Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a German-born Roman Catholic priest who became known in the United States as the "Padre of the R

Was a German-born Roman Catholic priest who became known in the United States as the "Padre of the Roses" for his experiments in rose breeding, especially in the use of wild species. Only two of his creations survive today, however: 'Arrilaga' and 'Schoener's Nutkana'.He studied in Engelberg and Einsiedeln from 1883 to 1889. An aunt enabled him to emigrate to America, where he became a priest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Afflicted with illnesses, he ended up in Brooks, Oregon in 1911, where the rose growing activity in nearby Portland caught his interest. He searched the nearby hills for specimens of wild species such as Rosa nutkana.

One of the first generation of German sociologists. His religious background was complicated but ger

One of the first generation of German sociologists. His religious background was complicated but germane to his marginal status in German academia.

A Hungarian biophysicist born in Budapest.

A Hungarian biophysicist born in Budapest.

Was a German/Austrian astronomer and mathematician.In 1448 he went on a trip to Italy for the sake o

Was a German/Austrian astronomer and mathematician.In 1448 he went on a trip to Italy for the sake of study. There, Giovanni Bianchini of Ferrara and Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa, then in Rome, became interested in the young man and induced him to lecture on astronomy at the University of Ferrara. He refused offers of professorships at Bologna and Padua, and also the appointment as court astronomer to King Ladislaus of Hungary, but went back to Vienna in 1450 to teach. He lectured on philology and classical literature. His scientific teaching was done chiefly in private, his most famous pupil being Johann Müller of Königsberg, later known as Regiomontanus.

Was a German legal scholar. He originally developed a definition of income, now known as Haig-Simons

Was a German legal scholar. He originally developed a definition of income, now known as Haig-Simons income.[1]

German philosopher, and with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of t

German philosopher, and with Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, one of the creators of German idealism.

Was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.George Abecassis began raci

Was an English racing driver, and co-founder of the HWM Formula One team.George Abecassis began racing in 1935 in a modified Austin Seven. However, he made a name for himself in English club racing during the 1938 and 1939 seasons with Alta and ERA machinery. In 1939 he won the Imperial Trophy Formula Libre race at Crystal Palace, his only career victory, driving his Alta.

Was born to a prominent Dublin family in 1851. His father and grandfather, both also named George Gr

Was born to a prominent Dublin family in 1851. His father and grandfather, both also named George Grierson, were well-known printers and publishers.Educated at St. Bees School, Cumberland and Trinity College, Dublin, he joined the Indian Civil Service in 1871 and reached the Bengal Presidency in 1873. He would eventually become Magistrate and Collector at Patna and, later, Opium Agent for Bihar. In 1898 he was appointed Superintendent of the newly formed Linguistic Survey of India and moved to England “for convenience of consulting European libraries and scholars” (Thomas and Turner n.d., 3).

Was the American mathematician who developed the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) for solving nonl

Was the American mathematician who developed the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) for solving nonlinear differential equations, both ordinary and partial. The method is explained, among other places, in his book "Solving Frontier Problems in Physics: Th

Was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and mi

Was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renounciation (like in Buddhism or Franciscanism), and a belief in freedom as the most important feature of man. Anti-dogmatic, he a

Was a Belgian-British zoologist.[1] In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, t

Was a Belgian-British zoologist.[1] In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther and assigned to the task of cataloguing the amphibians in the collection. His position in the British Museum meant that he had to be a civil servant of the British Empire, and so became a naturalized British subject. In 1882 he became a first-class assistant in the Department of Zoology and remained in that position until his retirement in 1920.

Was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on q

Was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on quality control.George Barnard was born in Walthamstow, London. His father was a cabinet maker and his mother had been a domestic servant. George attended t

American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He

American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics (shared with Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz). His father was Swedish and his mother a Jewish/German-American.

