Walter Block

chemist, spectroscopist, journalist | SAMPL Challenge (2024), HyDRA Challenge (2023), Wiki-award (2021), Wiki-award (2020), Discover Russia (2019), Wiki-award (2019)

Slovenian philosopher, sociologist, playwright, essayist, translator | University of Ljubljana | Šempeter pri Gorici: August 21, 1980 - Budapest: December 30, 1891

Georgian philosopher | Tbilisi State University, University of Ioannina | Tbilisi: August 21, 1976 - Brad: December 31, 1936 | Eva Chkoidze | Tbilisi: August

American billionaire businessman (born 1973) | Asia's Most Influential Singapore (2021), Great Immigrants Award (2006), Financial Times Person of the Year

French physicist | Mergier Bourdeix Prize (2021), CNRS silver medal (2014), Officer of the National Order of Merit (2022), Knight of the National Order of Merit (2014)

philosopher | University of Freiburg, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Mexico City: August 21, 1969

Russian scientist | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Moscow: August 21, 1968 - Paris: May 27, 1890 | Andrey Desnitsky | Moscow: August 21

Russian mathematician | Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize (1995) | Moscow State University | Moscow: August 21, 1961 - Liège: July 17, 1911 | Victor Batyrev

Ukrainian scientist | Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, Certificate of honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

Israeli mathematician | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Rehovot: August 21, 1959 - October 30, 2023 | Amnon Yekutieli

British mathematician | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society, Whitehead Prize (1989), Fellow of the American

material scientist specialised in cement and concrete | Imperial College London, University of Cambridge | England: August 21, 1958 - San Diego: May 5, 2008

Spanish university teacher | University of Valladolid, University of Bristol, University of Oviedo | Calabazas de Fuentidueña: August 21, 1957 - Lutherstadt

Israeli-French philosopher and writer | School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv: August 21, 1953 - Avignon: July 31, 2014

Polish diplomat, chemist | Kraków University of Technology | Proszowice: August 21, 1952 - Boulder: September 15, 2016 | Piotr Myśliwiec - Piotr Józef

scientist | Sofia: August 21, 1952 - Moscow: January 8, 2012 | Evgeny Tanchev | Sofia: August 21, 1952 - Moscow: January 8, 2012

Indian chemist | TWAS Prize for Chemistry (2000) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Chennai: August 21, 1952 - March 1, 1938 | Gautam Radhakrishna

British scientist | University of Keele | August 21, 1951 - April 7, 1962 | Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate | August 21, 1951 - April 7, 1962

Chilean computer scientist and mathematician | honorary doctorate from University of Orléans (2012) | University of Chile, St. Aloysius College, Antofagasta

Venezuelan-born American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator | honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University (2016), Fellow of the American

French cryptographer | Officer of the Legion of Honour, CNRS Gold medal (2006), IACR Fellow (2005), CNRS silver medal (2005), Lazare-Carnot Prize (2003)

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University | August 21, 1946 - Smíchov: August 3, 1907 | Ivana Haslingerová (Ivana Haslingerova) | August 21

Russian mathematician (1945–2020) | August 21, 1945 - November 12, 2020 | Vadim Mottl | August 21, 1945 - November 12, 2020

bioethicist and philosopher from the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | Balliol College

Polish and American chemist | Silver Medal "For Outstanding Sport Achievements" | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Gaj, Lesser Poland

German mathematician | Goethe University Frankfurt | Wehrheim: August 21, 1942 - Cologne: January 1, 1562 | Helmut Bender | Wehrheim: August 21, 1942

Russian physicist | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, USSR State Prize, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"

German chemist | Horst Pracejus Prize (2001), Prelog Medal (1997) | Heidelberg University | August 21, 1940 - Frauenalb Monastery: October 12, 1930 | Günter

Hungarian-American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2022), honorary doctor of the

Ukrainian physicist and mathematician | Ostrogradskii Prize, Bogolyubov Prize, State Prize of Ukrainian SSR in Science and Technology (1985), Fellow of the

American physicist (born 1934) | honorary doctor of Paris 13 University (1989), Nobel Prize in Physics (2005), I. I. Rabi Award (2004), Samuel Wesley Stratton

French mathematician (1934–2003) | Prix Ampère (1982), Maurice Audin Mathematic Prize (1960), Cours Peccot (1963), Montyon Science Award (1970)

Hungarian physicist and university teacher | Széchenyi Prize (1993), honorary citizen of Hódmezővásárhely (2003), Jedlik Ányos Award (2013), Commander

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research (1994), Ostrowski Prize (1989)

British cardiac surgeon | Târgoviște: August 21, 1929 - October 12, 2023 | Marian Ionescu | Târgoviște: August 21, 1929 - October 12, 2023

Soviet linguist (1929-2017) | Order of Friendship, Lenin Prize, USSR State Prize | Moscow State University, Philological Faculty of Moscow State University

Catholic cardinal (1926–2020) | honorary citizen of Kraków (2006), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, honorary doctor of

1923-2004) | Villard: August 21, 1923 - Riaz: September 30, 2004 | Hortense Berthet | Villard: August 21, 1923 - Riaz: September 30, 2004

Finnish professor | Pälkäne: August 21, 1920 - Lappeenranta: February 6, 2000 | Seppo Wilska | Pälkäne: August 21, 1920 - Lappeenranta: February 6, 2000

physicist (1918–2010) | Columbia University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | New York City: August 21, 1918 - Haifa: January 7, 2010 | Bruria Kaufman | New

Polish-American economist and mathematician (1917-2008) | doctor honoris causa of Keiō University, Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

Soviet engineer, aircraft guns designer (1912–1996) | Order of the October Revolution (1971), Order of Lenin (1944), Hero of Socialist Labour (1966), Order

Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist (1909-1992) | honorary doctor of Comenius University (1976), Order of Lenin (1979), Order of Lenin (1975), Order

American scientist (1905 – 2003) | August 21, 1905 - December 21, 2003 | Gabrielle Asset Brieger | August 21, 1905 - December 21, 2003

University of Paris (1928) | August 21, 1896 - Kraków: March 8, 1952 | Alexandru Pantazi | August 21, 1896 - Kraków: March 8, 1952

Dutch scientist | Oudenbosch: August 21, 1894 - Breda: February 13, 1966 | Mgr. Th. van der Bom | Oudenbosch: August 21, 1894 - Breda: February 13, 1966

Chilean association football player and association football referee (1890-1964) | University of Chile | Chillán: August 21, 1890 - Santiago: December 8, 1964

Indian politician and reformer (1889-1968) | University College Thiruvananthapuram, Malabar Christian College | Cherai: August 21, 1889 - March 6, 1968

British industrial chemist, educationalist and academic author | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge | Beeston: August 21, 1887

Romanian mathematician (1886-1946) | Bucharest: August 21, 1886 - Bucharest: April 3, 1946 | Gheorghe Nichifor | Bucharest: August 21, 1886 - Bucharest: April 3, 1946

German chemist (1885–1970) | National Prize of East Germany, Clemens Winkler Medal For Analytical Chemistry (1958), Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes (1955)

Italian philosopher (1872–1943) | Gautieri Award (1891) | Leipzig University, University of Turin | Pont-Canavese: August 21, 1872 - Castellamonte: March 22, 1943

Polish chemist | Silver Cross of Merit | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Sieradz: August 21, 1868 - January 1, 2000 | Henryk Majmon | Sieradz: August 21

American mathematician (1867–1956) | Yale University | Nyack: August 21, 1867 - Hamden: June 3, 1956 | Percey F. Smith | Nyack: August 21, 1867 - Hamden: June 3, 1956

Australian inventor and industrialist (1865–1926) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Drummartin: August 21, 1865 - Sunbury: May 21, 1926 | H.

American philosopher (1860–1937) | Rowe: August 21, 1860 - January 1, 1937 | Walter Goodnow Everett | Rowe: August 21, 1860 - January 1, 1937

Czech politician, philosopher, psychologist and university educator (1858-1934) | Charles University | Hostinné: August 21, 1858 - Střešovice: May 24, 1934

German mathematician | Humboldt University of Berlin | Jena: August 21, 1854 - Berlin: May 24, 1914 | Georg Hettner | Jena: August 21, 1854 - Berlin: May 24, 1914

Swiss chemist (1852-1926) | Stein am Rhein: August 21, 1852 - Zurich: June 4, 1926 | Robert Gnehm | Stein am Rhein: August 21, 1852 - Zurich: June 4, 1926

French cryptographer | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Port-Vendres: August 21, 1846 - France: November 7, 1931 | Étienne Bazeries (Etienne Bazeries)

American engineer | Bessemer Gold Medal, Elliott Cresson Medal (1910), John Fritz Medal (1902) | Chester County: August 21, 1822 - Bethlehem: February 13, 1913

Swiss inventor (1822-1882) | Wagenhausen: August 21, 1822 - Neuhausen am Rheinfall: May 21, 1882 | Federico Vetterli | Wagenhausen: August 21, 1822 - Neuhausen

French chemist (1816-1856) | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Strasbourg: August 21, 1816 - Strasbourg: August 19, 1856 | Charles Frédéric Gerhardt

French physicist (1815–1890) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Colmar: August 21, 1815 - Colmar: January 14, 1890 | Gustave-Adolphe Hirn | Colmar: August

Belgian chemist, co-discoverer of the atomic weight of carbon | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1879), Davy Medal (1885) | State University of Leuven

American inventor, metallurgist and businessman (1811–1888) | Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh: August 21, 1811

German church historian and theologian (1805-1849) | University of Göttingen | Celle: August 21, 1805 - Marburg: April 7, 1849 | Friedrich Wilhelm Rettberg

Austrian rabbi | Boskovice: August 21, 1802 - Nagykanizsa: December 27, 1883 | Hirsch Bär Fassel (Hirsch Bar Fassel) | Boskovice: August 21, 1802

Swiss geologist (1794-1887) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Wollaston Medal (1879), Pour le Mérite

August 21, 1790 - January 1, 1425 | Arsen Bagratuni | August 21, 1790 - January 1, 1425

French mathematician (1789–1857) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1849), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1832), Concours général, Knight

August 21, 1783 - Berlin: April 4, 1879 | Gustaf Magnus Schwartz | August 21, 1783 - Berlin: April 4, 1879

Danish philosopher (1756-1798) | August 21, 1756 - December 1, 1798 | Michael Gottlieb Birckner | August 21, 1756 - December 1, 1798

Scottish engineer and inventor (1754-1839) | Rumford Medal (1806) | Ayrshire: August 21, 1754 - Birmingham: November 15, 1839 | William Murdoch | Ayrshire

German biologist (1747–1835) | University of Vienna | Neuburg am Inn: August 21, 1747 - Munich: December 22, 1835 | Franz von Paula Schrank | Neuburg am Inn

Italian architect and mathematician (1598-1672) | Ravenna: August 21, 1598 - Cento: September 29, 1672 | Luca Danesi | Ravenna: August 21, 1598 - Cento

French Jesuit theologian | Lycée Louis-le-Grand, University of Paris | Orléans: August 21, 1583 - Paris: December 11, 1652 | Denis Pétau (Denis Petau

Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c. 1515) | University of Salamanca | Salamanca: August 21, 1450 - Ottoman Empire: January 1, 1515 | Abraham