Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an American astronomer. He was born in Tacoma, Washington. He never finished high school and wor

Was an American astronomer. He was born in Tacoma, Washington. He never finished high school and worked for a time as a gold miner. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and went to graduate school at Harvard in 1937. There he obtained his master's degree in 1938 and his Ph.D. in 1943. From 1943 to 1945 he worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of California Radiation Laboratory. He was an assistant professor at Indiana University from 1945 to 1948 and then an associate professor and professor at the University of Michigan until 1962. He moved to UCLA in 1962 and helped build its astronomy department. He was chair of the department from 1963 to 1968.[1]

Was an American military veteran. He served in the United States Army in both the Korean War and the

Was an American military veteran. He served in the United States Army in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. While serving in Viet Nam, as a medic assigned to 1st Battalion of the 503rd Infantry in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Joel received the Silver

American economist.Klein was born in Omaha, Nebraska. For his work in creating computer models to fo

American economist.Klein was born in Omaha, Nebraska. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the field of econometrics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1980

Was a geologist and palaeontologist from the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). He was Canada's firs

Was a geologist and palaeontologist from the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). He was Canada's first great geologist. His published work, describing the diverse and plentiful dinosaur discoveries from the fossil beds in Alberta, did much to bring dinosaurs into the public eye and helped usher in the Golden Age of Dinosaurs in the province.

Was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. The Hueytown, Al

Was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. The Hueytown, Alabama native currently ranks 35th in all time NASCAR Cup wins.[1]

Is an American economist.Professor Klein is a graduate of Los Angeles City College, where he learned

Is an American economist.Professor Klein is a graduate of Los Angeles City College, where he learned calculus; the University of California, Berkeley, where he began his computer modeling and earned a B.A. in Economics in 1942; he earned his PhD in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1944.

An American economist. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the f

An American economist. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the field of econometrics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1980. Specifically "for the creation of economic models and their application to the analysis of economic fluctuations and economic policies." Thanks to his work such models became widespread among economists.Klein then moved to the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, which was then at the University of Chicago, now the Cowles Foundation. There he built a model of the United States economy to forecast the development of business fluctuations and to study the effects of government economic-political policy. After World War II Klein used his model to correctly predict,

The Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and ma

The Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.

Was a German mathematician. He was born in Mosina (located in Grand Duchy of Poznan) and died in Ber

Was a German mathematician. He was born in Mosina (located in Grand Duchy of Poznan) and died in Berlin, Germany. He is the eponym of Fuchsian groups and functions, and the Picard–Fuchs equation; Fuchsian differential equations are those with regular sing

Was an Italian biologist whose research of biogenesis paved the way for later discoveries by Louis P

Was an Italian biologist whose research of biogenesis paved the way for later discoveries by Louis Pasteur.In 1754, at the age of 25 he became professor of logic, metaphysics and Greek in the University of Reggio, and in 1760 was moved to Modena, where he continued to teach with great assiduity and success, but devoted his whole leisure to natural science. He declined many offers from other Italian universities and from St Petersburg until 1768, when he accepted the invitation of Maria Theresa to the chair of natural history in the university of Pavia, which was then being reorganized.

Was an eminent American linguist and phonetician. Most of his career was spent at the University of

Was an eminent American linguist and phonetician. Most of his career was spent at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a professor and then emeritus professor of linguistics. Dr. Lisker received his A.B. in 1941, with a major in German, his M.A. in 1946, and a Ph.D. in 1949 in linguistics. He was a major figure in phonetics, working both at the University of Pennsylvania and at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT, where he was a senior scientist from 1951 until the end of his life. He collaborated with several phoneticians, principally Arthur S. Abramson[1]. He is best known for his work, done mostly in conjunction with Abramson, on voice onset time. Dr. Lisker also made important contributions to Dravidian linguistics, including the book Introduction to Spoken Telugu (Telugu), and did research comparing phonetic and phonological perceptions on the part of linguistically naive and linguistically sophisticated speakers of different native language backgrounds.

A Finnish philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy at Ta

A Finnish philosopher, and Professor of Philosophy at the Department of History and Philosophy at Tampere University, Finland.Haaparanta studied philosophy at the University of Helsinki, where she received her PhD in 1985.In 1985 she was a Research Affiliate at Yale University, USA. Since 1986 she has been a Docent at the University of Helsinki. She was appointed full professor at Tampere University in 1998.

