Walter Wahl

research scientist | Silver Medal of the President of the Senate (2024), Neuron Prize for important scientific discovery (2018) | Brno University of Technology

Scuola Normale Superiore | October 8, 1982 - Stockton: December 5, 1920 | Alessandro Cobbe | October 8, 1982 - Stockton: December 5, 1920

Brazilian mathematician | Fermat Prize (2021), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2018), Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (2016), TWAS Prize for

Dutch blogger, journalist, mathematician, university professor and television presenter | Mensa Fonds Award (2014), Irispenning (2023) | Leiden University

Dutch philosopher | Groningen: October 8, 1979 - Moscow: September 27, 1921 | Tom Zwitser | Groningen: October 8, 1979 - Moscow: September 27, 1921

French philosopher & scholar | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, University Lille-III, Lycée Faidherbe | City of Brussels: October 8, 1978 - Oxford

Dutch politician | Radboud University Nijmegen | Groesbeek: October 8, 1976 - January 16, 2022 | Bas Eickhout | Groesbeek: October 8, 1976 - January 16, 2022

Norwegian philosopher | October 8, 1973 - Oslo: February 20, 1985 | Lene Auestad | October 8, 1973 - Oslo: February 20, 1985

Polish/American/Canadian mathematician | honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI (2018), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Nigerian mathematician and historian of mathematics | University of Nigeria (1984), Syracuse University (1995), University of Connecticut | Enugu: October 8

Chinese-American mathematician | Sloan Fellowship, Morningside Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the American Mathematical

German philosopher and university teacher | Düsseldorf: October 8, 1961 - Carmel-by-the-Sea: August 13, 1915 | Petra Gehring | Düsseldorf: October 8, 1961

Lithuanian politician | Vilnius University, Moscow State University | Vilnius: October 8, 1960 - Shanghai: November 5, 2000 | Rimantas Šadžius (Rimantas

Austrian mathematician | Wittgenstein-Prize (2007), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), honorary doctor of Paris 13 University (2015)

New Zealand mathematician | Jones Medal (2024), Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, Fulbright Scholarship, Hector Medal (2008), Fellow of the Royal

scientist | Perm State University | Perm: October 8, 1958 - Samara: April 14, 1982 | Olga Ilyinykh | Perm: October 8, 1958 - Samara: April 14, 1982

French philosopher | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022), Grand prix de philosophie (2022) | Paris Nanterre University | Bucharest: October 8, 1957

German Chemist | October 8, 1954 - Kyiv: August 6, 2017 | Ernst Krendlinger | October 8, 1954 - Kyiv: August 6, 2017

Azerbaijani scientist | Azerbaijan State University of Economics | Kalasar: October 8, 1953 - March 9, 2024 | Isa Aliyev | Kalasar: October 8, 1953 - March 9

Latvian mathematician | Order of the Three Stars | Riga: October 8, 1952 - Polyany: October 19, 1897 | Inna Shteinbuka | Riga: October 8, 1952 - Polyany

Russian mathematician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Moscow State University, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics

German mathematician and historian of mathematics | University of Göttingen | Essen: October 8, 1950 - Jena: January 1, 1667 | Norbert Schappacher | Essen

British chemist (1949-2019) | Royal Medal (2009), Davy Medal (2005), Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2014), Bakerian Lecture (2003)

Azerbaijani chemist | VDNKh bronze medal | Baku State University | Baku: October 8, 1948 - Ulan-Ude: October 14, 2020 | Eldar Zeynalov | Baku: October 8, 1948

Slovenian philosopher | University of Ljubljana | Ljubljana: October 8, 1948 - Chaillot: March 6, 1796 | Rado Riha | Ljubljana: October 8, 1948 - Chaillot: March 6, 1796

American economist (1947–2008) | Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley | Hale County: October 8, 1947 - San José: March 15, 2008 | James

Control theorist | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2015), Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (2012), Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the

Sixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011) | National Order of Merit, Golden Key of Madrid (2009), Order of Independence, Order of the Southern Cross, Order of José Martí

American Mathematician | University of Chicago | October 8, 1941 - Munich: February 26, 1834 | Marie-Louise Michelsohn | October 8, 1941 - Munich: February 26, 1834

Belarusian physicist | Maxim Tank Belarusian State Pedagogical University | Čyryna: October 8, 1938 - Hanover: March 30, 1962 | Vladimir Yakovenko | Čyryna

Lithuanian politician and businessman (1938-2011) | Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, honorary citizen of Jonava District

scientist | University of Belgrade | Bitola: October 8, 1937 - Skopje: October 31, 2015 | Tome Boševski (Tome Bosevski) | Bitola: October 8, 1937 - Skopje

