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AI researcher | Fellow of the Royal Society (2022) | Private University of the North | Nizhny Novgorod: December 8, 1986 - Orcas Island: January 10, 2023

Australian philosopher | University of Oxford | December 8, 1979 - Winterthur: February 7, 1945 | Seth Lazar | December 8, 1979 - Winterthur: February 7, 1945

Muslim scholar | National University of Singapore, University of Wollongong | December 8, 1973 - July 23, 2020 | Nadirsyah Hosen | December 8, 1973 - July 23

American cryptographer | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2020), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

author and researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence | Barwise Prize (2021) | New York University, Temple University, Bard College at Simon's Rock

American television presenter, author and science teacher | 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, Emmy Award | soda geyser | Heritage High School | Denver: December 8, 1966

Russian physicist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Perm State University | Chusovskoy District: December 8, 1964

German philosopher and author | Deutscher Fernsehpreis (2013), IQ Award (2011), Arthur F. Burns Fellowship | Anna, die Schule und der liebe Gott, Wer bin ich

American editor | Yale University | Philadelphia: December 8, 1962 - Amsterdam: January 14, 1636 | Matthew Drutt | Philadelphia: December 8, 1962 - Amsterdam

American writer | Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant (2011) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Everett: December 8, 1962 - April 7, 1958 | Mark Pesce

Historian, Wikipedian, and experimental positivist working on the late 18th-century Illuminati at Gotha's Research Centre | University of Kent

French physicist | Max Born Award (2012), Three Physicists Prize (2010), Jean-Ricard Prize (2000), CNRS Gold medal (2021), Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or

Italian philosopher | University of Bologna | Mantua: December 8, 1956 - Rome: January 1, 2024 | Mauro Carbone | Mantua: December 8, 1956 - Rome: January 1, 2024

Lithuanian politician | Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Grand Cross of the Order

American inventor | Florida Institute of Technology | Miami Beach: December 8, 1954 - January 26, 2024 | Richard Adams | Miami Beach: December 8, 1954 - January 26, 2024

Spanish philosopher (1953-1996) | University of Navarre | Madrid: December 8, 1953 - Panticosa: December 26, 1996 | Ricardo Yepes Stork | Madrid: December 8

Swedish ethicist | December 8, 1951 - Lidingö: September 17, 2008 | Elisabeth Gerle | December 8, 1951 - Lidingö: September 17, 2008

Russian scientist | Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg", Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation

Argentine mathematician | honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, diamond Konex award (2003), Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to

American chemist, biochemistry professor | NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1987), Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1986), National Medal of Science (1995), Othmer Gold

Australian biophysicist | Centenary Medal (2001), Gottschalk Medal (1983), Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture (2016), Humboldt Prize, Officer of the Order of

Chinese mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2010) | Shandong University | Bincheng District: December 8, 1947 - Heidelberg

honorary doctorate (2013) | Pontifical Gregorian University | December 8, 1945 - January 1, 1588 | Juan Antonio Estrada | December 8, 1945 - January 1, 1588

Spanish engineer | Barcelona: December 8, 1943 - Dublin: October 24, 1847 | Albert Corominas Subias | Barcelona: December 8, 1943 - Dublin: October 24, 1847

American physical chemist | Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry (2016), Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2001), Willard Gibbs Award (2012), Bourke Award

Dutch politician (1937–2013) | Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Utrecht University | Leerdam: December 8, 1937 - March 17, 2013 | Jan van

scientist | Faculty of History and Philology of the Perm State University | Perm: December 8, 1936 - October 28, 2020 | Lyudmila Gruzberg | Perm: December 8

Polish philosopher (1935–2022) | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1986), Medal of the National Education Commission (1979), Gold Cross of Merit (1979)

Eötvös Loránd University | December 8, 1932 - Genoa: January 26, 2020 | Antal Fekete | December 8, 1932 - Genoa: January 26, 2020 | Eötvös Loránd University

Polish physicist, poet and politician (1932-1989) | University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw | Warsaw: December 8, 1932 - Warsaw

Russian scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Hero of the Russian Federation, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order "For Merit to the

Russian microbiologist (1928-2013) | USSR State Prize | Russian Biotechnological University (BIOTECH) | Bryansk: December 8, 1928 - New York City: September 22, 2013

Israeli chemist | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Thessaloniki: December 8, 1927

Belgian chemist (1927-2014) | Hombeek: December 8, 1927 - June 18, 2014 | Leo De Maeyer | Hombeek: December 8, 1927 - June 18, 2014

Italian philosopher and politician (1924-2001) | Deutscher Memorial Prize (1973) | University of Messina, Sapienza University of Rome | Rome: December 8, 1924

Russian chemist (1921-2013) | Order of the Badge of Honour, VDNKh silver medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | D. Mendeleev University of Chemical

Ukrainian Soviet and Ukrainian computer scientist (1919–2001) | Glushkov Prize, State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1978), State Prize of

American mathematician (1919–1985) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985), MacArthur Fellows Program (1983) | University of California

German chemist and pharmacologist | Chemnitz: December 8, 1908 - Leipzig: January 13, 1974 | Fritz Kurt Hauschild | Chemnitz: December 8, 1908 - Leipzig

German mathematician (1906–1995) | University of Hamburg | Altona: December 8, 1906 - Hamburg: June 25, 1995 | Bruno Schoeneberg | Altona: December 8, 1906

Australian aviator (1892-1933) | Air Force Cross (1928), Distinguished Service Medal (1917) | Bundaberg: December 8, 1892 - Italy: January 7, 1933 | Bert

