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François Arago MP (1786 - 1853)

Dominique François Jean Arago, known simply as François Arago (26 February 1786 – 2 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the carbonari and politic...

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6/20/2016
6/10/2024
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6/20/2016

François Arago MP (1786 - 1853)

Dominique François Jean Arago, known simply as François Arago (26 February 1786 – 2 October 1853), was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, freemason, supporter of the carbonari and politic...

6/10/2024

Richard Serra MP (1938 - 2024)

Richard Serra was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, whose work has been primarily associated with Pos...

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10/22/2018
4/2/2024
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10/22/2018

Richard Serra MP (1938 - 2024)

Richard Serra was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, whose work has been primarily associated with Pos...

4/2/2024

Elias Lönnrot MP (1802 - 1884)

Kielentutkija, lääkäri, Suomen kielen professori. Lääketieteen tohtori, historian-filosofian kunniatohtori. Tämän kansallisesti merkittävän suurmiehen syntymänimi oli muodossa Elias Lönroth. Kuolle...

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9/21/2008
2/27/2023
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9/21/2008

Elias Lönnrot MP (1802 - 1884)

Kielentutkija, lääkäri, Suomen kielen professori. Lääketieteen tohtori, historian-filosofian kunniatohtori. Tämän kansallisesti merkittävän suurmiehen syntymänimi oli muodossa Elias Lönroth. Kuolle...

2/27/2023

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chem...

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9/3/2011
2/24/2023
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9/3/2011

Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chem...

2/24/2023

Hermann Josef von Kuhl (2 November 1856 – 4 November 1958) was a Prussian military officer, member of the German General Staff, and a Generalleutnant during World War I. One of the most competent comma...

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2/5/2023
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Hermann Josef von Kuhl (2 November 1856 – 4 November 1958) was a Prussian military officer, member of the German General Staff, and a Generalleutnant during World War I. One of the most competent comma...

2/5/2023

Otto von Bismarck, Reichskanzler (Chancellor of the German Empire) MP (1815 - 1898)

"Iron Chancellor", "Prince of Bismarck", "Duke of Lauenburg"

Otto von Bismarck ; Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a German statesman who unified numerous German sta...

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12/18/2008
2/5/2023
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12/18/2008

Otto von Bismarck, Reichskanzler (Chancellor of the German Empire) MP (1815 - 1898)

"Iron Chancellor", "Prince of Bismarck", "Duke of Lauenburg"

Otto von Bismarck ; Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a German statesman who unified numerous German sta...

2/5/2023

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Helmuth Karl Bernhard count von Moltke. He joined the Prussian army in 1822 and was appointed to its general staff in 1832. After a stint as adviser to the Turkish a...

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1/15/2013
2/5/2023
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1/15/2013

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Helmuth Karl Bernhard count von Moltke. He joined the Prussian army in 1822 and was appointed to its general staff in 1832. After a stint as adviser to the Turkish a...

2/5/2023

Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the effects of violence, cruelty and terror, usually in the setting of Communist R...

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12/3/2011
2/5/2023
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12/3/2011

Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the effects of violence, cruelty and terror, usually in the setting of Communist R...

2/5/2023

Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier (born 11 December 1968) is a French professor and researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry. Since 2015, she has been a Director at the Max Planck Institute for...

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4/2/2020
2/5/2023
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4/2/2020

Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier (born 11 December 1968) is a French professor and researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry. Since 2015, she has been a Director at the Max Planck Institute for...

2/5/2023

Svante Pääbo MP

"Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - 2022"

Svante Pääbo täpsemalt Svante Erik Pääbo (sündinud 20. aprillil 195 5 Stockholmis) on eesti juurtega rootsi geneetik, üks paleogeneetika rajajatest, Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia välisliige. Ta on 2022. aas...

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2/28/2009
2/5/2023
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2/28/2009

Svante Pääbo MP

"Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - 2022"

Svante Pääbo täpsemalt Svante Erik Pääbo (sündinud 20. aprillil 195 5 Stockholmis) on eesti juurtega rootsi geneetik, üks paleogeneetika rajajatest, Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia välisliige. Ta on 2022. aas...

2/5/2023

Umberto Giuseppe Eco MP (1932 - 2016)

See for details about his life.He is most known as the writer of "Il nome della rosa" see

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3/3/2018
2/5/2023
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3/3/2018

Umberto Giuseppe Eco MP (1932 - 2016)

See for details about his life.He is most known as the writer of "Il nome della rosa" see

2/5/2023

Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and...

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6/28/2007
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6/28/2007

Thomas Mann (6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and...

2/5/2023

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born 20 October 1942 in Magdeburg) is a German biologist. She won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1991 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine i...

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2/14/2016
2/5/2023
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Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born 20 October 1942 in Magdeburg) is a German biologist. She won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1991 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine i...

2/5/2023

Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (Mößbauer; 31 January 1929 – 14 September 2011) was a German physicist best known for his 1957 discovery of recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence for which he was awarded th...

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12/6/2014
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12/6/2014

Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (Mößbauer; 31 January 1929 – 14 September 2011) was a German physicist best known for his 1957 discovery of recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence for which he was awarded th...

2/5/2023

Otto Klemperer MP (1885 - 1973)

Otto Klemperer was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century.

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10/19/2011
2/5/2023
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10/19/2011

Otto Klemperer MP (1885 - 1973)

Otto Klemperer was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century.

2/5/2023

Henry Spencer Moore MP (1898 - 1986)

Henry Spencer Moore= From Wikipedia: Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are l...

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2/10/2009
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Henry Spencer Moore MP (1898 - 1986)

Henry Spencer Moore= From Wikipedia: Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are l...

2/5/2023

Lise Meitner MP (1878 - 1968)

"Lise", "Elise"

Lise Meitner (7 or 17 November 1878 – 27 October 1968) was an Austrian-born, later Swedish, physicist who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics.[1] Meitner was part of the team that discovered nu...

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5/22/2011
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Lise Meitner MP (1878 - 1968)

"Lise", "Elise"

Lise Meitner (7 or 17 November 1878 – 27 October 1968) was an Austrian-born, later Swedish, physicist who worked on radioactivity and nuclear physics.[1] Meitner was part of the team that discovered nu...

2/5/2023

Werner Karl Heisenberg MP (1901 - 1976)

Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. He is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics, the new physics of the atomic worl...

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7/9/2008
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Werner Karl Heisenberg MP (1901 - 1976)

Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. He is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics, the new physics of the atomic worl...

2/5/2023

Thornton Niven Wilder MP (1897 - 1975)

Thornton Niven Wilder Wilder was an American playwright and dramatist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin o...

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11/10/2007
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Thornton Niven Wilder MP (1897 - 1975)

Thornton Niven Wilder Wilder was an American playwright and dramatist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin o...

2/5/2023

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887, Erdberg – 4 January 1961, Vienna) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a num...

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7/9/2008
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Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887, Erdberg – 4 January 1961, Vienna) was an Austrian theoretical physicist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a num...

2/5/2023