Vilnius University | October 8, 1936 - Aberdeen: December 17, 1613 | Gražina Drėmaitė (Grazina Dremaite) | October 8, 1936 - Aberdeen: December 17, 1613

Soviet and Tajik linguist | Tajik National University | Sughd Province: October 8, 1935 - May 13, 2020 | Bakhriddin Kamoliddinov | Sughd Province: October 8

German philosopher (1934–2022) | University of Freiburg, Free University Berlin | Potsdam: October 8, 1934 - Freiburg im Breisgau: August 2, 2022

Dutch chemist and novelist (1933-2015) | Hilvarenbeek literary award (1968) | Den Helder: October 8, 1933 - November 1, 2015 | Judicus Verstegen | Den Helder

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Fulkerson Prize (1979) | Queens College, University of Michigan | Brooklyn

Slovene physicist and mathematician | Kidrič Prize | Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Zagreb | Ljubljana: October 8, 1929 - Kranj: August 11, 2022

Polish chemist | Szczecin University of Technology | Toruń: October 8, 1929 - Kraków: March 31, 1941 | Wojciech Jacobson | Toruń: October 8, 1929 - Kraków

Argentine biochemist (1927–2002) | John Scott Award (1984), Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1984), Rosenstiel Award (1978), Copley Medal

German mathematician (1927–2023) | honorary doctor of the University of Duisburg-Essen (1985) | Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Hamburg

Italian archivist and historian (1926–1969) | Campobasso: October 8, 1926 - Campobasso: January 1, 1969 | Giovanni Zarrilli | Campobasso: October 8, 1926

October 8, 1925 - Moscow: March 29, 1970 | Qurbanəli Əliyev | October 8, 1925 - Moscow: March 29, 1970

Danish mathematician (1925–2023) | Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of

Swiss geochemist (1924–1999) | Stockholm Water Prize (1999), Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1986), Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1985)

Indian writer (1924-2006) | Sree Narayana College, Kollam, University College Thiruvananthapuram | Perinad: October 8, 1924 - Kollam: July 5, 2006

Danish chemist (1918-2018) | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997), Anders Retzius Medal (1978), Novo Nordisk Prize (1965), EMBO Membership, Eric K. Fernströms

English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917-1985) | honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1974), Croonian Medal and Lecture (1980), Novartis

French philosopher (1914–2002) | École Normale Supérieure | Ajaccio: October 8, 1914 - 10th arrondissement of Paris: January 20, 2002 | Jean-Toussaint

Italian mathematician (1908-1992) | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1983), Gold medal for merit in school, culture and art (1984)

Soviet neurophysiologist (1904–1994) | Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order

Ph.D. Universiteit Leiden 1934 | Leiden University | October 8, 1904 - New Haven: August 17, 2004 | Henri Florin | October 8, 1904 - New Haven: August 17, 2004

Japanese scientist and internist (1902-1992) | Order of Culture (1970), Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1961), Person of Cultural Merit (1970) | University of Tokyo

nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia (1901–2000) | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Companion of the Order of

French physicist and chemist | École normale supérieure de jeunes filles | Marseille: October 8, 1898 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: January 24, 1993

Armenian-Iranian scientist and filmmaker | Mashhad: October 8, 1896 - Tehran: January 1, 1960 | Ovanes Ohanian | Mashhad: October 8, 1896 - Tehran: January 1, 1960

Finnish industrialist | October 8, 1892 - December 11, 1943 | Rafael Lönnström (Rafael Lonnstrom) | October 8, 1892 - December 11, 1943

German aviation pioneer (1890–1979) | Ludwig-Prandtl-Ring (1961), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Howard N. Potts

Hungarian physicist (1885-1972) | October 8, 1885 - Sfântu Gheorghe: July 28, 1972 | Sándor Gaál (Sandor Gaal) | October 8, 1885 - Sfântu Gheorghe: July 28, 1972

October 8, 1884 - Würzburg: December 23, 1516 | Ivan Slokar | October 8, 1884 - Würzburg: December 23, 1516

Russian physicist (1883-1964) | USSR State Prize, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Stalin Prize | Odesa University

German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1883–1970) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order

Russian trade unionist (1882-1939) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Banner | Suzdal: October 8, 1882 - Kommunarka: April 15, 1939

German chemist | Bremen: October 8, 1881 - Kronberg im Taunus: January 14, 1965 | Gustav Wilmanns | Bremen: October 8, 1881 - Kronberg im Taunus: January 14, 1965

