Maurice Wilks

Russian mathematician | Sofia Kovalevskaya Award (2006), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2016), EMS Prize (2008) | University of

Russian politician | Bashkir State University | Novobayramgulovo: August 19, 1973 - Quito: March 13, 2005 | Elvira Aitkulova | Novobayramgulovo: August 19

scientist | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: August 19, 1966 - Paris: August 29, 1900 | D. V. Georgievskiĭ (D. V. Georgievskii) | Moscow

French mathematician | Fermat Prize (2005) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure, Joseph Fourier University | August 19, 1962 - Grambling: June 25, 2014

British mathematician | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2009), James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific

German economist, professor, author (born 1962) | FernUniversität in Hagen, University of California, Berkeley, Free University Berlin, University of Bonn

Japanese psychologist | University of Tsukuba | Kōchi Prefecture: August 19, 1961 - Boston: December 13, 2007 | Akiyoshi Kitaoka | Kōchi Prefecture: August

Canadian-American philosopher | University of Guelph, Indiana University | Toronto: August 19, 1960 - Madrid: March 11, 2025 | Stephen Hicks | Toronto: August

scientist | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Moscow: August 19, 1959 - Moscow: November 29, 2021 | Aleksandr Evgenʹevich Makhov (Aleksandr

Dutch author | University of Groningen | Dokkum: August 19, 1958 - Minnesota: May 24, 1933 | Hessel de Walle | Dokkum: August 19, 1958 - Minnesota: May 24, 1933

American Latvian-born mathematician | Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year (2009), Euler Book Prize (2012) | Knitting adventures with hyperbolic planes

Czech physicist | Boskovice: August 19, 1954 - November 6, 2017 | Josef Trna | Boskovice: August 19, 1954 - November 6, 2017

German mathematician | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Bad Hindelang: August 19, 1952 - Berkeley: April 8, 2017

Latvian mathematician | Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class (1996) | Riga State Gymnasium No.1 | Riga: August 19, 1952 - March 3, 2024 | Agnis Andzans | Riga

politician from Lithuanian | Kaunas University of Technology, Vilnius University | Kaunas: August 19, 1951 - Washington, D.C.: May 25, 1980 | Birutė Vėsaitė

French philosopher and professor | Eagle Feather (2007), prix des Rencontres philosophiques d'Uriage (2018) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Normale Supérieure

German chemist | Saint Petersburg: August 19, 1947 - Sebring: May 18, 2017 | Boris Revut | Saint Petersburg: August 19, 1947 - Sebring: May 18, 2017

New Zealand physicist (1947–2012) | honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (2010), honorary doctor of Massey University (2010), Wellingtonian

Pakistani mathematician | Pride of Performance | University of the Punjab, Swansea University | Rawalpindi: August 19, 1946 - May 23, 2018 | Khalida Inayat

Czech philosopher | Czech Medal of Merit (2019) | Charles University | Prague: August 19, 1945 - Prague: January 6, 1866 | Helena Haškovcová (Helena

August 19, 1945 - Dayton: October 6, 1895 | Milica Pechánková (Milica Pechankova) | August 19, 1945 - Dayton: October 6, 1895

Russian scientist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of the Badge of Honour | Krasnoyarsk State Technical University

French linguist | University of Wrocław | Tysmenytsia: August 19, 1943 - Novosibirsk: March 25, 2022 | Richard Zuber | Tysmenytsia: August 19, 1943

American scholar of constitutional law | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (1985), Sterling Professor, Berlin Prize (2015)

American rabbi and philosopher (1941-) | University of Chicago, Georgetown University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America | Chicago: August 19, 1941

English mathematician | Fields medal (1970), Adams Prize (1972), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), honorary

Russian philosopher (1934-2018) | State Prize of the Russian Federation, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Russian Federation

American inventor | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2010) | Post-it Note | University of Minnesota | Owatonna: August 19, 1931 - Florence: March 2, 1712

Italian physicist (1931-2024) | Sapienza University of Rome | Naples: August 19, 1931 - Varese: July 16, 2024 | Giuseppe Caglioti | Naples: August 19, 1931

scientist | Baku: August 19, 1927 - January 1, 1990 | Sübhi Salayev (Subhi Salayev) | Baku: August 19, 1927 - January 1, 1990

Ukrainian mathematician (1925–2020) | Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Glushkov Prize, Ostrogradskii Prize, Mitripolskii Prize, State Prize of Ukraine in

Biochemist, biophysicist, crystallographer, and sailor; founder and chair of Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University (1925-2009)

Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011) | Companion of the Order of Canada, Stuart Ballantine Medal (1973), Great Immigrants Award (2010), Edwin H. Land

Japanese physicist | Medal with Purple Ribbon, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | Osaka University | Osaka Prefecture: August 19, 1923 - Geneva: July 15, 1942

Scientist, professor (1920–1992) | Grenoble Alpes University | Touzac: August 19, 1920 - Strasbourg: May 22, 1992 | Abraham Moles | Touzac: August 19, 1920

