Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an American-Canadian fossil collector and paleontologist, son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg. Lat

Was an American-Canadian fossil collector and paleontologist, son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg. Late in his career, he collected and described Pachyrhinosaurus, Brachylophosaurus, Parksosaurus and Edmontonia.

Was an American civil servant who raised in Austin, Texas after his family emigrated from Ireland in

Was an American civil servant who raised in Austin, Texas after his family emigrated from Ireland in 1850. Neill graduated from John Hopkins University in 1877 with a doctorate in economics and politics. He was appointed the United States Commissioner of

Was an American naturalist.the grandson of Colonel Timothy Pickering, he grew up in Wenham, Massachu

Was an American naturalist.the grandson of Colonel Timothy Pickering, he grew up in Wenham, Massachusetts and received a medical degree from Harvard University in 1823. A practicing physician in Philadelphia, he became active as librarian and curator at the city's Academy of Natural Sciences.Pickering went with the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 as one of its naturalists. Charles Wilkes, the expedition's commander, named Pickering Passage in honor of Charles Pickering.[1]

Was a French mathematician. He is chiefly recognized as one of the primary investigators of the nume

Was a French mathematician. He is chiefly recognized as one of the primary investigators of the numerical set associated with his name, the Pisot–Vijayaraghavan numbers. He followed the classical path of great French mathematicians by studying at the École Normale Supérieure on Ulm street, where he was received first at the agrégation in 1932. He then began his academic career at the Bordeaux University before being offered a chair at the Science Faculty of Paris and at the École Polytechnique.

Was a British astronomer.At eighteen he was enrolled as a sizar at St John's College, Cambridge, gra

Was a British astronomer.At eighteen he was enrolled as a sizar at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1830 as fourth wrangler. In 1832 he was elected a fellow of his college, and in the following year he was ordained, and became head of a private school at Stockwell. From 1834 to 1862 he was headmaster of Clapham grammar school. He then retired to Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, and took an active interest in the affairs of the Royal Astronomical Society, of which he became honorary secretary in 1862 and president in 1866. His sister, Margaret died this same year.His career as a professional astronomer began in 1870, when he was elected Savilian professor of astronomy at the University of Oxford. At his request the university decided to build a fine equatorial telescope for the instruction of his class and for purposes of research, a scheme which, as a result of Warren de la Rue's munificent gift of instruments from his private observatory at Cranford

Was the chef at the famous Delmonico's Restaurant in New York from 1862 to 1876 and 1879 to 1896. Ra

Was the chef at the famous Delmonico's Restaurant in New York from 1862 to 1876 and 1879 to 1896. Ranhofer was the author of The Epicurean, (1894), an encyclopedic cookbook of over 1,000 pages, similar in scope to Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire.

An award-winning Canadian petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher and emeritus professor.

An award-winning Canadian petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher and emeritus professor. His research has yielded many large oil and gas finds in western Canada.With the help of a Tegler Scholarship, Stelck attended the University of Alberta. He switched into the geology program when his friend, Robert Folinsbee, convinced him that it was an exciting field. He obtained a BSc (1937) and a MSc degree (1941). He moved to California and obtained his PhD degree at Stanford University.

Was an English naturalist,[I] who realised and demonstrated that all species of life have evolved ov

Was an English naturalist,[I] who realised and demonstrated that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors through the process he called natural selection.[1] The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s,[1] and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin’s scientific discovery remains the foundation of biology, as it provides a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life.[2]

An eminent Canadian pediatrician and biochemical geneticist. Scriver made many important contributio

An eminent Canadian pediatrician and biochemical geneticist. Scriver made many important contributions to our knowledge of inborn errors of metabolism. He led in establishing a nationwide newborn metabolic screening program that is considered a landmark in applying the results of research to children's health across an entire nation.He was appointed to the Department of Paediatrics at McGill and as a Markle scholar in 1961, becoming a professor in pediatrics in 1969. He was the Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Columbia University from 1979 to 1980. He is the Alva professor Emeritus of Human Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University.

Was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for

Was a statistician and a pioneer in animal breeding — the application of quantitative methods for the genetic evaluation of domestic livestock. He developed mixed model equations to obtain best linear unbiased predictions of breeding values. He invented three methods for the estimation of variance components of mixed models, and invented a method for constructing the inverse of Wright's numerator relationship matrix based on a simple list of pedigree information. His methods are widely used by the domestic livestock industry throughout the world.

Was an American logician, mathematician, philosopher, and scientist, born in Cambridge, Massachusett

Was an American logician, mathematician, philosopher, and scientist, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Peirce was educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for 30 years. It is largely his contributions to logic, mathematics, philosophy, and semiot

Was an American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, t

Was an American invertebrate paleontologist who was a leader in the development of paleogeography, the study of the distribution of lands and seas in the geological past. During the 1880s he made a living drawing fossil illustrations for state geological surveys, while continuing to search for specimens for his own growing collection. After serving as curator of the U.S. National Museum (1894-1904) Charles Schuchert joined the Yale University faculty following their first invertebrate paleontologist, Charles E. Beecher.

