Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter J

German philosopher.Born at Magdeburg, he read philosophy at Berlin, Halle and Heidelberg, devoting h

German philosopher.Born at Magdeburg, he read philosophy at Berlin, Halle and Heidelberg, devoting himself mainly to the doctrines of Hegel and Schleiermacher

Was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist and entomologist.Bechstein was a prolific zoologist

Was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist and entomologist.Bechstein was a prolific zoologist and one of the first concerned with wildlife conservation: besides his ornithological work, he also published works calling for the protection of animals that were commonly considered harmful or pests at the time, such as bats.Bechstein's Bat was named in his honour.

Was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic).He was a

Was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic).He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda, 216 Kleopatra, 243 Ida, 253 Mathilde, 324 Bamberga, and the Amor asteroid 719 Albert.The asteroid 914 Palisana and the Palisa crater on the Moon were named in his honour.From 1866 to 1870, Palisa studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Vienna; however, he did not graduate until 1884. Despite this, by 1870 he was an assistant at the University's observatory, and a year later gained a position at the observatory in Geneva. A few years later, in 1872, at the age of 24, Palisa became the director of the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pola. While at Pola, he discovered his first asteroid, 136 Austria,

Was a German priest, statistician and demographer.He studied medicine and theology at Jena and Halle

Was a German priest, statistician and demographer.He studied medicine and theology at Jena and Halle and in 1741 was an army chaplain in the First Silesian War. On Sunday, 13 August 1741, the former field preacher gave his inaugural sermon as pastor of th

Was a German naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology

Was a German naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage, when he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster.Forster's family originated in the Lords Forrester in Scotland from where his great-grandfather had emigrated after losing most of his property during the rule of Oliver Cromwell along with many other Scots. Forster himself was born in the city of Dirschau (Tczew) in the Polish province of Royal Prussia. He studied theology at the University of Halle, afterwards serving as a Lutheran pastor in Nassenhuben (Mokry Dwór), where his son Georg was born. In 1766 he traveled to England with Georg (the eldest of eight children, seven of which survived childhood).

Was a German jurist. In 1743 he was promoted to Institute Professor and assessor for the regional co

Was a German jurist. In 1743 he was promoted to Institute Professor and assessor for the regional court (Landgericht); in 1746 became chair of the law faculty; and in 1748 Hofrat. His major publications were compendiums of German private, criminal, and ca

Was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.In the Autumn of 1779 he returne

Was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.In the Autumn of 1779 he returned to Solingen to help his parents, at first by giving private lessons in French, but in the following year he started a French school that lasted until early in 1784. During his few free hours in this period he studied history from Charles Rollin's 15 volume Roman History and that author's 4 volume Ancient History (both in French). The only entomological work in his possession at this time was Moder's (or Kleemann's) Caterpillar Calendar.

Was a German jurist. Corresponded with Lelio Sozzini on the sacrament 1555.

Was a German jurist. Corresponded with Lelio Sozzini on the sacrament 1555.

Was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.He was named after his city of birth, Akkru

Was a Dutch doctor and mathematician of the 16th century.He was named after his city of birth, Akkrum in Frisia. From 1547 he worked as professor of mathematics in Basel, then after 1549 as professor of logic, and in 1564 of medicine. He died from the plague in the same year. Apart from mathematical and scientific works, he wrote Latin poetry and humanist tracts.

Was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.

Was a Danish botanist and phycologist, mainly working on diatoms.

Was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World Wa

Was a Dutch mathematician, the leading Dutch topologist for more than two decades following World War II.[1]De Groot was born at Garrelsweer, a tiny village in the municipality of Loppersum, the Netherlands, on May 7, 1914.[2] He did both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, where he received his Ph.D. in 1942 under the supervision of Gerrit Schaake. He studied mathematics, physics and philosophy as an undergraduate

Was a Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company. Philip Burden called his Histor

Was a Dutch geographer and director of the Dutch West India Company. Philip Burden called his History of the New World, "...arguably the finest description of the Americas published in the seventeenth century" and "...one of the foundation maps of Canada". de Laet was the first to print maps with the names Manhattan, New Amsterdam (now New York) and Massachusetts.

