Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a Danish botanist, quaternary geologist, war resister and nuclear disarmament proponent. He made

Was a Danish botanist, quaternary geologist, war resister and nuclear disarmament proponent. He made a lasting impact on the interpretation of pollen diagrams, incl. the use of modern pollen deposition in moss polsters to aid interpretation and the consideration of pollen productivity in different types of vegetation.

An economist specialising in microeconomics and information technology. He is currently on leave fro

An economist specialising in microeconomics and information technology. He is currently on leave from the University of California, Berkeley School of Information, and is Chief Economist at Google.[1] He has written two bestselling textbooks Intermediate Microeconomics, an undergraduate microeconomics text, and Microeconomic Analysis, an advanced text. Together with Carl Shapiro, he co-authored Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy and The Economics of Information Technology: An Introduction.

Was a professor of linguistics at the University of Warsaw, in the Institute of Polish Language.Mier

Was a professor of linguistics at the University of Warsaw, in the Institute of Polish Language.Mierzejewska served as the honorary president of the Polish College of Logopedes. Her research focused on neurolinguistics, logopedics, and dyslexia.Mierzejewska, Halina (1982) (in French). Recherches Comparatives Sur La Desintegration Aphasique De Differents Systemes De La Langue (Realises Au Cours De Reeducation Des Aphasiques) (Comparative Studies on Aphasic Desintegration of different Systems of Language (Observations made during the Reeducation of Aphasics)).

Was a Polish paleontologist who had specialized in Mongolian dinosaurs.[1] A member of the 1965 and

Was a Polish paleontologist who had specialized in Mongolian dinosaurs.[1] A member of the 1965 and 1970 Polish–Mongolian expeditions to the Gobi Desert,[2] she described many finds from these rocks, often with Teresa Maryanska. Among the dinosaurs she described are: Elmisaurus (and Elmisauridae (1981), Hulsanpes (1982), Borogovia (1987), and Bagaraatan (1996); with Maryanska, Homalocephale, Prenocephale, and Tylocephale (and Pachycephalosauria) (1974), Bagaceratops (1975), and Barsboldia (1981); with Maryanska and Altangerel Perle, Goyocephale (1982); with Ewa Roniewicz, Deinocheirus (1967); with Roniewicz and Rinchen Barsbold, Gallimimus (1972);[1] with Kurzanov, Tochisaurus (1991); and with several other authors, Nomingia (2000).

An American astronomer. He is known for his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which (it was later rea

An American astronomer. He is known for his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which (it was later realized) catalogues many examples of interacting and merging galaxies. Arp is also known as a critic of the Big Bang and for advocating a non-standard cosmology incorporating intrinsic redshift.His bachelor's degree was awarded by Harvard (1949), and his Ph.D. from Caltech (1953). Afterwards he became a Fellow of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1953, performing research at the Mount Wilson Observatory and Palomar Observatory. Arp became a Research Assistant at Indiana University in 1955 and subsequently in 1957 became a staff member at Palomar Observatory, where he worked for 29 years. In 1983 he joined the staff of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany.

Was an Iranian historian, geographer and epic poet.Mostowfi is the author of Nozhat ol-Gholub (????

Was an Iranian historian, geographer and epic poet.Mostowfi is the author of Nozhat ol-Gholub (???? ??????), Zafar-Nameh (???????), and the Tarikh e Gozideh (????? ?????). His tomb is a unique structure with its blue turquoise conical dome, among the 2,000 historical remains of Qazvin.

Was an eminent American biologist best known for his work on the chromosomes of new species of the f

Was an eminent American biologist best known for his work on the chromosomes of new species of the fruit fly Drosophila and his contributions to our understanding of their evolution.Carson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and studied zoology there at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his A.B. degree in 1936 and his Ph.D. degree in 1943. His doctoral thesis on the cytogenetics of dark-winged fungus gnats was considered "definitive" by Dobzhansky.Carson spent virtually all of his career at two universities — Washington University in St. Louis (1943-1963) and the University of Hawaii (1963-1985) — except for sabbatical leaves to Brazil and Australia.

