Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Dutch botanist notable as a patron of Linnaeus.John Clayton, a plant collector in Virginia sen

Was a Dutch botanist notable as a patron of Linnaeus.John Clayton, a plant collector in Virginia sent him many specimens, as well as manuscript descriptions, in the 1730s. Without Clayton's knowledge, Gronovius used the material in his Flora Virginica (1739-1743, 2nd ed. 1762).He was the son of Jakob Gronovius and grandson of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, both classical scholars. In 1719, he married Margaretha Christina Trigland, who died in 1726, and Johanna Susanna Alensoon in 1729. His son Laurens Theodoor Gronovius (1730-1777) was also a botanist.

Was a significant Czech expert on Czech studies and one of the most renowned Czech scientists of all

Was a significant Czech expert on Czech studies and one of the most renowned Czech scientists of all times. His scientific work was influenced by the methods of positivism.Jan Gebauer was born into a poor family in the small village of Úbislavice near the Krkonoše mountains. Thanks to the local clergyman, the talented boy received a chance to study at high school in Jicín. After his school-leaving exam, he first went on to study theology, but he did not finish it and enrolled philosophy at Charles University instead. During the whole time of his studies, he suffered from a lack of money.

Was a Dutch astronomer. He stimulated radio astronomy. The Oort cloud of comets bears his name.

Was a Dutch astronomer. He stimulated radio astronomy. The Oort cloud of comets bears his name.

Was the son of Albert Schultens. He became professor at Herborn in 1742, and afterwards succeeded to

Was the son of Albert Schultens. He became professor at Herborn in 1742, and afterwards succeeded to his fathers chair.

Was chief of the Polish General Staff's interbellum Cipher Bureau's Russian section, B.S.-3.After Po

Was chief of the Polish General Staff's interbellum Cipher Bureau's Russian section, B.S.-3.After Poland was overrun by the Germans and Soviets in September 1939, Gralinski managed, along with other Cipher Bureau personnel, to reach Paris, France. He became part of the reconstituted Polish cryptologic unit that was housed during the "Phony War" in the Château de Vignolles, codenamed PC Bruno, at Gretz-Armainvillers, some forty kilometers northeast of Paris.

Was a well-known expert on the Swahili language. He was also an Esperantist, and he wrote an Esperan

Was a well-known expert on the Swahili language. He was also an Esperantist, and he wrote an Esperanto-Swahili dictionary.Knappert translated many literary and historical works from Swahili; including Utendi wa Tambuka ("The Epic of Heraklios"), a very early Swahili epic poem. He also translated the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala, into Swahili.

A Dutch linguist, and currently a full professor at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.H

A Dutch linguist, and currently a full professor at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.He studied at the University of Amsterdam, where, after visiting MIT (1976), he received his PhD in 1978. Before moving to Groningen (in 1986), Koster was assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University, and associate professor at the Tilburg University.With Henk van Riemsdijk and Jean-Roger Vergnaud, Koster was one of the founders of GLOW, the major European organization of generative linguistics. He was co-founder and editor of The Linguistic Review and is currently co-editor (with van Riemsdijk and Harry van der Hulst) of Studies in Generative Grammar (published by Mouton de Gruyter). He specializes in theoretical syntax and the philosophy and history of linguistics. He made notable contributions to the theories of word order, locality and anaphora.

Is a Polish center-right politician. He served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. He is a

Is a Polish center-right politician. He served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. He is a member of Civic Platform.In 1990 he joined the Liberal-Democratic Congress (Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny, KLD) which became part of the Freedom Union (Unia Wolnosci, UW) in 1994. In 2001 Bielecki joined the newly founded Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO).After being Prime Minister in 1991 he served as Minister for European Intergation in the cabinet of Hanna Suchocka from 1992 to 1993. From 1993 to 2003 Bielecki represented Poland at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Afterward he joined Bank Pekao S.A. (Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spólka Akcyjna, Pekao). On November 25, 2009, it was reported that Bielecki resigned from his position as the CEO of Pekao, without stating the reason

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, missionary and scholar, credited with introducing logarithms to C

Was a Polish nobleman, politician, missionary and scholar, credited with introducing logarithms to China.Returning to Poland ca. 1630 or 1631 (sources vary), he joined the royal court and was named starosta of Naklo.[2][3] He was elected a deputy to the convocation sejm of 1632;[2][3] then again in 1635. In 1636 he was elected to the Crown Tribunal.[2] In 1634[3] or 1636[1] (sources vary) he joined the Jesuit Order, declared his intent to become a missionary in distant lands,[1] and began studies in theology at Kraków.[2][3]

Was a Czech literary and aesthetic theorist.He was professor at the Charles University of Prague. He

Was a Czech literary and aesthetic theorist.He was professor at the Charles University of Prague. He is well known for his association with early structuralism as well as with the Prague Linguistic Circle, and for his development of the ideas of Russian formalism. Mukarovský had a profound influence on structuralist theory of literature, comparable to that of Roman Jakobson.

