Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a German zoologist. He was the brother of Friedrich Boie.Boie studied law at Kiel and Göttingen

Was a German zoologist. He was the brother of Friedrich Boie.Boie studied law at Kiel and Göttingen. At university he became interested in natural history through the lectures of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach and Friedrich Tiedemann.

Was a German mathematician who was the first to develop the concept of groupoid. Brandt studied at t

Was a German mathematician who was the first to develop the concept of groupoid. Brandt studied at the University of Göttingen and, from 1910 to 1913, at the University of Strasbourg. In 1912 he attained his doctorate; he was a student of Heinrich Weber.

Was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher

Was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher carried out significant research work on molluscs and assigned systematic names to many taxa.

Was a German astronomer. He was born at Bramstedt, in Holstein.He was director of the Mannheim obser

Was a German astronomer. He was born at Bramstedt, in Holstein.He was director of the Mannheim observatory from 1813 to 1815, and then became professor of astronomy in Copenhagen. From 1817 he directed the triangulation of Holstein, to which a few years later was added a complete geodetic survey of Denmark (finished after his death). For the sake of the survey an observatory was established at Altona, and Schumacher resided there permanently, chiefly occupied with the publication of Ephemerides (11 parts, 1822–1832) and of the journal Astronomische Nachrichten (founded by himself in 1821 and still being published), of which he edited thirty-one volumes.

Was a German mathematician. Heine was born in Berlin, and became known for results on special functi

Was a German mathematician. Heine was born in Berlin, and became known for results on special functions and in real analysis. In particular, he authored an important treatise on spherical harmonics and Legendre functions (Handbuch der Kugelfunctionen). He

Was a German economist and politician. He finished his habilitation in 1895 at University of Marburg

Was a German economist and politician. He finished his habilitation in 1895 at University of Marburg in 1895 to become a Privatdozent there. In the following year, he was appointed professor extraordinarius, 1899 zum professor ordinarius of the University

Was a German geologist and paleontologist.Bronn was born at Ziegelhausen near Heidelberg. Studying a

Was a German geologist and paleontologist.Bronn was born at Ziegelhausen near Heidelberg. Studying at the university of Heidelberg he took his doctor's degree in the faculty of medicine in 1821, and in the following year was appointed professor of natural

Was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father

Was an ornithologist, botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century. His father Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (author of Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae) was also a well-known botanist.He started his study of orchids at the age of 18 and assisted his father in the writing of Icones. He became a Doctor in Botany with his work on the pollen of orchids (see ‘Selected Works’).Soon after his graduation, Reichenbach was appointed to the post of extraordinary professor of botany at the Leipzig in 1855. He then became director of the botanic gardens at the Hamburg University (1863-1889).

German geographer, was born at Berlin.He was educated at the university there, studying especially h

German geographer, was born at Berlin.He was educated at the university there, studying especially history, philology and geography. In 1840, in collaboration with Karl Ritter, he issued his first work, Atlas von Hellas und den hellenischen Kolonien, which brought him at once into eminence in the sphere of ancient historical cartography.In 1848 his Historisch-geographischer Atlas der alten Welt appeared, and in. 1854 the first edition of the Atlas antiquus, which has obtained very wide recognition, being issued in English, French, Russian, Dutch and Italian.

Was a German naturalist and zoologist.He became assistant to Coenraad Jacob Temminck at Leiden museu

Was a German naturalist and zoologist.He became assistant to Coenraad Jacob Temminck at Leiden museum. In 1817 he published a monograph on bats and in 1819 he published Conspectus psittacorum. He also published the first monograph on the petrels, and a list of all the birds illustrated in Daubenton's Planches Enluminees.In 1820 he travelled to Java, then part of the colonial Netherlands East Indies, with his friend Johan Coenraad van Hasselt (1797 - 1823) to study the animals of the island, sending back to the museum at Leiden 200 skeletons, 200 mammal skins of 65 species, 2000 bird skins, 1400 fish, 300 reptiles and amphibians, and many insects and crustaceans.

Was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest.W

Was a Prussian astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest.While still a student at the University of Berlin, d'Arrest was party to Johann Gottfried Galle's search for Neptune. On September 23, 1846, he suggested that a recently drawn chart of the sky, in the region of Urbain Le Verrier's predicted location, could be compared with the current sky to seek the displacement characteristic of a planet, as opposed to a stationary star. Neptune was discovered that very night.D'Arrest's later work at the Leipzig Observatory led him, in 1851, to the discovery of the comet named for him (formally designated 6P/d'Arrest). He also studied asteroids (he discovered 76 Freia) and nebulae.