British zoologist and dentist, who lived in Swansea and later Plymouth. He was an authority on the c

British zoologist and dentist, who lived in Swansea and later Plymouth. He was an authority on the crustacea, and a frequent correspondent with Charles Darwin, mostly concerning their shared interest in barnacles. Together with J. O. Westwood, he wrote "A history of the British sessile-eyed Crustacea".

Was a British zoologist and dentist, who lived in Swansea and later Plymouth. He was an authority on

Was a British zoologist and dentist, who lived in Swansea and later Plymouth. He was an authority on the crustacea, and a frequent correspondent with Charles Darwin, mostly concerning their shared interest in barnacles. Together with J. O. Westwood, he wr

Was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensi

Was a British ichthyologist, working mainly around the beginning of the 20th century. He did extensive work on fish classification schemes.

An American astronomer.He discovered two moons of Jupiter: Leda in 1974 and Themisto in 1975, althou

An American astronomer.He discovered two moons of Jupiter: Leda in 1974 and Themisto in 1975, although the latter was lost and not rediscovered until 2000.Besides Chiron he discovered or co-discovered a number of other asteroids, including notably the Aten asteroid 2340 Hathor; the Apollo asteroids 1981 Midas, 2063 Bacchus, 2102 Tantalus, and (5660) 1974 MA; the Amor asteroids (4596) 1981 QB and (4688) 1980 WF; and the Trojan asteroids 2241 Alcathous and 2594 Acamas.

Was an English ornithologist.He was the eldest son of Willoughby Wood, of Alford, Lincolnshire. He w

Was an English ornithologist.He was the eldest son of Willoughby Wood, of Alford, Lincolnshire. He was the author of The Ornithological Guide (1835).

Was an English traveller, geographer and Biblical critic. Born in Stepney, London, the son of a merc

Was an English traveller, geographer and Biblical critic. Born in Stepney, London, the son of a merchant in the City of London, for a few years Beke engaged in mercantile pursuits. He later studied law at Lincoln's Inn, and for a time practised at the Bar, but finally devoted himself to the study of historical, geographical and ethnographical subjects.The first fruits of Beke's researches appeared in his work Origines Biblicae or Researches in Primeval History, published in 1834. An attempt to reconstruct the early history of the human race from geological data, it raised a storm of opposition on the part of defenders of the traditional readings of the Book of Genesis; but in recognition of the value of the work the University of Tübingen conferred upon him the degree of Ph.D..

Was a Statistical Society of Canada 1986 Gold Medalist winner and Professor Emeritus of the Departme

Was a Statistical Society of Canada 1986 Gold Medalist winner and Professor Emeritus of the Departments of Mathematics, Statistics, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics of McMaster University. Two of his papers [1] [2] are listed among the top 25 most

Professor of historical geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Charles Withers was educa

Professor of historical geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Charles Withers was educated at Daniel Stewart's College, in Edinburgh, the University of St Andrews (B.Sc.), and the University of Cambridge (Ph.D.).

Was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, physician, educator, and author. Socarides was born in

Was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, physician, educator, and author. Socarides was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. Socarides focused much of his career on the study of homosexuality, which he believed can be altered. Socarides has been grouped with Irving Bieber and Lionel Ovesey as one of the most influential writers on male homosexuality. Socarides helped found the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) in 1992 and worked extensively with the organization until his death. He did not consider homosexuality sinful or immoral, once stating that "Once my patients... realized there is no moral fault involved in their longtime and mysterious need- they have moved rather quickly on the road to recovery".

Was a French philosopher, cousin of Richard and William H. Waddington. He was born at Milan, of a Pr

Was a French philosopher, cousin of Richard and William H. Waddington. He was born at Milan, of a Protestant family of English origin. Graduating from the École Normale Supérieure at 19, he taught at various institutions, including the Protestant Seminary at Strasbourg, the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and the Sorbonne, where in 1879 he was appointed professor of ancient philosophy. In 1888 he became a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

Was an American ornithologist.In 1888 Richmond took part in a United States Geological Survey expedi

Was an American ornithologist.In 1888 Richmond took part in a United States Geological Survey expedition to Montana. After a collecting trip to Nicaragua he joined the staff of the United States National Museum in Washington DC. In 1894 he was appointed Assistant Curator of Birds, later becoming Curator.From 1918 to 1983, the scientific name of the Northern cardinal, Richmondena cardinalis, was named in his honor

Known as Devis before about 1882, was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Initially a cleric, he

Known as Devis before about 1882, was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Initially a cleric, he gave up his ecclesiastical functions to devote himself to science, initially in England then after 1870 in Australia.

Was an English naturalist and explorer.He was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire where his

Was an English naturalist and explorer.He was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire where his interest in exploration and wildlife were already evident. On one occasion Waterton was caught by the school's Jesuit Superior scaling the towers at the front of the building; almost at the top, the Superior ordered him to come down the way he had gone up.[2] Whilst at the school, he records in his autobiography that "by a mutual understanding, I was considered rat-catcher to the establishment, and also fox-taker, foumart-killer, and cross-bow charger at the time when the young rooks were fledged. . . I followed up my calling with great success.