Professional/specialist Famous Names

Was an American botanist. He is best known for his research on the poisonous jimsonweed plant and th

Was an American botanist. He is best known for his research on the poisonous jimsonweed plant and the sexuality of fungi.He was a leading figure in the genetics world in the decades before and after World War I. He worked with various plant and animal species, but finally decided on Datura. To farmers it was a stinking, noxious weed. In fact some people were seriously poisoned when they ate tomatoes grown from a scion that had been grafted onto a Jimson weed stock. But to Blakeslee Datura was “the very best plant with which to discover the principles of heredity.”[

Was a French-born mathematician. He studied at the University of Leiden. According to the MacTutor A

Was a French-born mathematician. He studied at the University of Leiden. According to the MacTutor Archive, "he had early thoughts on the fundamental theorem of algebra" and gave the inductive definition for the Fibonacci numbers. He was the first to use the abbreviations 'sin', 'cos' and 'tan' for the trigonometric functions in a treatise. According to Ivan M. Niven, Girard was the first to state, in 1632, that each prime of form 1 mod 4 was the sum of two squares in exactly one way. (See Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares.)

A French geneticist and essayist.In 1951, he entered the french tobacco monopoly SEITA (which merged

A French geneticist and essayist.In 1951, he entered the french tobacco monopoly SEITA (which merged with its spanish counterpart Tabacalera to form Altadis in 1999) as an organisation and method engineer. Then, he worked as a rapporteur in the French Court of Financial Auditor (equivalent to the US Government Accountability Office) and as a senior executive in the French Health ministry. In 1966, he went to Stanford University to study population genetics as a Research worker. Back in France in 1968, he joined French Institute for Demographical Studies as supervisor of the genetics department. In 1973, he was appointed expert in genetics in the World Health Organisation. He retired in 1985.

Was an American economist who taught at Harvard University for 28 years. Meyers specialized in the e

Was an American economist who taught at Harvard University for 28 years. Meyers specialized in the economies of the Middle East.In 1947 he received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. Among his seminal papers was "Entrepreneurship the missing link in the Arab states?"[1] In 1955, he started teaching at Harvard. While at Harvard he produced two major books:Myers was chief of mission for the Special U.S. Economic Mission to Saudi Arabia, June 13-30, 1962, that led to closer U.S. ties with the kingdom.

Was a French mathematical philosopher. An escaped prisoner-of-war, he was shot by the German authori

Was a French mathematical philosopher. An escaped prisoner-of-war, he was shot by the German authorities in Toulouse, on 1 August 1944[1].

Was a Swedish botanist and geneticist.Albert Levan is best known today for co-authoring the report i

Was a Swedish botanist and geneticist.Albert Levan is best known today for co-authoring the report in 1956 that humans had forty-six chromosomes (instead of forty-eight, as previously believed). This epochal discovery was made by Joe Hin Tjio in Levan's laboratory.Originally specialising in plant cytology, Levan later turned to the similarities in the chromosone structure of cancer cells and errors introduced to plant cells via chemical or radioactive elements. These studies later led to examination of chromosomes in animal cells.

Was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland.He came to England in 1853 to work for Geo

Was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland.He came to England in 1853 to work for George Bishop, a rich wine merchant and patron of astronomy. At that time, paid jobs in astronomy were quite rare.He worked as William Lassell's assistant in Malta, discovering 600 nebulae. He also discovered one of the earlier asteroids found, 29 Amphitrite.He worked at the Markree Observatory in Ireland where he was the second director appointed in its second period of operation.

Is an influential American economist who has authored several books on political economy and politic

Is an influential American economist who has authored several books on political economy and political ideology. His first major contribution was in the area of development economics. Here he emphasied the need for unbalanced growth. Because developing countries are short of decision making skills, disequilibria to stimulate these and help mobilize resources should be encouraged. Key to this was enouraging industries with a large number of linkages to other firms.

Was a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, mathematician, and astronomer.He studied philosophy and began

Was a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian, mathematician, and astronomer.He studied philosophy and began the study of theology at the Catholic University of Leuven, where Adrian of Utrecht, later Pope Adrian VI, was one of his teachers. Pighius completed his studies at Cologne and in 1517 received the degree of Doctor of Theology. He then followed his teacher Adrian to Spain

Was a distinguished New Zealand econometrician recognised for his work in continuous time econometri

Was a distinguished New Zealand econometrician recognised for his work in continuous time econometrics.He studied at Christchurch University College part-time from 1942 to 1947 while working in accountancy and serving in the RNZAF. He gained a first class honours in 1948 and subsequently won a travelling scholarship in commerce which he took up in 1952 to do his doctoral work at Cambridge, completing his PHd. in 1955. He taught at Massey College, the University of Aukland, the London School of Economics and finally the University of Essex where he became the Keynes Visiting Professor. He died on 1 May 2005.