Was a German mathematician who specialized in algebra and number theory. He is best known for his te

Was a German mathematician who specialized in algebra and number theory. He is best known for his text Lehrbuch der Algebra published in 1895 and it is his work in algebra and number theory. In 1866 he became a privatdozent, and in 1869 he was appointed a

Was a Russia-born Dutch-German bishop, botanist and translator.Wullschlägel received his primary ed

Was a Russia-born Dutch-German bishop, botanist and translator.Wullschlägel received his primary education in Niesky, Saxony, his theological instruction in Gnadenfeld, Silesia, spent the years 1844-47 on Antigua, 1847-49 in Jamaica, and 1849-1855 in Paramaribo, Surinam as head of the Mission of the Unitas Fratrum - The Moravian Church.

Was a German jurist and statesman. He studied law at the University of Berlin, earning his degree in

Was a German jurist and statesman. He studied law at the University of Berlin, earning his degree in 1836. He was attached to the Kammergericht at Berlin, where he became district attorney in 1848. Transferred to Greifswald, he was appointed (1850) attorn

Was a Swiss meteorologist and physicist. He was born December 17, 1833, at Uster, (Canton Zurich), a

Was a Swiss meteorologist and physicist. He was born December 17, 1833, at Uster, (Canton Zurich), and was educated at Zurich, Königsberg, and Heidelberg. In 1858 he was appointed professor of physics and director of the observatory at Bern. In 1868 he was called to Saint Petersburg, where he completely reorganized the observatory and established a meteorological system throughout the Empire and founded the meteorological observatories at Pavlovsk and Irkutsk. Until his retirement in 1895 he remained in the service of the Russian government.

Was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist.Dove was born in Liegnitz. Dove studied history, philosop

Was a Prussian physicist and meteorologist.Dove was born in Liegnitz. Dove studied history, philosophy, and the natural sciences at the University of Breslau from 1821 until 1824. In 1824 he continued his education at the University of Berlin, finishing in 1826. In 1828, he became an associate professor at the University of Königsberg; the following year assumed an associate professorship at the University of Berlin.In 1845 he became a full professor at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, where he was elected rector in 1858–1859, and again in 1871–1872.) In 1849 he also became the director of the Prussian Meteorological Institute.

Was an Austrian botanist well-known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family Araceae).He was a p

Was an Austrian botanist well-known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family Araceae).He was a participant in the Austrian Brazil Expedition from 1817 to 1821. In 1845 he succeeded Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin as Director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace.

Is a German mathematician, who works on algebraic number theory. Leopoldt earned his PhD in 1954 at

Is a German mathematician, who works on algebraic number theory. Leopoldt earned his PhD in 1954 at the University of Hamburg under Helmut Hasse with the thesis Über Einheitengruppe und Klassenzahl reeller algebraischer Zahlkörper (On group of unity and c

Was a biochemist, famous for his viral research.Due to the rise of Nazism in Germany he left for Sco

Was a biochemist, famous for his viral research.Due to the rise of Nazism in Germany he left for Scotland in 1933 and finished his PhD at the University of Edinburgh (1936). After completing his doctorate, he emigrated to the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1941. He worked at a number of institutes before joining the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley in 1952 where he remained until his death.His most noted research was on the tobacco mosaic virus. He discovered that the genetic control of viral reproduction was RNA and that it is carried in the nucleic core of each virus. In 1955 he and biophysicist Robley Williams showed that a functional virus could be created out of purified RNA and a protein coat. In 1960 he announced the complete sequencing of the 158 amino acids in the virus.

Was a French Benedictine theologian and writer. He was an oblate of the monastery of St. Germanus of

Was a French Benedictine theologian and writer. He was an oblate of the monastery of St. Germanus of Auxerre, from a young age. He studied with Servatus Lupus and Haymo of Auxerre. His own students included Remigius of Auxerre and Hucbald.

A Japanese mathematician. After completing his undergraduate studies at Kyoto University, he receive

A Japanese mathematician. After completing his undergraduate studies at Kyoto University, he received his Ph.D. from Harvard while under the direction of Oscar Zariski. He won the Fields Medal in 1970.He is celebrated for proving in 1964 that singularities of algebraic varieties admit resolutions in characteristic zero. This means that any projective variety can be replaced by (more precisely is birationally equivalent to) a similar variety which has no singularities.

Was a Polish mathematician, considered[who?] to be one of the greatest of her time. She worked in fo

Was a Polish mathematician, considered[who?] to be one of the greatest of her time. She worked in foundations of mathematics and algebraic logic.

Is an Australian philosopher and bioethicist

Is an Australian philosopher and bioethicist

Is a German mathematician and pedagogist. He was among the first scientists to apply mathematical me

Is a German mathematician and pedagogist. He was among the first scientists to apply mathematical methods in teaching and psychology.[citation needed] He established a method to measure intelligence on an absolute and homogeneous scale rather than by comp

Was a German-Brazilian ornithologist.A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 2

Was a German-Brazilian ornithologist.A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 200 papers, including his most influential work: Ornitologia Brasileira, Uma Introdução (1984), later translated into English as Birds in Brazil: A Natural History. He also led scientific expeditions in remote areas in Brazil and described several species of birds, including the Brasília Tapaculo, Long-tailed Cinclodes, Stresemann's Bristlefront and Golden-crowned Manakin.