Austrian mathematician (1883–1942) | Luitpold-Gymnasium, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Prague: December 8, 1883 - Łódź Ghetto: April 20, 1942

December 8, 1882 - Maribor: March 19, 1939 | Fran Čadež (Fran Cadez) | December 8, 1882 - Maribor: March 19, 1939

British physicist | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University of London | December 8, 1882 - September 18, 1963 | Herbert Schofield | December

French painter (1881–1953) | Harvest Threshing, The Bathers, The Publisher Eugène Figuière | Paris: December 8, 1881 - Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: June 23, 1953

Jain Scholar and Philosopher from India | Sahitya Akademi Award (1958), Padma Bhushan (1974) | Limli: December 8, 1880 - Gujarat: March 2, 1978 | Sukhlal

French writer | Prix de littérature spiritualiste (1933) | La Tour-d'Auvergne: December 8, 1876 - Nantes: December 30, 1940 | Joseph Malègue - Joseph Marie

British botanist (1873-1947) | Wrekin College, St John's College, University of Cambridge | Bishop's Castle: December 8, 1873 - Blackheath: October 20, 1947

French mathematician (1865–1963) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1936), Feltrinelli Prize (1951), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1923), Concours

French zoologist and philosopher (1865-1936) | Canton of Vaud: December 8, 1865 - Paris: August 12, 1936 | Édouard de Ribaucourt (Edouard de Ribaucourt)

American doctor | Portland University, Heidelberg University | San Francisco: December 8, 1863 - San Francisco: January 13, 1924 | Albert Abrams | San

French mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Binoux Prize (1912) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Strasbourg: December 8, 1857 - Nancy: May 7, 1914

Spanish philosopher (1854-1926) | Malgrat de Mar: December 8, 1854 - Barcelona: June 5, 1926 | Ramon Turró i Darder (Ramon Turro i Darder) | Malgrat de Mar

Leipzig University, Szkoła Główna Warszawska | December 8, 1848 - Anzio: December 11, 1912 | Marian Baraniecki | December 8, 1848 - Anzio: December 11, 1912

Japanese politician | Discourse By Three Drunkards On Government | Kochi: December 8, 1847 - Osaka: December 13, 1901 | Nakae Chōmin - 篤介 (Nakae Chomin

British chemist (1845–1925) | Bakerian Lecture (1889), Royal Medal (1889), Bakerian Lecture (1894), Bakerian Lecture (1907), Longstaff Prize (1881), Fellow

French inventor | Montreuil: December 8, 1844 - Ivry-sur-Seine: January 9, 1918 | Charles-Émile Reynaud (Charles-Emile Reynaud) | Montreuil: December 8, 1844

Italian mathematician (1839-1902) | Turin: December 8, 1839 - Rome: August 7, 1902 | Annibale Ferrero | Turin: December 8, 1839 - Rome: August 7, 1902

Polish poet | Law Faculty of Lviv University | Frydrychowice: December 8, 1837 - Pleszew: February 1, 1928 | Wincenty Stroka (W.S. | W.Str. | Wi.St | Stroka

French photographer (1837–1920) | Progress Medal (1900), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1912) | Langon: December 8, 1837 - Agen: August 31, 1920 | Louis

December 8, 1833 - Salamanca: October 4, 1932 | Vilmos Sóltz (Vilmos Soltz) | December 8, 1833 - Salamanca: October 4, 1932

German chemist (1812–1890) | University of Giessen, Heidelberg University | Weinheim: December 8, 1812 - Giessen: October 15, 1890 | Heinrich Will

Russian poet (1802–1839) | Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1802 - Sochi: August 27, 1839 | Alexander Odoevsky | Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1802 - Sochi

Belgian botanist and chemist (1797-1863) | Maastricht: December 8, 1797 - Leuven: February 8, 1863 | Martin Martens | Maastricht: December 8, 1797 - Leuven

German astronomer (1795-1874) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1835), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts

Italian philosopher | Palermo: December 8, 1792 - Versailles: August 2, 1861 | Gioacchino Ventura di Raulica | Palermo: December 8, 1792 - Versailles: August 2, 1861

German non-fiction writer (1779-1860) | Order of Saint Michael | Höchheim: December 8, 1779 - Schwebheim: August 23, 1860 | Karl Emil Diezel | Höchheim

French occultist and writer (1767-1825) | Ganges: December 8, 1767 - former 10th arrondissement of Paris: March 27, 1825 | Fabre d'Olivet - Antoine Fabre

American inventor (1765-1825) | Machine Tool Hall of Fame (1998), National Inventors Hall of Fame (1974) | Leicester Academy, Yale College | Westborough

Italian jurist and author | University of Naples Federico II | Brienza: December 8, 1748 - Naples: October 29, 1799 | Francesco Mario Pagano | Brienza

Dutch physiologist (1730–1799) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Society Bakerian Medal | Université catholique de Louvain, Old University of Leuven

Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician (1728–1795) | Brugg: December 8, 1728 - Hanover: October 7, 1795 | Johann Georg von Zimmermann | Brugg

German-born French philosopher (1723–1789) | Leiden University | Edesheim: December 8, 1723 - Paris: January 21, 1789 | Baron d'Holbach - Paul Heinrich

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744) | Fellow of the Royal Society (1736) | Celsius temperature scale | Uppsala University | Uppsala

Italian perfumer and inventor (1685–1766) | Santa Maria Maggiore: December 8, 1685 - Cologne: November 25, 1766 | Johann Maria Farina | Santa Maria Maggiore