Dutch mathematician | Berlekamp–Van Lint–Seidel graph | Leiden University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | The Hague: August 19, 1919 - Eindhoven: May 8, 2001

Soviet physicist | Order of Lenin, Lenin Prize, Stalin Prize | Moscow Aviation Institute | Ivanovo: August 19, 1919 - January 1, 2001 | Igor Morokhov

Brazilian chemist, researcher and university teacher | University of São Paulo | São Paulo: August 19, 1917 - São Paulo: July 21, 2011 | Paschoal Senise

Romanian physicist | Bucharest: August 19, 1915 - Bucharest: April 28, 2011 | Margareta Giurgea | Bucharest: August 19, 1915 - Bucharest: April 28, 2011

American inventor and scientist (1911–1988) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technical University of Munich | Abington: August 19, 1911 - Falmouth

American inventor (1906–1971) | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1941), Eagle Scout, National Inventors Hall of Fame (1984) | Brigham Young High

Dutch physicist | University of Amsterdam | Zaanstad: August 19, 1900 - Zwijndrecht: April 20, 1985 | Cornelis Zwikker | Zaanstad: August 19, 1900

British philosopher | The Queen's College | Brighton: August 19, 1900 - Oxford: October 6, 1976 | Gilbert Ryle | Brighton: August 19, 1900 - Oxford: October 6, 1976

German musicologist and organist | Międzylesie: August 19, 1889 - Geismar: October 23, 1953 | Hans Luedtke | Międzylesie: August 19, 1889 - Geismar: October 23, 1953

Hindu spiritual leader (1880–1935) | Kutabpur: August 19, 1880 - Kolkata: November 29, 1935 | Nigamananda Paramahansa | Kutabpur: August 19, 1880 - Kolkata

American scientist (1880-1955) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Doctor of Law (honorary) (1954), Edgar D. Tillyer Award (1955) | Clark

Russian historian and theorist (1878–1945) | Kazan Federal University | Kazan: August 19, 1878 - Moscow: June 5, 1945 | Vladimir Adoratsky | Kazan: August

Belgian physicist (1872–1957) | honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse (1928), doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1924) | Free

German mathematician | University of Tübingen | Achern: August 19, 1871 - Tübingen: July 30, 1962 | Karl Kommerell | Achern: August 19, 1871 - Tübingen: July 30, 1962

American aviation pioneer (1871–1948) | Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1929), National Aviation Hall of Fame (1962), Albert Medal (1917), National Inventors Hall

American psychologist (1857–1949) | Johns Hopkins University, Yale Divinity School, University of Iowa | Boscawen: August 19, 1857 - January 1, 1949 | George

Australian chemist (1852–1927) | University of London, University of Sydney | Balmain: August 19, 1852 - Adelaide: January 8, 1927 | Edward Rennie | Balmain

American businessman (1851–1937) | Salem County: August 19, 1851 - Haverford: July 31, 1937 | Charles Elmer Hires | Salem County: August 19, 1851

August 19, 1850 - Groningen: February 21, 1961 | John Howard Johnston | August 19, 1850 - Groningen: February 21, 1961

Peruvian scientist (1839-1872) | Lima: August 19, 1839 - Tefé: January 1, 1872 | Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldán (Manuel Rouaud y Paz Soldan) | Lima: August 19

German chemist and physician (1830-1895) | Davy Medal (1882) | periodic table | University of Würzburg, University of Zurich, Heidelberg University | Varel

Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor | The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite | Royal High School, Heriot-Watt University | Edinburgh

French philosopher, journalist, statesman, and possible illegitimate son of Napoleon I of France (1805-1895) | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Bourbon college | former

Swedish chemist (1745-1818) | Uppsala University | Ovanåkers församling: August 19, 1745 - Falu Kristine church parish: December 8, 1818 | Johan Gottlieb

Dutch scientist (1743-1810) | University of Franeker | Oudemirdum: August 19, 1743 - The Hague: November 1, 1810 | Henricus Aeneae | Oudemirdum: August 19

German mathematician and physicist | Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, Akademisches Gymnasium, University of Göttingen | Hamburg: August 19, 1739 - Halle

Swedish mathematician | Bring radical, Bring's curve, Bring-Jerrard quintic form | Lund University | Ausås parish: August 19, 1736 - Lund: May 20, 1798

German philosopher and political economist | Alma Mater Viadrina, Französisches Gymnasium Berlin | Berlin: August 19, 1730 - December 3, 1783 | Louis de

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Tübingen | Tübingen: August 19, 1721 - Tübingen: May 9, 1768

German chemist (1623-1681) | Heringen: August 19, 1623 - Leipzig: October 16, 1681 | Michael Heinrich Horn | Heringen: August 19, 1623 - Leipzig: October 16, 1681

German mathematician (1539-1603) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Torgau: August 19, 1539 - Lutherstadt Wittenberg: March 17, 1603 | Andreas

Italian mathematician (1537-1604) | University of Padua | Heraklion: August 19, 1537 - Venice: November 23, 1604 | Francesco Barozzi - Franciscus Barocius