He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, to look for new opportunities in the United States.

He and his family left the Soviet Union in 1989, to look for new opportunities in the United States. They settled in Los Angeles. Here Krayzelburg's family suffered from financial difficulties. He had to commute by bus and foot 45 minutes each way to swimming practice, and didn't get home before 9:30 in the evening. In addition, Lenny had to cope with language problems, and to study English rapidly in order to understand his coaches' instructions.

Is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in recursion theor

Is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley who works in recursion theory, model theory, and set theory.

Was a distinguished statistician at the University of California, Berkeley.Breiman's work bridged th

Was a distinguished statistician at the University of California, Berkeley.Breiman's work bridged the gap between statisticians and computer scientists, particularly in the field of machine learning. Perhaps his most important contributions were his work

Was an American paleontologist and malacologist who studied the Recent and fossil mollusks of the ea

Was an American paleontologist and malacologist who studied the Recent and fossil mollusks of the eastern Pacific Ocean.Hertlein was born on a farm in Pratt County, Kansas. After graduating high school in Wichita, Kansas, he moved to the West Coast and en

German sociologist usually associated with the Frankfurt School.

German sociologist usually associated with the Frankfurt School.

Was a Canadian parasitologist. He was a pioneer in the use of parasites for identification of Pacifi

Was a Canadian parasitologist. He was a pioneer in the use of parasites for identification of Pacific Ocean fish stocks. His discoveries became a crucial point in negotiations over pacific salmon fisheries, as it could now be determined where each individual fish spawned, in the rivers of Canada or the United States.he received a B.Sc. in 1948, a M.Sc. in 1950, and a Ph.D in 1952 from McGill University. He joined the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, where was a government scientist, advisor, and diplomatic representative. He became Head of the Fish Health and Parasitology Section of the Station in 1967 and was appointed Senior Scientist in 1990

A German-born Israeli molecular biologist and cancer researcher. Born in Leipzig, he Emigrated to En

A German-born Israeli molecular biologist and cancer researcher. Born in Leipzig, he Emigrated to England in 1933, and to Israel in 1952. There he joined the Weizmann Institute of Science, where he founded the Department of Genetics.In 1980 Sachs became the first Israeli scientist to win the Wolf Prize – for his "contributions to knowledge of the function and disfunction of the body cells through [his] studies on ... the elucidation of mechanisms governing the control and differentiation of normal and cancer cells". Other honors have included the Israel Prize (1972), and election as a Foreign Associate to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) (1995).

Was a logician at the University of California, Berkeley. He was principally known for the "Henkin c

Was a logician at the University of California, Berkeley. He was principally known for the "Henkin completeness proof": his version of the proof of the semantic completeness of standard systems of first-order logic.He was born in Brooklyn, into a Russian

Was a Polish philosopher, legal scholar and sociologist. He is considered one of the important forer

Was a Polish philosopher, legal scholar and sociologist. He is considered one of the important forerunners of the sociology of law.In 1906 Petrazycki was elected to the ill-fated First Duma as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party. When the legislature was dissolved after a few months, he was convicted and incarcerated for his protests. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Russia in 1917, but had to flee the country when the Bolshevik revolution succeeded. He found a new home in Poland and became the first professor of Sociology at Warsaw University in 1919.

Was a Polish economist and historian, co-founder of Poznan Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences.

Was a Polish economist and historian, co-founder of Poznan Society of Friends of Arts and Sciences.

Was an American linguist, whose influence dominated the development of structural linguistics in Ame

Was an American linguist, whose influence dominated the development of structural linguistics in America between the 1930s and the 1950s. He is most especially known for his book Language (1933), describing the state of the art of linguistics at its time.Bloomfield was the main founder of the Linguistic Society of America.Bloomfield's thought was mainly characterized by its behavioristic principles for the study of meaning, its insistence on formal procedures for the analysis of language data, as well as a general concern to provide linguistics with rigorous scientific methodology. Its pre-eminence decreased in the late 1950s and 1960s, after the emergence of Generative Grammar.

Was a US mathematician and statistician.He graduated from the University of Michigan and later worke

Was a US mathematician and statistician.He graduated from the University of Michigan and later worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, Yale University, and the Statistical

Is a professional statistician who was Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1992 to 2000 and

Is a professional statistician who was Government Statistician of New Zealand from 1992 to 2000 and National Statistician and Director of the Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom, and Registrar General of England and Wales from 2000 to 2005.