Woolwich: August

researcher | Kaunas: August 1, 1937 - December 18, 2020 | Victor Snieckus | Kaunas: August 1, 1937 - December 18, 2020

educationalist and nuclear physicist | Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences | University of Dhaka, University of London | Barishal: August 1, 1934 - January 8, 2022

Russian physicist | National Research Nuclear University | Astrakhan: August 1, 1934 - Obninsk: December 17, 2023 | Yuri Konobeev | Astrakhan: August 1, 1934

Azerbaijani mathematician | Honorary teacher (Azerbaijan) | Tovuz District: August 1, 1934 - Baku: January 1, 2015 | Kazım Həsənov (Kazim Həsənov) | Tovuz

German philosopher (1934–2024) | State Award of Lower Saxony (1996), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Wischnjowoje

Italian political philosopher (1933–2023) | Empire | École Normale Supérieure, University of Padua | Padua: August 1, 1933 - Villejuif: December 16, 2023

French geophysicist (1931–2007) | École polytechnique | 15th arrondissement of Paris: August 1, 1931 - Nice: April 27, 2007 | Jean Morlet | 15th

German philosopher (1930-2016) | Hupperath: August 1, 1930 - March 28, 2016 | Josef Simon | Hupperath: August 1, 1930 - March 28, 2016

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002) | honorary doctor of the University of Athens (1996), honorary doctorate of the Johann

German chemist and author (1930–2017) | TU Dresden | Lasówka: August 1, 1930 - September 8, 2017 | Karl Gewald | Lasówka: August 1, 1930 - September 8

University of Chemistry and Technology | August 1, 1930 - Tokyo: April 2, 1949 | Bruno Schreiber | August 1, 1930 - Tokyo: April 2, 1949 | University of

Russian mathematician (1930-2006) | Medal "Veteran of Labour", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Moscow State University, MSU

French physicist (1924-2010) | honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra (1994), Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa (1995), Nobel Prize in

Dutch philosopher and writer (1924-2014) | Haarlem: August 1, 1924 - August 25, 2014 | Henk Leene | Haarlem: August 1, 1924 - August 25, 2014

scientist | Yaropolets: August 1, 1924 - July 12, 2017 | Aleksandr Dmitrievich Kurlanov | Yaropolets: August 1, 1924 - July 12, 2017

August 1, 1924 - San Diego: January 1, 1996 | Pierre Rieucau | August 1, 1924 - San Diego: January 1, 1996

Norwegian mathematician and mountaineer (*1923 – †1944) | August 1, 1923 - April 30, 1944 | Einar Hoff Hansen | August 1, 1923 - April 30, 1944

Romanian writer (1915–2001) | Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie (1999) | University of Paris | Bucharest: August 1, 1915 - Bucharest

Finnish professor | honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble (1977) | August 1, 1915 - January 1, 2009 | Waldemar Jensen | August 1, 1915 - January 1, 2009

Argentinian mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship (1950) | Cotlar–Stein lemma | University of Chicago | Sarny: August 1, 1913 - Buenos Aires: January 16, 2007

Spanish botanist (1900-1979) | University of Göttingen | Hesse: August 1, 1900 - Concepción: October 1, 1979 | Carlos Grandjot | Hesse: August 1, 1900

German chemist (1891–1973) | Adolf-von-Baeyer Gold Medal (1961) | University of Göttingen | Berlin: August 1, 1891 - Basel: September 29, 1973 | John Eggert

German physicist (1889-1979) | Bavarian Order of Merit, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the

Indian Mathematician, ICS officer | Visakhapatnam: August 1, 1888 - January 1, 1964 | Sonthi Venkata Ramamurthy | Visakhapatnam: August 1, 1888 - January 1, 1964

Spanish politician (1886-1954) | Reus: August 1, 1886 - Reus: September 23, 1954 | Josep Caixés Gilabert (Josep Caixes Gilabert) | Reus: August 1, 1886

Hungarian chemist (1885–1966) | Faraday Lectureship Prize (1950), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1943), Niels Bohr International Gold Medal (1961), Copley Medal

Chuvash scientist of the Russian Empire | Imperial University of Warsaw | Shumshevashi: August 1, 1882 - Peredelkino: November 20, 1966 | Ilya Yashtaikin

