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Was an American paleontologist, who named dinosaurs in North America and Mongolia, including the Cre

Was an American paleontologist, who named dinosaurs in North America and Mongolia, including the Cretaceous sauropod Alamosaurus, Alectrosaurus, Archaeornithomimus, Bactrosaurus, Brachyceratops, Chirostenotes, Mongolosaurus, Parrosaurus, Pinacosaurus, Styracosaurus and Thescelosaurus.

Was an American naval officer and explorer. He is particularly noted for his 1838–1842 Pacific exp

Was an American naval officer and explorer. He is particularly noted for his 1838–1842 Pacific expedition as well as for his role in the Trent Affair during the Civil War.In 1833, for his survey of Narragansett Bay, he was placed in charge of the Navy's Department of Charts and Instruments, out of which developed the Naval Observatory and Hydrographic Office. Wilkes interdisciplinary expedition (1838-1842) set a physical oceanography benchmark for its first superintendent Matthew Fontaine Maury.After having completely encircled the globe (his was the last all-sail naval mission to do so), Wilkes had logged some 87,000 miles and lost two ships and 28 men. Wilkes was court-martialled on his return for the loss of one of his ships on the Columbia River bar,

Was a Zoologist and chief scientist on the Challenger expedition.A prominent Scottish naturalist, Wy

Was a Zoologist and chief scientist on the Challenger expedition.A prominent Scottish naturalist, Wyville Thomson was born at Bonsyde, West Lothian, on March 5, 1830, the son of a surgeon in the service of the British East India Company. He was baptized Wyville Thomas Charles Thomson.He was educated at Merchiston Castle School and the University of Edinburgh. In 1850 he was appointed lecturer and professor of botany in 1851 at the University of Aberdeen. In 1853 he became a professor of natural history in Queen's College, Cork, Ireland, succeeding Professor Hincks. A year later he was nominated to the chair of mineralogy and geology at the Queen's University of Belfast, and in 1860 was transferred to the chair of natural history at the same institution. In 1868 he assumed the duties of professor of botany at the Royal College of Science, Dublin, and finally in 1870 he received the natural history chair at the University of Edinburgh.

A leading American geneticist.In 1964, Yanofsky and colleagues established that gene sequences and p

A leading American geneticist.In 1964, Yanofsky and colleagues established that gene sequences and protein sequences are colinear: changes in DNA sequence can produce changes in protein sequence at corresponding positions. His work has revealed how controlled alterations in RNA structure allow RNA to serve as a regulatory molecule in both bacterial and animal cells.Yanofsky was co-recipient of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1976 with Seymour Benzer.Yanofsky was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1985 and was one of the recipients of the 2003 National Medal of Science awards.

An American economist residing in Japan. Horioka received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard Un

An American economist residing in Japan. Horioka received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University and is currently professor of economics at the Institute of Social and Economic Research at Osaka University. Previously, he has taught at Stanford, Columbia, and Kyoto Universities.In his article with Martin Feldstein, "Domestic Saving and International Capital Flows", published in the Economic Journal in 1980, they documented a positive correlation between long-term savings and investment rates across countries. This has since been known as the “Feldstein-Horioka puzzle” and the article is one of the most cited in international finance.

French politician, was born at Nantes on 1 November 1841, and was educated at the École Polytechniq

French politician, was born at Nantes on 1 November 1841, and was educated at the École Polytechnique as a military engineer. He defended the fort of Issy at the Siege of Paris, and served in Corsica and in Algeria in 1873. In 1876 he resigned his commission to enter the Chamber as deputy for Nantes in the republican interest, and in 1879 he became director of the Le Petit Parisien. For alleged libel on General Courtot de Cissey in this paper he was heavily fined.

Was a French botanist and politician. He was a founder of the science of plant cytology.In 1802, Mir

Was a French botanist and politician. He was a founder of the science of plant cytology.In 1802, Mirbel published his treatise Traité d'anatomie et de physiologie végétale which established his position as a founder of cytology, plant histology and plant

Was a geneticist.she fled to Scotland because of anti-Semitism. She became well-known after 1942 whe

Was a geneticist.she fled to Scotland because of anti-Semitism. She became well-known after 1942 when she, with A. J. Clark and J. M. Robson, discovered that mustard gas could cause mutations in fruit flies. This, and her later work, founded the science of mutagenesis.In 1947, she published a book of fairy stories titled Adventures with Rosalind under the pen-name of Charlotte Austen.

Was a Canadian-born botanist and horticulturist active in the southern United States. He was educate

Was a Canadian-born botanist and horticulturist active in the southern United States. He was educated in horticulture at Ontario Agricultural College (1884) and Cornell University (1889). In 1890 the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted hired him to

Was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory. Chen is ranked as o

Was a Chinese mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory. Chen is ranked as one of the leading mathematicians in the twentieth century and one of China's most influential mathematicians in history.

Chen is the son of Chen Kenmin, who is regarded as the father of Sichuan cuisine in Japan. His speci

Chen is the son of Chen Kenmin, who is regarded as the father of Sichuan cuisine in Japan. His special dish, "Prawns in Chili Sauce"(Ebi Chili), is an adaptation of a dish that his father had introduced to Japan. As a result, Chen is often compared to his father on the series, with some saying that Iron Chef helped the son exceed the skills of the father.

Was a Chinese philosopher born in Luoyang during the Song Dynasty. He worked with his older brother

Was a Chinese philosopher born in Luoyang during the Song Dynasty. He worked with his older brother Cheng Hao (??), a tutor to Zhu Xi. Like his brother, he was a student of Zhou Dunyi, a friend of Shao Yong, and a nephew of Zhang Zai. The five of them along with Sima Guang are called the Six Great Masters of the 11th century by Zhu Xi.

