Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, ide

Was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness.After a brief period as a general practitioner he joined the Army Medical Service and in 1884 was stationed in Malta, where he identified Malta Fever.Brucella is a genus of the Bacteriaceae which is named for him. Brucella melitensis is the cause of undulant fever in man and of abortion in goats. It is usually transmitted by goat's milk.

Was a Welsh meteorologist.He independently co-discovered the Brunt-Väisälä frequency.He served as

Was a Welsh meteorologist.He independently co-discovered the Brunt-Väisälä frequency.He served as President of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1942–44.

Was an Irish astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer. He was born in Dublin and died at Ea

Was an Irish astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer. He was born in Dublin and died at East Sheen in Surrey.Two branches of Sabine's work in particular deserve very high credit: Determination of the length of the seconds pendulum, a simple pendulum whose time period on the surface of the Earth is two seconds, that is, one second in each direction; and extensive researches connected with the Earth's magnetic field. He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe and a great part of his life was devoted to their direction, and to the reduction and discussion of their observations.

Was an English astronomer primarily remembered today for his contribution to the theory of stellar n

Was an English astronomer primarily remembered today for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmological and scientific matters, in particular his rejection of the Big Bang hypothesis.near Bradford, where his father, George Hoyle, worked in the wool trade. His mother, Mabel Pickard, had studied music at the Royal College of Music in London. Hoyle was educated at Bingley Grammar School and read mathematics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In addition to his work as an astronomer, Hoyle was a writer of science fiction, including a number of books co-authored with his son Geoffrey Hoyle. Hoyle spent most of his working life at the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge and served as its director for a number of years. He died in Bournemouth, England, after a series of strokes.

Was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in the late 1800s. He often attended the Legisla

Was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in the late 1800s. He often attended the Legislative Council of Hong Kong sittings from around 1884 to 1888.He was born in Spanish Town, St Catherine’s, Jamaica in 1833, the son of Rev. James Mursell Phillippo and Hannah Elizabeth Cecil.Phillippo went to school in England, trained as a barrister and was called to the Bar in 1862. He did not practice law in England at that time, but returned to Jamaica where he married Mary Clark, the daughter of Rev. John Clark, a colleague of his father in 1862. Mary’s sister Hannah was married to George’s brother James

Was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and

Was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and one of the most influential men[5] in human history. His Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, is considered to be the most influential book in the history of science. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries and is the basis for modern engineering. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation,

Was a pioneering Scots-Canadian oceanographer and marine biologist.He returned to Edinburgh to compl

Was a pioneering Scots-Canadian oceanographer and marine biologist.He returned to Edinburgh to complete his studies in geology under Sir Archibald Geikie and natural philosophy under Peter Guthrie Tait. Tait introduced Murray to Charles Wyville Thomson who had been appointed to lead the Challenger Expedition. In 1872, Murray joined Wyville Thomson as his assistant on this four-year expedition to explore the deep oceans of the globe. After Wyville Thompson succumbed to the stress of publishing the reports of the Challenger Expedition, Murray took over, and edited and published over 50 volumes of reports, which were completed in 1896. He was knighted (K.C.B.) in 1898. Murray was killed when his car overturned near his home on 16 March 1914 at Kirkliston, Edinburgh; he is buried at the nearby Dean Kirkyard.

Was one of the most important and influential economists and Religious Inclusivists of the twentieth

Was one of the most important and influential economists and Religious Inclusivists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS/LM model, which summarised a Keynesian view of macroeconomics. In 1972, Hicks was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics with Kenneth Arrow for "pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory."

Was an Austrian and British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is cou

Was an Austrian and British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is counted among the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century, and also wrote extensively on social and political philosophy. Popper is known for repudiating the classical observationalist/inductivist account of scientific method by advancing empirical falsification instead; for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge which he replaced with critical rationalism, "the first non justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy" and for his vigorous defense of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism which he took to make the flourishing of the "open society" possible.

An English biologist and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor of ethology at Cambridge Univ

An English biologist and science writer. Bateson is emeritus professor of ethology at Cambridge University and president of the Zoological Society of London since 2004.Bateson's grandfather's cousin was the geneticist William Bateson. Patrick Bateson received his BA in zoology and Ph.D in animal behaviour from Cambridge University. Previous academic positions include a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University[1] and ten years as head of the Cambridge sub-department of Animal Behaviour. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1983. He retired as the biological secretary to the Royal Society and Provost of King's College, Cambridge in 2003, but continues in his other roles. He was made a knight bachelor in 2003.

Was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman.Scott was born in London, the on

Was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman.Scott was born in London, the only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who died when he was three years old. He famously left instructions to his wife, sculptor Kathleen Bruce, to "try and make the boy interested in natural history if you can". His mother remarried and had another child, Wayland Young (Lord Kennet). Scott's godfather was Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie. He was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge, initially reading Natural Sciences but graduating in the History of Art in 1931.

An English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematic

An English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is renowned for his work in mathematical physics, in particular his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is also a recreational mathematician and philosopher and has an Erdos number of three.Roger Penrose is a son of Lionel S. Penrose and Margaret Leathes[4] Roger is the brother of mathematician Oliver Penrose and correspondence chess grandmaster Jonathan Penrose. Penrose was precocious as a child.[5] Penrose graduated with a first class degree in mathematics from University College London.