Served as deputy director of the United States Census Bureau from 1949 to 1965, and its director fro

Served as deputy director of the United States Census Bureau from 1949 to 1965, and its director from 1965 until 1969. He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency. He authored The Bureau of the Census (ISBN 0-275-55370-1), and w

Is the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a PhD in m

Is the son of statistician A. Ross Eckler. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a PhD in mathematics from Princeton University.While at Bell Labs, Eckler co-authored Mathematical Models of Target Coverage and Missile Allocation with Stefan A. Bu

Is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain.Roux, the son of a charcutier, was born in Carolles

Is a French-born restaurateur working in Britain.Roux, the son of a charcutier, was born in Carolles and moved to London to work as a chef for the Cazalet family. In 1967 he and his younger brother Michel opened Le Gavroche, Britain's first Michelin-starr

Was an English museum curator and zoologist who worked mainly in Ireland.Educated at Cambridge, and

Was an English museum curator and zoologist who worked mainly in Ireland.Educated at Cambridge, and graduating M.A. in mathematics Nichols came from England to Dublin in 1883 as Assistant in the Museum of Science and Art (now the National Museum of Ireland).

Was a Dutch philologist.He disdained parochial work and decided to accept the Hebrew chair at Franek

Was a Dutch philologist.He disdained parochial work and decided to accept the Hebrew chair at Franeker in 1713. He held this position until 1729, when he was transferred to Leiden as rector of the collegium theologicum, or seminary for poor students. From 1732 until his death (at Leiden) he was professor of Oriental languages at Leiden.

Was a British jurist and constitutional theorist who wrote An Introduction to the Study of the Law o

Was a British jurist and constitutional theorist who wrote An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution (1885). The principles it expounds are considered part of the uncodified British constitution. He had been a graduate of Balliol College, Oxford and became Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford and a leading constitutional scholar of his day.He became a lawyer in 1863 and was appointed to the Vinerian Chair of English Law at Oxford in 1882. In his first major work, the seminal An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, Dicey warned that freedom was under attack by modern incursions against the Rule of Law. He understood that the freedom British subjects enjoyed was dependent on the sovereignty of Parliament, the impartiality of the courts free from governmental interference and the supremacy of Common Law.

A Dutch economist, was Singapore's long-time economic advisor from 1961 to 1984. He led the United N

A Dutch economist, was Singapore's long-time economic advisor from 1961 to 1984. He led the United Nations Survey Mission to Singapore,[1] and was to play a major role in the formulation of Singapore's national economic development strategy.

Was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian For

Was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport.

An Italian professor who is a leader in the field of political economics and has published extensive

An Italian professor who is a leader in the field of political economics and has published extensively in major academic journals in economics.Alesina obtained his Bachelor Degree in Economics from Bocconi University (DES) in 1981 and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1986. From 2003 - 2006, Alesina served as Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard. He is currently the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard. He has visited several institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tel Aviv University, University of Stockholm, The World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In 2006, Alesina participated in the Stock Exchange of Visions project.

Was an Argentine mathematician best known for his work on the theory of partial differential equatio

Was an Argentine mathematician best known for his work on the theory of partial differential equations and singular integral operators, and widely considered as one of the 20th century's most important mathematicians. He was born in Mendoza, and died in Chicago.

Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and priest who achieved fame for

Saint Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, was a Dominican friar and priest who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion.

Was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.Penck became a university prof

Was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.Penck became a university professor in Vienna from 1885 to 1906, and in Berlin from 1906 to 1927. There he was also the director of the Institute and Museum for Oceanography by 1918. Penck dedicated himself to geomorphology and climatology and raised the international profile of the Vienna School of physical geography. In 1945, Penck died in Prague. Since 1886, he was married to the sister of the successful Bavarian regional writer Ludwig Ganghofer. In memory of Penck, the painter and sculptor Ralf Winkler adopted the nom de plume A. R. Penck in 1966.

A prominent Argentine economist and policy maker.Aldo Ferrer was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in

A prominent Argentine economist and policy maker.Aldo Ferrer was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1927 and enrolled at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires School of Economics, where he received a Doctorate in 1949. Appointed to the UN Secretariat in 1950, his first book, The State and Economic Development (1953) earned him early repute as a defender of industrial protectionism. A student of Professor Raúl Prebisch, he was named economic policy attaché to the Argentine Embassy in London when Prebisch became Minister of the Economy in 1956. Following the progressive UCRI's victory at the polls in 1958, the new Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, Oscar Alende, named Ferrer Minister of the Economy, from which Ferrer promoted increased spending in infrastructure and needed flood control works, for example.

Was an Argentine physician, doctor, psychiatrist, philosopher, reformist and politician. For eightee

Was an Argentine physician, doctor, psychiatrist, philosopher, reformist and politician. For eighteen years, he was the director of the psychiatrist hospital-colony located in Melchor Romero (a province of Buenos Aires), named as the city. He was the first university official in Latin America to be elected thanks to the student’s vote. He is considered to be the pioneer of Argentine philosophy. Along with Florentino Ameghino, Juan Vucentich, Almafuerte and Carlos Spegazzini, he is considered to be one of the five wise men of La Plata.

Is an Argentine philosopher and writer. “Artist of the ideas” or “intellectual nutritionist”

Is an Argentine philosopher and writer. “Artist of the ideas” or “intellectual nutritionist” are some of the names with which he describes his work. He is characterized by his affirmative thinking, his appreciation for the enthusiasm (concept on which he published numerous articles and topic of several conferences), and for his open, casual, and provocative style.He is the author of the novels El despertar del joven que se perdió la revolución (1998), Pernicioso vegetal (1999), Bienvenidos a mi (2003), and La venganza del oyente, published in 2008. He also wrote Argentina Impotencia. De la producción de crisis, a la producción de país (2002), Amor y País. Manual de discusiones (2005), and Hijos sin dios. Cómo criar chicos ateos, with his wife, Ximena Ianantuoni.