Chinese politician and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (1879–1942) | Qiushi Academy, Kobun Institute, Zhejiang University, Tokyo Shinbu Gakko

a Hungarian physician, radiologist, professor of medical physics, an Esperantist | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: October 8, 1874 - Budapest: August 25, 1937

Danish astronomer and chemist | Bruce Medal (1937), honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse (1949), Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1929)

British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963) | A Glastonbury Romance, Owen Glendower, Porius: A Romance of the Dark Ages, Wolf Solent | Corpus Christi

American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952) | National Inventors Hall of Fame (2018), Garvan–Olin Medal (1940), National Women's

American inventor | Washburn: October 8, 1869 - Deep River: February 15, 1967 | J. Frank Duryea | Washburn: October 8, 1869 - Deep River: February 15, 1967

Japanese chemist (1864–1936) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | University of Tokyo, Kaisei Academy | Kyoto: October 8, 1864 - Tokyo: May 3, 1936

American engineer (1858-1902) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Ohio State University | Columbus: October 8, 1858 - London

Russian chemist (1857–1931) | Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saint Petersburg University | Vilyuysk: October 8

French chemist (1850–1936) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1919), honorary doctor of the Technical University of Denmark (1921), Bessemer Gold Medal

Russian scientist (1845-1913) | Order of Saint Anna, Order of St. Vladimir, Order of Saint Stanislaus | Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical

German physicist and composer (1845–1924) | Toruń: October 8, 1845 - Mariánské Lázně: September 22, 1924 | Salomon Kalischer | Toruń: October 8, 1845

scientist | Order of St. Vladimir (1878), Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of Saint Anna | October 8, 1841 - Baku: September 10, 1887 | Aleksandr Shepelev

Paris Medical Faculty | October 8, 1837 - Ratzeburg: January 13, 2017 | Martial-Oscar Bernard de Lajartre | October 8, 1837 - Ratzeburg: January 13, 2017

German civil engineer (1835-1918) | Knight Commander of the Order of Albrecht the Bold, Albert Order | Leibniz University Hannover | Wesselburen: October 8

Japanese officer and politician | Medal with Blue Ribbon, Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class | Edo: October 8, 1832 - Tokyo: January 15, 1891 | Yanagi

American businessman (1832–1920) | Biddeford: October 8, 1832 - Portland: August 5, 1920 | Amos Whitney | Biddeford: October 8, 1832 - Portland: August 5, 1920

Baltic German merchant and local politician (1832-1914) | honorary citizenship (1878) | St. Petersburg Practical Institute of Technology | Yamburgsky Uyezd

October 8, 1824 - Uttar Pradesh: January 20, 2020 | Erwin Kayser | October 8, 1824 - Uttar Pradesh: January 20, 2020

American chemist (1823–1891) | University of Göttingen, Harvard Law School | Tompkins County: October 8, 1823 - Stockbridge: May 29, 1891 | Charles A. Joy

Russian writer and notable slavophile (1823-1886) | Constantin Medal | Imperial School of Jurisprudence | Nadezhdino: October 8, 1823 - Moscow: February 8, 1886

German chemist and politician (1811-1883) | Neuhaus: October 8, 1811 - Hamburg: March 25, 1883 | Georg Ludwig Ulex | Neuhaus: October 8, 1811 - Hamburg: March 25, 1883

British philosopher (1807–1858) | London: October 8, 1807 - Avignon: November 3, 1858 | Harriet Taylor Mill - Harriet Hardy | London: October 8, 1807

American politician (1789-1874) | Brown University | Westborough: October 8, 1789 - Thomaston: June 20, 1874 | John Ruggles | Westborough: October 8, 1789

French scientific instrument maker | Lalande Prize (1830) | Arts et Métiers ParisTech | Troyes: October 8, 1787 - Paris: January 28, 1847 | Henri Gambey

Italian architect (1724-1765) | Prague: October 8, 1724 - Vienna: January 1, 1765 | Johannes Tomasoni de Concordia | Prague: October 8, 1724 - Vienna: January 1, 1765

18th century European rabbi & halachic authority | Dagul me-Revavah Kammah | Opatów: October 8, 1713 - Prague: April 29, 1793 | Yechezkel Landau | Opatów

Genevan cartographer (1690-1766) | Geneva: October 8, 1690 - Zofingen: March 29, 1766 | Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest - Giacomo Bartolomeo Micheli du

Spanish monk and scholar | University of Salamanca | Casdemiro: October 8, 1677 - Oviedo: September 26, 1764 | Benito Jerónimo Feijoo (Benito Jeronimo Feijoo)

Genevan physician | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | Heidelberg University | Geneva: October 8, 1573 - Chelsea: April 1, 1655 | Théodore