Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of

Is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.He was born in Baku, of an Azeri father on assignment as a journalist from Iran, and a Russian mother who was a physician. However at the age of ten, when Joseph Stalin introduced collectivization of farms throughout the Soviet Union, Zadeh family moved back to Iran, his father's homeland.

Is a German mathematician, known for his work in algebraic geometry. After studying mathematics at t

Is a German mathematician, known for his work in algebraic geometry. After studying mathematics at the University of Kiel, he received his Dr. rer. nat. under the direction of Friedrich Hirzebruch at the University of Bonn in 1989. He was invited as speak

Was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.Fuertes decided to concentrate on painting bir

Was an American ornithologist, illustrator and artist.Fuertes decided to concentrate on painting birds as a career after meeting Elliott Coues in 1894 while on a trip to Washington, D.C. with the Cornell University Glee Club. He would receive the first of his many commissions for illustrating birds while still an undergraduate. At Cornell, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior honor society at the University. In 1899, he accompanied E. H. Harriman on his famous exploration of the Alaska coastline. Following this, Fuertes would travel across much of the United States and to many countries in pursuit of birds, including the Bahamas, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and Ethiopia.

Was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construc

Was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construct Antoine's horned sphere. He lost his eyesight in the first World War, at the age of 29. Henri Lebesgue suggested that Antoine study two- and three-dimensional topology.

French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon (Ardèche), in the Cévennes, and was educated at t

French Protestant theologian, was born at Vallon (Ardèche), in the Cévennes, and was educated at the Protestant theological faculty of Montauban and the universities of Tübingen and Heidelberg.

Was a French astronomer.He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.Th

Was a French astronomer.He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.The asteroid 1215 Boyer is named after him.

Was a French Protestant churchman and scholar. As a Hebrew scholar he made a special study of the hi

Was a French Protestant churchman and scholar. As a Hebrew scholar he made a special study of the history of the Hebrew text, which led him to the conclusion that the vowel points and accents are not an original part of the Hebrew language, but had been inserted by the Massorete Jews of Tiberias, no earlier than the 5th century; he also concluded that the primitive Hebrew characters are those now known as the Samaritan, while the square characters are Aramaic and were substituted for the more ancient at the time of the captivity.

American geologist, chemist and educator, began his career in 1900 as assayer for Ledyard Gold Mines

American geologist, chemist and educator, began his career in 1900 as assayer for Ledyard Gold Mines Ltd., near Rockdale, Ontario. He moved on to Canadian Goldfields Ltd. later in 1900, then entered McGill University as a graduate student, studying many of the famous mines of Ontario and Quebec. He continued his studies at Cornell University in 1902-1903.In 1903, Graton was hired by Waldemar Lindgren of the US Geological Survey to assist Lindgren's restudy of the Cripple Creek, Colorado goldfields. This began an association that lasted until Lindgren's death in 1939. While at the USGS, he studied ore deposits in the southern Appalachians, New Mexico and California.

Was a French logician, mathematician, philosopher, and linguist. He was the French advocate of the s

Was a French logician, mathematician, philosopher, and linguist. He was the French advocate of the symbolic logic that emerged in the years before World War I, thanks to the writings of Charles Sanders Peirce, Giuseppe Peano and his school, and especially to the Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Couturat's friend and correspondent, Bertrand Russell.

Was a Dutch Protestant minister and orientalist.

Was a Dutch Protestant minister and orientalist.

Was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate of privacy, and developer of the Brandeis

Was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate of privacy, and developer of the Brandeis Brief in Muller v. Oregon. In addition, he helped lead the American Zionist movement.Justice Brandeis was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916 (sworn-in on June 5), and served until 1939. It surprised many people when Wilson, the son of a Christian minister, appointed the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice.Besides his educational record, Brandeis had for some years been a contributor to the progressive wing of the United States Democratic Party, and had published a noted book in support of competition rather than monopoly in business. President Wilson, who believed deeply that government must be a moral force for good, responded to similar sentiments in the thought and writings of Brandeis.

Was a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist. Feui

Was a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist. Feuillée was educated at the Minim convent of Mane, in Provence. He had been born in Mane, near Forcalquier, in 1660. He was taught astronomy and cartography by Jean Mathieu de Chazelles, and Charles Plumier, who had described some 6,000 species of plants during a voyage to the Caribbean, taught him botany.

Was a French ecclesiastical historian, who came of a noble family of Normandy. He was born at Paris.

Was a French ecclesiastical historian, who came of a noble family of Normandy. He was born at Paris. His mother, a Vitart, was the niece of Marie des Moulins, grandmother of the poet Jean Racine. When ten years old he entered the college of Harcourt, where he graduated M.A. in 1672. At the age of twenty Dupin accompanied Racine, who made a visit to Nicole for the purpose of becoming reconciled to the gentlemen of Port Royal. But, while not hostile to the Jansenists, Dupin's intellectual attraction was in another direction; he was the disciple of Jean Launoy, a learned critic and a Gallican.

