Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a leading mathematical physicist in the early twentieth century. Rainich studied mathematics in

Was a leading mathematical physicist in the early twentieth century. Rainich studied mathematics in Odessa and Munich, eventually obtaining his doctorate in 1913 from the University of Kazan. In 1922, he emigrated to the United States, and after three yea

Was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French c

Was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. He is a near-legendary figure among chefs and gourmets, and was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisi

Was a French writer. Although subsequent philosophers have been significantly influenced by his thou

Was a French writer. Although subsequent philosophers have been significantly influenced by his thought, Bataille tended not to refer to himself as a philosopher.

Was a French philosopher. Bénézé was a disciple and editor of Alain. He taught Hegel to Jean Hipp

Was a French philosopher. Bénézé was a disciple and editor of Alain. He taught Hegel to Jean Hippolyte at the lycée in Poitiers.[1]

Was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science

Was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science (in particular, biology). He took up a post at the Clermont-Ferrand basedUniversity of Strasbourg in 1941, and received his medical doctorate in 1943, in the middle of World War II. Using the pseudonym "Lafont" Canguilhem became active in the French Resistance, serving as a doctor in Auvergne.

Is a French neuroscientist and philosopher. Georges Chapouthier is the son of Odette Mazaubert and F

Is a French neuroscientist and philosopher. Georges Chapouthier is the son of Odette Mazaubert and Fernand Chapouthier (1899-1953). Fernand Chapouthier was a classicist and archeologist who was deputy director of the Ecole normale supérieure in Paris. Odette Mazaubert was known under the pseudonym of "Carquelin" for her Saintongeais writings.

Was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838),

Was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773–1838), also a naturalist. He was a major figure in scientific circles in Paris during the early 19th century, and was instrumental in establishing the fields of compa

Was a French mathematician and statistician. He pioneered in the theory of sufficiency, in stellar s

Was a French mathematician and statistician. He pioneered in the theory of sufficiency, in stellar statistics, and in factor analysis. He was also one of the first French mathematicians to teach British mathematical statistics.[1]

Was a French astronomer. He observed the planet Mars with great detail. In 1909 he was credited with

Was a French astronomer. He observed the planet Mars with great detail. In 1909 he was credited with discovering clouds on the planet. During the campaign to observe Mercury between 1924 and 1929 he was the only experienced observer who doubted the deduced rotational period. It later (in 1965) turned out to be incorrect.

Was a French mathematician, working in potential theory, partial differential equations, singular in

Was a French mathematician, working in potential theory, partial differential equations, singular integrals and singular integral equations: he is mainly known for his solution of the regular oblique derivative problem and also for his extension to n-dimensional (n=2) singular integral equations of the concept of symbol of a singular integral, previously introduced by Solomon Mikhlin[1]. He was elected corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1936[2], while he was a member of the Société Mathématique de France from 1913 to his death[3].

Was a Russian born French sociologist and jurist. One of the leading sociologists of his times, he w

Was a Russian born French sociologist and jurist. One of the leading sociologists of his times, he was a specialist of the sociology of knowledge. In 1944 he founded the journal Cahiers internationaux de Sociologie. He held a chair in sociology at the Sorbonne in Paris.Gurvitch is an important figure in the development of sociology of law. Like other legal sociologists, he insisted that law is not merely the rules or decisions produced, interpreted and enforced by asgencies of the state, such as legislatures, courts and police. Groups and communities of various kinds, whether formally structured or informally organised, produce regulation for themselves and others, which can properly be considered law from a sociological standpoint. Gurvitch's legal pluralism is, however, far more rigorous and radical than that of most legal sociologists and locates an immense variety of types of law in the various kinds of sociality - or social interaction - that he distinguished in his writings.

Was a French zoologist. He assisted Georges Cuvier in writing Leçons d'anatomie comparée. He was e

Was a French zoologist. He assisted Georges Cuvier in writing Leçons d'anatomie comparée. He was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1847.

Was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by

Was a French philosopher and Marxist theoretician of Hungarian origin, affectionately referred to by some as the "red-headed philosopher" (philosophe roux). He was a native of Oradea, a city in present-day Romania.