Was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.Huggins bu

Was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.Huggins built a private observatory at 90 Upper Tulse Hill, South London from where he and his wife carried out extensive observations of the spectral emission lines and absorption lines of various celestial objects. He was the first to distinguish between nebulas and galaxies by showing that some (like the Orion Nebula) had pure emission spectra characteristic of gas, while others like the Andromeda Galaxy had spectra characteristic of stars. Huggins was assisted in the analysis of spectra by his neighbour, the chemist William Allen Miller.

Was a Classical Greek philosopher. Considered one of the founders of Western philosophy,[1] he stron

Was a Classical Greek philosopher. Considered one of the founders of Western philosophy,[1] he strongly influenced Plato, who was his student, and Aristotle, whom Plato taught. His work continues to form an important part of the study of philosophy.

Was the first major Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman who was appointed to a fu

Was the first major Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman who was appointed to a full professorship in Europe in 1889 (Sweden). Her first name is sometimes given as Sonya. There are many alternative spellings used for her names; she herse

Was a Georgian philosopher, journalist, historian, grammarian, belletrist and enlightener. Dodashvil

Was a Georgian philosopher, journalist, historian, grammarian, belletrist and enlightener. Dodashvili was born in Magharo, Kakheti, Georgia, then part of Imperial Russia.

Is an American philosopher and mathematician with major works in mathematical logic. He was born in

Is an American philosopher and mathematician with major works in mathematical logic. He was born in New York City, New York, and received his Ph.D. in 1957 from the University of California, Berkeley under Alfred Tarski. He is a Stanford University profes

An American neuroscientist.Snyder graduated from Georgetown University in 1958 and Georgetown Medica

An American neuroscientist.Snyder graduated from Georgetown University in 1958 and Georgetown Medical School in 1962. At a very early age he published his research on ornithine decarboxylase and RNA synthesis which opened up countless vistas in the neurosciences. After a two-year fellowship at the NIH, Snyder moved to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to complete his residency in psychiatry.He studied under Julius Axelrod and in 1973, in close collaboration with Candace Pert, discovered the opioid receptor and later endorphins. For this work he was awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1978. He also received the AMA Scientific Achievement Award in 1985, the National Medal of Science in 2003 and the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2007).

A mathematician and engineer, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern Ca

A mathematician and engineer, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California best known to the general public and fans of mathematical games as the inventor of polyominoes, the inspiration for the computer game Tetris. He h

Was a distinguished Cypriot judge and jurist. Born in Limassol, Cyprus in October 1937.He worked for

Was a distinguished Cypriot judge and jurist. Born in Limassol, Cyprus in October 1937.He worked for the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce before deciding to study law in England and qualifying as a Barrister. From 1961 to 1971 he maintained a private practice as a lawyer in Nicosia. He was appointed as a District judge on 1 January 1971. He was promoted to Senior District judge on 10 October 1980 and to President of the District Court on 1 January 1982. On 19 November 1988 he was elevated to the Supreme Court where he served until 27 March 2003 when he was appointed Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus, a post from which he resigned in April 2005.

Was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assi

Was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations.During the times she visited at Uranienborg, she met Erik Lange, a nobleman who studied alchemy. In 1590, there are records that Sophie took 13 visits to Uranienborg, and they became engaged in that year. Unfortunately, Lange used up most of his fortune with alchemy experiments, so their marriage was delayed some years

An American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morni

An American television broadcaster, best known as the former weather forecaster for ABC's Good Morning America from 1986 to 1998. He currently is the weather forecaster for ABC-owned KGO-TV in San Francisco. Christian is also the author of several children's books.Christian was born in Charles City, Virginia in 1947. He began his broadcasting career at WWBT in Richmond, Virginia as a news reporter, covering state and local politics, the public school system, and landmark cases in the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals. His first stint as a weatherman came in 1975, in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was hired by news director Ron Kershaw at WBAL-TV to join the Action News team which included Sue Simmons, Mike Hambrick, Ron Smith, Curt Anderson and Joe Krebs. In Baltimore, Christian quickly gained a respectable following because of his quick wit and not so dry humor.

Was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.After studying medicine for a time, Baird became pro

Was an American ornithologist and ichthyologist.After studying medicine for a time, Baird became professor of natural history at Dickinson College in 1845, assuming also the duties of the chair of chemistry, and giving instruction in physiology and mathematics. This variety of duties in a small college tended to give him that breadth of scientific interest which characterized him through life, and made him perhaps the most representative general man of science in America. For the long period between 1850 and 1878, he was assistant-secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., where he encouraged the work of the young naturalists in the Megatherium Club. On the death of Joseph Henry he became secretary. From 1871 until his death, he was also U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries.

A geneticist and anthropologist, and an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He

A geneticist and anthropologist, and an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He leads The Genographic Project.Wells did his Ph.D. work under Richard Lewontin, and later did postdoctoral research with Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza and Sir Walter Bodmer. His work, which has helped to establish the critical role played by Central Asia in the peopling of the world, has been published in journals such as Science, American Journal of Human Genetics, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician of Armenian descent. He made a fundamental c

Was a Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician of Armenian descent. He made a fundamental contribution to the n-body problem in celestial mechanics by proving that using a third degree approximation for the disturbing forces implies instability of the major axes of the orbits, and by introducing the concept of secular perturbations in relation to this. As a politician, during his three terms as Minister of Education, Spiru Haret ran deep reforms, building the modern Romanian education system. He was made a full member of the Romanian Academy in 1892.