Was a philosopher who, along with Li Si, developed Xun Zi's philosophy into the doctrine embodied by

Was a philosopher who, along with Li Si, developed Xun Zi's philosophy into the doctrine embodied by the School of Law or Legalism. Unlike the other famed philosophers of the time, Han Fei was a member of the ruling aristocracy, having been born into the ruling family of the state of Han during the end phase of the Warring States Period. In this context, his works have been interpreted by some scholars as being directed to his cousin, the King of Han.[2] After many years in the Qin court, Han Fei was persecuted by his colleague Li Si and forced to drink poison in prison[1].

Is a German mathematician, currently Professor Emeritus at the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, Visi

Is a German mathematician, currently Professor Emeritus at the Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore, and Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. He was awarded the Cantor medal in 200

German political theorist. She has often been described as a philosopher, although she always refuse

German political theorist. She has often been described as a philosopher, although she always refused that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular.

Was a German, later British medical doctor and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his identificatio

Was a German, later British medical doctor and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his identification of two important metabolic cycles: the urea cycle and the citric acid cycle. The latter, the key sequence of metabolic chemical reactions that produces energy in cells, is also known as the Krebs cycle and earned him a Nobel Prize in 1953.Hans went to school in Hildesheim and studied medicine at the University of Göttingen and at the University of Freiburg from 1918–1923. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Hamburg in 1925, then studied chemistry in Berlin for one year, where he later became an assistant of Otto Warburg at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Biology until 1930. He then returned to clinical medicine at the municipal hospital of Altona and then at the medical clinic of the University of Freiburg, where he conducted research and discovered the urea cycle.

Was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and number theory. Rademacher re

Was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and number theory. Rademacher received his Ph.D. in 1916 from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Constantin Carathéodory supervised his dissertation.[1] He was dismissed from his positio

Was a mathematician. Heilbronn fled Germany for Britain in 1933 due to the rise of Nazism. He arrive

Was a mathematician. Heilbronn fled Germany for Britain in 1933 due to the rise of Nazism. He arrived in Cambridge, then found accommodation in Manchester and eventually was offered a position at Bristol University, where he stayed for about one and a hal

A German American attorney and former jurist in the U.S. state of Oregon. Born in Germany, he also l

A German American attorney and former jurist in the U.S. state of Oregon. Born in Germany, he also lived with his family in Denmark before immigrating to Portland, Oregon. After serving in the United States Army during World War II he graduated from college and law school. Linde then worked for Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, the United States Department of State, and as a law professor at the University of Oregon School of Law before appointment to the Oregon Supreme Court. He served on the court from 1977 to 1990 and is now a distinguished scholar in residence at Willamette University College of Law in Salem

Danish linguist and professor of Nordic languages at the University of Southern Denmark since 1975,

Danish linguist and professor of Nordic languages at the University of Southern Denmark since 1975, member of Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab since 1991 and member of Dansk Sprognævn, the official regulatory body of Danish, from 1991-97. Basbøll has written much on various aspects of Danish, which includes The Phonology of Danish (2005), one of the most complete and authoritative sources on modern Danish phonology, and is currently working at the Center for Child Language (Center for Børnesprog) at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.

He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer o

He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer of the rhythmic Alpha brain waves.He studied medicine at the University of Jena, receiving his doctorate in 1897. In 1900 he was hired as an assistant to Otto Ludwig Binswanger (1852-1929), chairman of the University's psychiatry and neurology clinic. There, he joined two famous scientists and physicians, Oskar Vogt (1870-1959) and Korbinian Brodmann (1868-1918) in their research on lateralization of brain function. He became a professor in 1906 and succeeded Binswanger in 1919. He later served as Rector at the University of Jena (1927-1928) and eventually became Professor Emeritus in Psychology in 1938.