Is a University Professor (universiteitshoogleraar) of logic at the University of Amsterdam at the I

Is a University Professor (universiteitshoogleraar) of logic at the University of Amsterdam at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation and professor of philosophy at Stanford University (at CSLI). He was awarded the Spinozapremie in 1996.

Was a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Brabant Revolution from 1789-1790. This Revolution led to

Was a lawyer and one of the leaders of the Brabant Revolution from 1789-1790. This Revolution led to the founding of the United States of Belgium in January 1790. Vonck was the leader of the Vonckists faction which was named after him. They were inspired by the French Revolution, pleaded for the abolition of the feudal government of the state based on privileges and were in favour of a more centralised government.

Was a German hittitologist who published the Hethitisches Elementarbuch (1940), and the Kurzgefasste

Was a German hittitologist who published the Hethitisches Elementarbuch (1940), and the Kurzgefasstes Hethitisches Wörterbuch (1966).

Was a Swiss biologist. He isolated various phosphate-rich chemicals, which he called nuclein (now nu

Was a Swiss biologist. He isolated various phosphate-rich chemicals, which he called nuclein (now nucleic acids), from the nuclei of white blood cells in 1869 at Felix Hoppe-Seyler's laboratory at the University of Tübingen, Germany, paving the way for the identification of DNA as the carrier of inheritance. The significance of the discovery, first published in 1871, was not at first apparent, and it was Albrecht Kossel who made the initial inquiries into its chemical structure.

Was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist. He was born Jan Gerartsen in the town of Gorp, situat

Was a Dutch physician, linguist, and humanist. He was born Jan Gerartsen in the town of Gorp, situated in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek. As was the fashion of the time, Gerartsen adopted a Latinized surname based on the name of his birthplace, Goropius being rendered from "Van Gorp"' and Becanus referring to "Hilvarenbeek."

Was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the Rijksmuseum te Natuurlijke Historie (Dutch fo

Was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the Rijksmuseum te Natuurlijke Historie (Dutch for national natural history museum) in Leiden, where he specialised in free-living nematodes and decapod crustaceans, although he also wrote papers on flatworms, sipunculids and, in his dissertation only, vertebrates. His change away from vertebrates disappointed the director of the museum, and de Man left his job there after eleven years.

Was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands,

Was a Danish botanist. He made investigations of flora and vegetation in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Estonia. He was editor of The Botany of Iceland from vol. 3 part 2.

Studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans. In 1919

Studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans. In 1919 he received his Master of Arts; many years later he would also earn a Ph.D.. He was also a theosophist.

Was a Dutch botanist who, between years 1905 to 1924, crossed the islands of the Dutch East Indies (

Was a Dutch botanist who, between years 1905 to 1924, crossed the islands of the Dutch East Indies (mainly Java), collecting specimens of plants and describing and cataloguing the flora of these islands. The standard botanical author abbreviation J.J.Sm. is applied to plants described by J.J. Smith.The description of the flowers of the western half of New Guinea (then a Dutch territory) is largely based on his work. He was, next to Rudolf Schlechter, the most prolific author on New Guinea orchids. He also described numerous plants from other families, such as Ericaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and key figure in the 17th century astronomical rev

German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution.

Was a noted theologian and linguist.Pedersen believed that "objective thought, that is to say, inact

Was a noted theologian and linguist.Pedersen believed that "objective thought, that is to say, inactive, disinterested thought" does not exist in most instances. Pederson was committed to the assumption that the full social context is necessary to understanding written texts.

Was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveri

Was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.

Was a Frisian astronomer, physician, and philosopher. He was professor of philosophy at the Universi

Was a Frisian astronomer, physician, and philosopher. He was professor of philosophy at the University of Franeker from 1639 to 1651.[1]He was a supporter of “atomism”. His Philosophia Naturalis, seu Physica Vetus-Nova, published posthumously in 1651, defines matter and form: matter is extended and divided into atoms while form is the texture of atoms. According to Phocylides, bodies are formed of atoms and void. Atoms, which he distinguished as simple or compound, are solid corpuscles that receive motion directly from God.[4]