Was a painter, designer and illustrator. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art

Was a painter, designer and illustrator. His paintings were a major influence on science fiction art and illustration, and he helped inspire the American space program. He is known as the "Father of Modern Space Art".Bonestell studied architecture at Columbia University in New York City. Dropping out in his third year, he worked as a renderer and designer for several of the leading architectural firms of the time. While with William van Alen, he designed the art deco façade of the Chrysler Building as well as its distinctive gargoyles[citation needed]. During this same period, he designed the Plymouth Rock Memorial, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the New York Central Building, Manhattan office and apartment buildings and several state capitols.[1]

Is a chef and television presenter who has appeared in a variety of television cooking shows. Althou

Is a chef and television presenter who has appeared in a variety of television cooking shows. Although born in Taiwan, Ching spent most of her early childhood in South Africa before her parents moved to London when she was 11[1]. Educated at Queen Mary and Westfield College she left with a first class Economics degree[2] and set up her own business, Fuge Ltd[3], where she is currently the managing director. The company produce a range of noodle and salad dishes with an eastern flavour and a health drink named TZU.

Was a Danish pharmaceutical botanist and bryologist.The standard author abbreviation Hesselbo is use

Was a Danish pharmaceutical botanist and bryologist.The standard author abbreviation Hesselbo is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

Was a Danish physician and botanist and pupil of Carolus Linnaeus.He studied at the University of Co

Was a Danish physician and botanist and pupil of Carolus Linnaeus.He studied at the University of Copenhagen, first theology, then medicine, in which in took his doctorate degree in 1755 (De morbis deuteropathicis seu Sympathier). He then travelled abroad 1757-1761 to further his studies of medicine, and to study chemistry and botany - the latter subject at Uppsala University with Linnaeus. From 1761, he was executive at the Botanic Garden in Copenhagen, and succeeded Georg Christian Oeder as its director i 1770. He was appointed professor at the Chair of Medicine in 1776 and received the title of "royal adviser" (konferensråd) in 1784.

Was a Danish astronomer.He visited Frauenburg, where Copernicus had made his observations, took a ma

Was a Danish astronomer.He visited Frauenburg, where Copernicus had made his observations, took a masters degree at Rostock, and at Copenhagen found a patron in Christian Friis, chancellor of Denmark, who employed him in his household. Appointed in 1603 rector of the school of Viborg, he was elected two years later to a professorship in the University of Copenhagen, and his promotion to the chair of mathematics ensued in 1607. This post he held till his death.Longomontanus was not an advanced thinker. He adhered to Tycho's erroneous views about refraction, believed that comets were messengers of evil, and imagined that he had squared the circle. He found that the circle whose diameter is 43 has for its circumference the square root of 18252 which gives 3.14185 ... for the value of p. John Pell and others tried in vain to convince him of his error

Was a Dutch syndicalist writer, economist, and trade unionist.Cornelissen was the second of five chi

Was a Dutch syndicalist writer, economist, and trade unionist.Cornelissen was the second of five children of Johannes Cornelissen, carpenter in Den Bosch, Noord Brabant, and Mechelina van Wijk. He became a primary school teacher in Middelburg, Zeeland. In the late 1880s he started working for Recht voor Allen ("Justice for All"), the organ of the Social Democratic League (in Dutch: Sociaal-Democratische Bond, SDB). Next to Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis,

Was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Was a German philosopher and theologian. Crusius first came to notice as an opponent of the philosop

Was a German philosopher and theologian. Crusius first came to notice as an opponent of the philosophy of Gottfried Leibniz and Christian Wolff from the standpoint of religious orthodoxy. He attacked it mainly on the grounds of the moral evils that must f

Was a German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist.

Was a German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist.

Is a French professor of economics at the University of Sorbonne, Paris. Christian de Boissieu recei

Is a French professor of economics at the University of Sorbonne, Paris. Christian de Boissieu received a Ph. D in economics in 1973 at the University of Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He was post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University and Northwestern University (1973-74), and visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota (1978) and at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1982).

Was a German palaeontologist.In 1832 von Meyer issued a work entitled Palaeologica, and in course of

Was a German palaeontologist.In 1832 von Meyer issued a work entitled Palaeologica, and in course of time he published a series of memoirs on various fossil organic remains: molluscs, crustaceans, fishes and higher vertebrata, including the Triassic predator Teratosaurus, the earliest bird Archaeopteryx lithographica (1861), the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus, and the prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus.

Was a German mathematician, known for his work in group theory, function theory, non-Euclidean geome

Was a German mathematician, known for his work in group theory, function theory, non-Euclidean geometry, and on the connections between geometry and group theory. His 1872 Erlangen Program, classifying geometries by their underlying symmetry groups, was a

Was a Danish botanical collector and apothecary.Ecklon collected extensively in South Africa. His fi

Was a Danish botanical collector and apothecary.Ecklon collected extensively in South Africa. His first visit was in 1823, as first an apothecary's apprentice and then pharmacist, looking for plants with medicinal value. Lack of funding and a deteriorating health forced him to live in poor circumstances, selling bulbs or preparing herbal remedies. Nevertheless, when he returned to Europe in 1828, he had collected an extensive herbarium. During his stay in Hamburg, from 1833 to 1838, he worked on revising this collection. This herbarium would become the basis for the Flora Capensis (1860-1865) by his friend, the Hamburg pharmacist Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812-1881) in collaboration with the Irish botanist William Henry Harvey (1811-1866).