Was a prominent German structural geologist.Following the war, he began a study of plutons and their

Was a prominent German structural geologist.Following the war, he began a study of plutons and their interior structure. In 1919 he became professor of geology at the University of Breslau. His younger brother, Ernst Cloos, who was born in 1898, would come to study geology at Breslau under his brother and later became a prominent geologist as well.In 1926 Cloos left Breslau to become professor of geology at the University of Bonn. He made additional geological trips to explore the scandinavian region, England, and North America.

A Danish geneticist, known for the discovery of the genetic mutation causing blue eyes.Hans Eiberg g

A Danish geneticist, known for the discovery of the genetic mutation causing blue eyes.Hans Eiberg graduated as M.Sc. in 1970. Since 1971 he has worked with genetics at the Institute for Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Copenhagen University and in 1975 he became associate professor at the institute.Together with professor Jan Mohr he established Copenhagen Family Bank in 1972, a store of DNA samples, comprising about 1000 large Danish families.Hans Eiberg has contributed to the mapping of the human genome, and he has succeeded in finding important genetic markers for several serious illnesses such as cystic fibrosis, Batten disease and various diseases of the eye. He also showed that bedwetting is a hereditary disease rather than a psychologic disturbance.

Was a mathematician who worked in group theory. He proved Fitting's theorem and Fitting's lemma, and

Was a mathematician who worked in group theory. He proved Fitting's theorem and Fitting's lemma, and defined the Fitting subgroup in finite group theory and the Fitting decomposition for Lie algebras and Fitting ideals in ring theory. After finishing his

Was a Dutch mathematician. He made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an

Was a Dutch mathematician. He made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an interest in literature, philosophy, history and mathematics education.In 1941 Freudenthal was suspended from duties at the University of Amsterdam by the Nazis. His wife, however, was not Jewish, so he was not sent to a concentration camp in eastern Europe but he was deported to a labor camp in the village of Havelte in the Netherlands. At the end of 1944 he was able to escape and join his family in occupied Amsterdam.

Was a German ornithologist.Gadow was born in Pomerania, the son of an inspector of the Prussian roya

Was a German ornithologist.Gadow was born in Pomerania, the son of an inspector of the Prussian royal forests. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Jena and Heidelberg. At Jena he studied under Ernst Haeckel and at Heidelberg under the anatomist Karl Gegenbaur. After graduation he travelled to the Natural History Museum in London at the request of Albert Günther, to work on the Museum's Catalogue of Birds.

Was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth an

Was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth and Method (Wahrheit und Methode).Gadamer habilitated in 1929 and spent most of the early 1930s lecturing in Marburg. Unlike Heidegger, Gadamer was strongly anti-Nazi, although he was not politically active during the Third Reich. He did not receive a paid position during the Nazi years and never entered the Party; only towards the end of the War did he receive an appointment at Leipzig. In 1946, he was found by the American occupation forces to be untainted by Nazism and named rector of the university. Communist East Germany was no more to Gadamer's liking than the Third Reich, and he left for West Germany, accepting first a position in Frankfurt am Main and then the succession of Karl Jaspers in Heidelberg in 1949. He remained in this position, as emeritus, until his death in 2002 at the age of 102.

Was a British geneticist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. Most of his work foc

Was a British geneticist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. Most of his work focused on mouse genetics. He was the first person to describe siderocytes and sideroblasts, red blood cells or their precursors that contain visible on the P

Was a British geneticist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. Most of his work foc

Was a British geneticist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1956. Most of his work focused on mouse genetics. He was the first person to describe siderocytes and sideroblasts, red blood cells or their precursors that contain visible on the Prussian blue reaction, in a pair of letters to the journal Nature in 1941.

Was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, t

Was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory. He was a student at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna.He also studied in Strasbourg, Munich and Göttingen. He was appointed to the teaching staff in Vienna in 1905 and became professor of mathematics there in 1921. In session 1905-06 Hahn substituted for Otto Stolz at Innsbruck.