Was a Polish philosopher, scientist and geographer of the early 16th century.Jan of Stobnica was one

Was a Polish philosopher, scientist and geographer of the early 16th century.Jan of Stobnica was one of Kraków's adherents of Scotism, a philosophical school brought in from Paris first by Michal Twaróg of Bystrzyków (ca. 1450 - 1520). Jan of Stobnica became Michal's most prominent student.[1] Jan's most famous work, entitled "Introductio in Ptholomei Cosmographiam" (Introduction to the Cosmography of Ptolemy) featured some of the first maps printed in Poland. Likewise, his edition of Ptolemy first contained a map of North and South America showing the connection of the two continents by an isthmus. It is one of the oldest known references to North America with Florida

Is considered one of the most important contributors to Czech philosophical phenomenology, as well a

Is considered one of the most important contributors to Czech philosophical phenomenology, as well as one of the most influential central European philosophers of the 20th century. Having studied in Prague, Paris, Berlin and Freiburg, he was one of the last pupils of Edmund Husserl, who is considered the founder of phenomenology, and Martin Heidegger. During his studies in Freiburg he was also tutored by Eugen Fink, a relation which eventually turned into a life-long philosophical friendship.

Was a Polish economist and statistician, politician and the Polish Underground State's Government De

Was a Polish economist and statistician, politician and the Polish Underground State's Government Delegate.

Was a Polish mathematician and prominent professor of the University of Lviv.

Was a Polish mathematician and prominent professor of the University of Lviv.

Was a Dutch biologist and microscopist.

Was a Dutch biologist and microscopist.

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ra

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. Tinbergen was a founding trustee of Economists for Peace and Security

Was one of the 17th century pioneers of Germanic philology.On his return to the Netherlands in 1643,

Was one of the 17th century pioneers of Germanic philology.On his return to the Netherlands in 1643, Van Vliet began to practice as a lawyer, and the following year he married. His legal career was not a great success, and after some years he left the capital and took up residence in Breda. Here he achieved some measure of prosperity, ultimately becoming the town registrar under the patronage of the house of Orange.

Is a Polish and British economist, academic and the current Minister of Finance of the Republic of P

Is a Polish and British economist, academic and the current Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland.Roman Rostowski, served as personal Secretary to Tomasz Arciszewski, Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile and did not return to Poland after the war. In the 1950s, Roman Rostowski worked for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office with postings to Kenya

Polish philosopher. He is currently Professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University (since 19

Polish philosopher. He is currently Professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University (since 1991); he graduated both in philosophy and law, attaining his doctorate and "habilitation" (second degree) in jurisprudence. He belongs to the tradition of analytic philosophy, and considers himself close to the heritage of Lwow-Warsaw School. His main fields of research are philosophy of language and epistemology (mainly theory of truth), however among his numerous (ca. 800) papers and books (ca. 20) many focus on the theory of law and politics. Jan Wolenski is also involved in the Jewish (secular) movement, i.e. commenting on Polish-Jewish common past and today's relationships.

Is a Czech astronomer. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. I

Is a Czech astronomer. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Klet Observatory. She specializes in discoveries of asteroids and comets especially Near-Earth objects (NEOs).

Was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for “The Death and

Was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times.During her first several years in the city, Jacobs held a variety of jobs, working mainly as a stenographer and freelance writer, often writing about working districts in the city. These experiences, she later said, “… gave me more of a notion of what was going on in the city and what business was like, what work was like.” Her first job was for a trade magazine, first as a secretary, then as an editor.

A Vietnamese American astronomer.As a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley[3

A Vietnamese American astronomer.As a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley[3] and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she worked with David C. Jewitt to discover the Kuiper Belt.[1] In 1992, after five years of observation, they found the first known Kuiper Belt object, using the University of Hawaii's 2.2 meter telescope on Mauna Kea.[4] This object is (15760) 1992 QB1, which she and Jewitt nicknamed "Smiley".[2] The American Astronomical Society awarded Luu the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy in 1991. In 1992, Luu received a Hubble Fellowship from the University of California, Berkeley. The asteroid 5430 Luu is named in her honor.[5]

An American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the

An American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers.Davison attended the academically challenging junior high school in New Jersey and became especially interested in science. In 1940, aged 15, she was granted a scholarship to study in an advanced placement program at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools where she finished high school and the first two years of college, followed by completion of her degree at the University of Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in 1944, a bachelor of science degree in 1946, and doctor of medicine degree in 1948, aged 23. She married Donald Adams Rowley, also a physician, the day after graduating from medical school. Rowley balanced family life with her career by working part-time as she raised four sons. She began full-time research when the youngest was 12 years old.

Is a race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the

Is a race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.Guthrie was originally an aerospace engineer and after graduating from the University of Michigan, she worked with Republic Aviation. She began racing in 1963 on the SCCA circuit in a Jaguar XK 140 and by 1972, she was racing on a full-time basis.

Was an English ornithologist.and was educated at Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks, Caspar Junior College,

Was an English ornithologist.and was educated at Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks, Caspar Junior College, Wyoming, King's College London and then Girton College, Cambridge where she obtained her Ph.D. on the feeding ecology of finches in 1959.In 1959 Kear joined the staff of Peter Scott's Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. In the late 1970s she became curator of the trust's new regional centre at Martin Mere, Lancashire.Kear was the first woman to become vice-president (1989-91), then president (1991-95) of the British Ornithologists' Union, and edited their Ibis magazine from 1980 to 1988. Her books included The Mute Swan (1989), Man And Wildfowl (1990) and Ducks Of The World (1991). She was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1993.