Was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nin

Was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".George Bentham became attracted to botanical studies by applying to them his uncle’s logical methods, and not by any special interest in natural history. While studying at Angouleme he came across a copy of A. P. de Candolle’s Flore française, and he became interested in the analytical tables for identifying plants. He immediately proceeded to test their use on the first plant he saw. The result was successful and he continued to apply it to every plant he came across. A visit to London in 1823 brought him into contact with the brilliant circle of English botanists. In 1826,

Was an American mathematician, and the Professor Emeritus of Transportation Sciences and Professor o

Was an American mathematician, and the Professor Emeritus of Transportation Sciences and Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science at Stanford.George Dantzig is known as the father of linear programming and as the inventor of the "simplex m

Was an English mathematician and philosopher.George Boole's father, John Boole (1779-1848), was a tr

Was an English mathematician and philosopher.George Boole's father, John Boole (1779-1848), was a tradesman of limited means, but of "studious character and active mind".[1] Being especially interested in mathematical science and logic, the father gave his son his first lessons; but the extraordinary mathematical talents of George Boole did not manifest themselves in early life.

Was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very

Was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University ([1]).

Was an English botanist and explorer in Australia.Banks appointed Caley as a botanical collector in

Was an English botanist and explorer in Australia.Banks appointed Caley as a botanical collector in New South Wales in 1798. He was given a free passage to Sydney aboard the Speedy, where he arrived on 15 April 1800. He was paid weekly wage of 15 shillings, was allowed rations by the government and he was also given a cottage at Parramatta. Governor King, writing to Banks in September 1800, expressed his intention to establish a botanical garden near the cottage. Caley sent many botanical and other specimens to Banks and his letters also kept Banks informed of the general conditions of the colony as well as scientific matters. Cayley was the first to make a serious effort to study the Eucalyptus. In 1801 Cayley went with Lieutenant James Grant to Western Port and in 1804 he gave King a long report on "A journey to ascertain the Limits or Boundaries of Vaccary Forest" (the Cowpastures)

Was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, minister, theologian, and professor of divinity. Campbell

Was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, minister, theologian, and professor of divinity. Campbell had three focuses to his intellectual life: language, theology, and rhetoric. He was primarily interested in rhetoric since he believed that the study of r

Was a British geographer. He authored the first English-language textbook on economic geography: Han

Was a British geographer. He authored the first English-language textbook on economic geography: Handbook on Commercial Geography (1889). It was later revised by Kenneth Stamp. (ISBN 0-582-30015-0). He authored a review of Friedrich Naumann's Pan-German work on Central Europe which appeared in The Scottish Geographical Magazine issue 33, which condemned the aggressively militaristic overtones of Naumann's nationalistic work.

An American evolutionary biologist.Williams is a professor emeritus of biology at the State Universi

An American evolutionary biologist.Williams is a professor emeritus of biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is best known for his vigorous critique of group selection. In his first book, Adaptation and Natural Selection, he argued that adaptation was an "onerous" concept that should only be invoked when necessary, and, that, when it is necessary, selection among genes or individuals would in general be the preferable explanation for it. He elaborated this view in later books and papers, which contributed to the development of a gene-centered view of evolution. He is also well known for his work on the evolution of sex, which is also informed by his interest in the unit of selection.

An American molecular geneticist. He is currently Professor of Genetics [1] at Harvard Medical Schoo

An American molecular geneticist. He is currently Professor of Genetics [1] at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Sciences & Technology [2] at Harvard and MIT.With Walter Gilbert he developed the first direct genomic sequencing method in 1984[3] and helped initiate the Human Genome Project in 1984 [4] while he was a Research Scientist at newly-formed Biogen Inc. He invented the broadly-applied concepts of molecular multiplexing and tags[5], homologous recombination methods [6], and DNA array synthesizers. Technology transfer of automated sequencing & software to Genome Therapeutics Corp. resulted in the first commercial genome sequence, (the human pathogen, Helicobacter pylori) in 1994 [7].

American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist.

American mouse geneticist and basic transplant immunologist.

Was a zoologist, photographer and army surgeon.He was the son of Parke Dobson and was educated at th

Was a zoologist, photographer and army surgeon.He was the son of Parke Dobson and was educated at the Royal School Enniskillen and then at Trinity College, Dublin.He gained the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1866, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Chemistry in 1867 and Master of Arts in 1875.

Is one of the most influential statisticians of the 20th century and a pioneer in the areas of quali

Is one of the most influential statisticians of the 20th century and a pioneer in the areas of quality control, time series analysis, design of experiments and Bayesian inference.