Was a British zoologist and collector. In his early years Fraser was Curator of the Museum of the Zo

Was a British zoologist and collector. In his early years Fraser was Curator of the Museum of the Zoological Society of London.[1] He participated in the Niger River Expedition as the African Civilization Society's scientist on Allen and Thomson's 1841–1842 Expedition.[1] Upon his return he became in charge of Lord Derby's collection at Knowsley Hall.[

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Port

Was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He worked in Peru, Spain, Portugal and France. He was graduated at the College of Louis le Grand, and studied astronomy under Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. His astronomical tables (1724) gave him reputation, and the French Academy of Sciences elected him a pensionary member. He was commissioned to write a continuation of the history of the academy, left uncompleted by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, and was also authorized to submit to the minister, Cardinal André-Hercule de Fleury, the best means of discovering the truth in regard to the figure of the earth, and proposed sending expeditions to the equator and the polar sea. The minister approved the plan and appropriated the necessary means, the academy designating Charles Marie de La Condamine, Pierre Bouguer, and Godin to go to Peru in 1734.

Was an American Orientalist, born at Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1

Was an American Orientalist, born at Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton University in 1896 and from Columbia University (Ph.D., 1900).Gray served as American collaborator on the Orientalische Bibliographie in 1900-1906; revised translations for The Jewish Encyclopedia in 1904-1905; was associate editor of the Hastings Encyclopœdia of Religion and Ethics (Edinburgh, 1905-15); editor of Mythology of all Races (1915-18); translated Subandhu's Vasavadatta (1913); and afterwards (1921) served as professor at the University of Nebraska. He was one of the American commissioners to negotiate peace in Paris (1918) and attaché to the American embassy.

Was a Danish linguist whose ideas formed the basis of the Copenhagen School of linguistics. Born int

Was a Danish linguist whose ideas formed the basis of the Copenhagen School of linguistics. Born into an academic family, Hjelmslev studied comparative linguistics in Copenhagen, Prague and Paris (with a.o. Antoine Meillet and Joseph Vendryes). In 1931, he helped to found the Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague. Together with Hans-Jørgen Uldall he developed a new theory on language, coining the word Glossematik (in English, glossematics; the word was partially derived from the Greek "glossa" which means "tongue" or "language").

Was a Jewish American statistician. As vice president and statistician of the Metropolitan Life Insu

Was a Jewish American statistician. As vice president and statistician of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Dublin promoted progressive and socially useful insurance underwriting policies.[1] As a scholar he was an important figure in the establish

Was a British mathematician, known for pioneering research in number theory. He was born in Philadel

Was a British mathematician, known for pioneering research in number theory. He was born in Philadelphia, USA, in a Jewish family of Lithuanian extraction. He came in 1906 to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination for entrance to St John's College,

Was a French Sulpician theologian and doctor of the Sorbonne. After studying philosophy and theology

Was a French Sulpician theologian and doctor of the Sorbonne. After studying philosophy and theology at St. Sulpice, Paris, he taught philosophy at Clermont, 1733–1736, resumed his studies at Paris, where he entered the Society of St. Sulpice in 1739 and obtained the licentiate in 1740. He professed theology at Cambrai, 1740–1743, was superior of the seminary of Autun, 1743–1745, and having been recalled to Paris received the doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne in 1746. Henceforth he remained at the seminary of St. Sulpice in various employments.

Was a French chemist and microbiologist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes an

Was a French chemist and microbiologist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of disease. His experiments supported the germ theory of disease, also reducing mortality from puerperal fever (childbed), and he created the first vaccine for rabies. He was best known to the general public for inventing a method to stop milk and wine from causing sickness - this process came to be called pasteurization. He is regarded as one of the three main founders of microbiology, together with Ferdinand Cohn and Robert Koch. He also made many discoveries in the field of chemistry, most notably the asymmetry of crystals.[1] He is buried beneath the Institut Pasteur,

Was a French economist. He was Inspector General of Manufactures and Commerce in 1765, and secretary

Was a French economist. He was Inspector General of Manufactures and Commerce in 1765, and secretary of commerce from 1769 to 1783, when he was replaced by his son, Jean Louis. He was also a member of the Agricultural Society of Paris. [1]

Was a Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the École Normale Supérieure

Was a Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became Professor of Philosophy.Althusser was a lifelong member and sometimes strong critic of the French Communist Party. His arguments and theses were set against the threats that he saw attacking the theoretical foundations of Marxism. These included both the influence of empiricism on Marxist theory, and humanist and reformist socialist orientations which manifested as divisions in the European Communist Parties, as well as the problem of the 'cult of personality' and of ideology itself.

Was a French mathematician and physicist. Poinsot was the inventor of geometrical mechanics, showing

Was a French mathematician and physicist. Poinsot was the inventor of geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body could be resolved into a single force and a couple.

Was a French economist. Brother of Jean-Baptiste Say, he issued a number of economic pamphlets criti

Was a French economist. Brother of Jean-Baptiste Say, he issued a number of economic pamphlets criticizing the latter's opinions.