Was a German scholar and scientist. Known as "the father of mineralogy", he was born at Glauchau in

Was a German scholar and scientist. Known as "the father of mineralogy", he was born at Glauchau in Saxony. His real name was Georg Pawer; Agricola is the Latinised version of his name, Pawer/(Bauer) meaning farmer. He is best known for his book De Re Metallica.Gifted with a precocious intellect, Georg early threw himself into the pursuit of the "new learning," with such effect that at the age of twenty he was appointed Rector extraordinarius of Greek at the so-called Great School of Zwickau, and made his appearance as a writer on philology. After two years he gave up his appointment in order to pursue his studies at Leipzig, where, as rector, he received the support of the professor of classics, Peter Mosellanus (1493-1524), a celebrated humanist of the time, with whom he had already been in correspondence. Here he also devoted himself to the study of medicine,

Was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and scholar, one of the chief pioneers of the revival of Greek

Was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher and scholar, one of the chief pioneers of the revival of Greek learning in Western Europe.

S a linguist and computer scientist.He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1970, and com

S a linguist and computer scientist.He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1970, and completed his master's degree in 1972 at the University of Reading, where he also received his PhD in 1976. He became a lecturer at the University of Sussex in 1975, and became Professor of Computational Linguistics there in 1985. He retired in 2002.Along with his colleagues Ewan Klein, Geoffrey Pullum and Ivan Sag, Gazdar pioneered Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar.

Biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972 for his work on the immune syste

Biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972 for his work on the immune system.[

Was a New Zealand horticulturist and ichthyologist.Gerald became concerned about the declining condi

Was a New Zealand horticulturist and ichthyologist.Gerald became concerned about the declining condition of trout in Lake Ellesmere, and in 1928 published papers about this. In 1936 he published studies of trout parasites, and for the rest of his life produced papers on salmonid fishes.Stokell's main interest became New Zealand’s endemic freshwater fishes, discovering that little had been published on them. From 1938 he wrote many papers, describing new species and bringing order to the existing taxonomy. Most of his descriptions of new species still stand today.

Was an independent merchant in foreign trade, an English commissioner in the Spanish Netherlands, a

Was an independent merchant in foreign trade, an English commissioner in the Spanish Netherlands, a government advisor on trade matters, assay master of the mint, and commissioner of mint affairs. He also wrote the two books The Canker of Englands Common Wealth in 1601 and The Maintenance of Free Trade in 1622.Another important work of his was the (descriptively named) treatise Consuedo, vel, Lex Mercatoria: or, The Law Merchant: Divided into three parts, according to the Essential Parts of Traffick Necessary for All Statesmen, Judges, Magistrates, Temporal and Civil Lawyers, Mint-Men, Merchants, Mariners and Others Negotiating in all Places of the World.

French-born economist and mathematician. In July 1975, he became a naturalized citizen of the United

French-born economist and mathematician. In July 1975, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won the 1983 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.

Was a Dutch mathematician who worked on graph theory.He completed high school studies at the 'Stedel

Was a Dutch mathematician who worked on graph theory.He completed high school studies at the 'Stedelijk Gymnasium' in Leiden in 1942. His study of Mathematics at Leiden University was delayed by a period in hiding to evade enforced labor during the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in the second world war. He completed Mathematics with a minor in mechanics in 1952. From 1949 onwards, he was a scientific assistant to Prof.dr. J. Haantjes.

Was a Dutch American astronomer who became a naturalized citizen of the United States and lived most

Was a Dutch American astronomer who became a naturalized citizen of the United States and lived most of his life in his new homeland.

Was a Dutch linguist and hispanista. He wrote his thesis on the language of the Blackfoot Indians in

Was a Dutch linguist and hispanista. He wrote his thesis on the language of the Blackfoot Indians in North America but spent his career studying the Spanish language and Spanish culture.In 1917 Geers travelled to Spain to become the governor of the children of the Dutch envoy in Madrid. He mingled in leftist intellectual circles and translated Das Kapital in Spanish. Under the pseudonym of Cayo Graco he published articles in socialist periodics like Nuestra Palabra and El Comunista. Despite his diplomatic immunity as part of the household of the envoy he was expelled from Spain for alleged "subversive activities".

Was a noted German teacher of constitutional law and the leading commentator of the Weimar Constitut

Was a noted German teacher of constitutional law and the leading commentator of the Weimar Constitution. His principal work (with Richard Thoma) is the two-volume legal encyclopedia Handbuch des deutschen Staatsrechts; his constitutional commentary saw 14

Was a Dutch jurist.After studies in Groningen, he was a judge with the Arrondissementsrechtsbank in

Was a Dutch jurist.After studies in Groningen, he was a judge with the Arrondissementsrechtsbank in Winschoten and later at the Gerechtshof in Groningen. In 1859, he took up a teaching post at the university of Groningen.Diephuis was a leading proponent of legism and of the primacy of legislation. Influenced by French teachings, he wrote numerous textbooks on Dutch civil law. He was also instrumental in further diminishing the influence of Roman and customary law in favour of codified legislation.