Belgian philosopher (1881-1946) | Commander of the Order of Leopold, Officer of the Order of the Crown | Catholic University of Leuven | Tielt: August 1, 1881

German mathematician (1881–1940) | Toeplitz matrix, Hellinger–Toeplitz theorem, Toeplitz operator | University of Göttingen, University of Wrocław

Japanese textile chemist | University of Tokyo | Taitō-ku: August 1, 1877 - January 26, 1953 | Hirotarō Nishida (Hirotaro Nishida) | Taitō-ku: August 1

Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Badge of Honour, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | Odesa

Australian journalist (1872–1928) | Sydney: August 1, 1872 - Sydney: January 20, 1928 | George Augustine Taylor | Sydney: August 1, 1872 - Sydney: January 20, 1928

Russian physicist (1871-1942) | Imperial St. Petersburg University, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | Petergof: August 1

British chemist | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Manchester: August 1, 1867 - Egypt: January 1, 1945 | Alfred Lucas | Manchester: August 1, 1867

Bulgarian scientist | Lyuben Karavelov School, Koprivshtitsa | Koprivshtitsa: August 1, 1865 - October 8, 1916 | Стойчо Драгоев Каравелов

August 1, 1863 - Nusle: September 8, 1930 | Raimund August Smekal | August 1, 1863 - Nusle: September 8, 1930

Swedish mathematician | Poincaré–Bendixson theorem, Bendixson–Dulac theorem | Uppsala University, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University

Lund University | August 1, 1856 - Culiacán: July 25, 2024 | Johan Martin Lovén (Johan Martin Loven) | August 1, 1856 - Culiacán: July 25, 2024

American dentist (1853–1907) | University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts | Alexandria: August 1, 1853 - Newark: July 27, 1907

American professional ballonist (1849-1932) | Boston: August 1, 1849 - Atlanta: August 1, 1932 | Mary Myers | Boston: August 1, 1849 - Atlanta: August 1, 1932

Canadian mathematician (1830-1912) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Trinity College Dublin | Ireland: August 1, 1830 - Ottawa: February 11, 1912

Russian mathematician (1818–1867) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Zaraysky uyezd: August 1, 1818 - Moscow: March 5, 1867

British chemist (1817–1901) | Albert Medal (1893), Royal Medal (1867), Fellow of the Royal Society | University College London | Kingston upon Hull: August

German naturalist (1779-1851) | University of Freiburg, University of Würzburg | Offenburg: August 1, 1779 - Zurich: August 11, 1851 | Lorenz Oken

German theologian | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Bad Langensalza: August 1, 1773 - Meissen: December 30, 1831 | Johann August Heinrich Tittmann

Genevan and British physician | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Geneva, University of Edinburgh | Geneva: August 1, 1770 - London: October 19, 1822

French chemist (1770-1832) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1814) | Collège de Lisieux | Paris: August 1, 1770 - Paris: April 19, 1832 | André Laugier

Swiss jurist (1768-1854) | Bern: August 1, 1768 - Solothurn: May 20, 1854 | Karl Ludwig von Haller | Bern: August 1, 1768 - Solothurn: May 20, 1854

Japanese philosopher (1761-1787) | Edo: August 1, 1761 - Edo: March 3, 1787 | Hayashi Hōtan (Hayashi Hotan) | Edo: August 1, 1761 - Edo: March 3, 1787

Italian philosopher, numismatist and economist | Montorio al Vomano: August 1, 1744 - Teramo: June 21, 1835 | Melchiorre Delfico | Montorio al Vomano: August

French naturalist (1744-1829) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Bazentin: August 1, 1744 - Paris: December 18, 1829 | Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck - Jean-Baptiste

Irish geologist and chemist (1733-1812) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Copley Medal (1782), Fellow of the American

American physician and educator | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Marblehead: August 1, 1728 - Salem: March 31, 1829

Austrian catholic archbishop (1723-1803) | Gorizia: August 1, 1723 - Lodi: December 8, 1803 | Rudolf Joseph von Edling | Gorizia: August 1, 1723 - Lodi: December 8, 1803

August 1, 1710 - Berlin: February 19, 1897 | Pehr Elvius | August 1, 1710 - Berlin: February 19, 1897

French philosopher and writer (1588–1672) | Dialogues | University of Poitiers | Paris: August 1, 1588 - Paris: May 9, 1672 | François de La Mothe Le Vayer