Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter K

German dramatist and writer of prose.

German dramatist and writer of prose.

Was a German zoologist who was born in Helmstedt. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund

Was a German zoologist who was born in Helmstedt. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart (1794-1843).He earned his degree from the University of Göttingen, where he was a student of Rudolf Wagner (1805-1864). Afterwards he participated

Was an Austrian biologist,He graduated from, and later worked at, the University of Vienna, chiefly

Was an Austrian biologist,He graduated from, and later worked at, the University of Vienna, chiefly on molluscs and crustaceans. He was also the editor of a new edition of Claus' Lehrbuch der Zoologie, and the coiner of the terms protostome and deuterostome.

Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gustafs, Dalarna, and died in Danderyd, close to St

Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gustafs, Dalarna, and died in Danderyd, close to Stockholm.

Was an American physicist and radio engineer who in August 1931 first discovered radio waves emanati

Was an American physicist and radio engineer who in August 1931 first discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way. He is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.Karl Jansky attended college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received his BS in physics in 1927. In 1928 he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories site in Holmdel, New Jersey. Bell Labs wanted to investigate atmospheric and ionospheric properties using "short waves" (wavelengths of about 10-20 meters) for use in transatlantic radio telephone service. As a radio engineer, Jansky was assigned the job of investigating sources of static that might interfere with radio voice transmissions.

Was a German[1] philosopher, political economist, historian, sociologist, humanist, political theori

Was a German[1] philosopher, political economist, historian, sociologist, humanist, political theorist and revolutionary credited as the founder of communism.Marx's approach to history and politics is indicated by the opening line of the first chapter of The Communist Manifesto (1848): “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”. Marx argued that capitalism, like previous socioeconomic systems, will produce internal tensions which will lead to its destruction.[2] Just as capitalism replaced feudalism, capitalism itself will be displaced by communism, a classless society which emerges after a transitional period—socialism—in which the state would be nothing else but the revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat.[3][4][5]

Was a Baltic German astronomer born in Saint Peterburg, Russian Empire, part of the famous Struve fa

Was a Baltic German astronomer born in Saint Peterburg, Russian Empire, part of the famous Struve family of astronomers. In Russian, his name is sometimes given as German Ottovich Struve (?????? ??????? ??????) or German Ottonovich Struve (?????? ????????? ??????); however, he spent much of the latter part of his career in Germany.He was less well-known than his famous grandfather Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve or his father Otto Wilhelm von Struve or his nephew Otto Struve. His brother was Ludwig Struve. Unlike other members of his family, he moved back to Germany from Russia and spent most of his career there.

Was a German philosopher and professor. Joel was a professor at the University of Basel from 1902.

Was a German philosopher and professor. Joel was a professor at the University of Basel from 1902.

Is a Swedish statistician. Dr. Jöreskog is a Professor Emeritus at Uppsala University, and a co-aut

Is a Swedish statistician. Dr. Jöreskog is a Professor Emeritus at Uppsala University, and a co-author (with Dag Sörbom) of the LISREL statistical program. He is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Jöreskog received his bachelor's,

Was a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor.Dr. Targownik was born in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish f

Was a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor.Dr. Targownik was born in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish family. While studying in Poland to become a medical doctor, Targownik was captured and sent to a concentration camp. For a period of time, Targownik was a prisoner at the infamous Auschwitz camp. At 29 years old and a mere 80 pounds (36 kg), Targownik was liberated on April 29, 1945 from the Dachau camp.

German-Jewish philosopher, a student of Heidegger. Like most of his ethnicity and profession he left

German-Jewish philosopher, a student of Heidegger. Like most of his ethnicity and profession he left Germany during the Nazizeit, but returned in 1952 to teach as Professor of Philosophy at Heidelberg.

Was a German astronomer notable for having discovered the asteroid 3 Juno.In 1796 Johann Hieronymus

Was a German astronomer notable for having discovered the asteroid 3 Juno.In 1796 Johann Hieronymus Schröter hired Harding as a tutor for his son. In 1804, Harding discovered Juno at Schröter's observatory. He then went to Göttingen to assist Carl Friedrich Gauss.In addition to Juno, he discovered three comets and published the Atlas novus coelestis which catalogued 120,000 stars.

Was a German astronomer. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer

Was a German astronomer. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer.He volunteered in the Wars of Liberation (Befreiungskriege) for Prussia but was wounded at Lützen. Thereafter he served as post official at various places and finally was erected post master. After his retirement he lived in his city of birth where he served as city court judge.[1]He discovered two asteroids from his private observatory at #9, Kietz (now #43, Kietzerstraße), Driesen. The first, 5 Astraea, is notable for being the first asteroid discovered after the long gap that followed the last of the original four, 4 Vesta, which was discovered in 1807. Other astronomers had abandoned their searches for more asteroids, convinced that there were only four. However, Hencke began searching in 1830, and fifteen years later met with success.

philosopher and sociologist. Founder of Marxist political and economic philosophy

philosopher and sociologist. Founder of Marxist political and economic philosophy

Was a German teacher of and writer about mathematics. His major work was Zahlwort und Ziffer (1934,;

Was a German teacher of and writer about mathematics. His major work was Zahlwort und Ziffer (1934,; English trans., Number Words and Number Symbols), about non-academic mathematics in much of the world. (The omission of Africa was rectified by Claudia Za

A German microbiologist and authority on astrobiology. He is an expert on microbial life at high tem

A German microbiologist and authority on astrobiology. He is an expert on microbial life at high temperatures.Stetter was born in Munich and studied biology at the Technische Universität Munich. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on lactobacilli. From 1980 to 2002 he was professor at, and head of, the department of microbiology and of the Archaea center of the Universität Regensburg.The majority of Professor Stetter's research has focused on sampling, isolating and characterizing archaeal organisms which comprise the third domain of life, particularly undiscovered extremely heat-loving (hyperthermophilic) bacteria and Archaea, also called extremophiles, growing optimally between 80 and 113°C.

Established the discipline of mathematical statistics.[2In 1911 he founded the world's first univers

Established the discipline of mathematical statistics.[2In 1911 he founded the world's first university statistics department at University College London. He was a controversial proponent of eugenics, and a protégé and biographer of Sir Francis Galton.Karl Pearson was educated privately at University College School, after which he went to King's College, Cambridge in 1876 to study mathematics. He then spent part of 1879 and 1880 studying medieval and 16th century German literature at the universities of Berlin and Heidelberg – in fact, he became sufficiently knowledgeable in this field that he was offered a Germanics post at Kings College, Cambridge.

German theologian, one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.

German theologian, one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.

Was an Austrian and British[1] philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics.[2] He

Was an Austrian and British[1] philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics.[2] He is counted among the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century,[3] and also wrote extensively on social and political philosophy. Popper is known for repudiating the classical observationalist/inductivist account of scientific method by advancing empirical falsification instead; for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge which he replaced with critical rationalism, "the first non justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy"[4] and for his vigorous defense of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism which he took to make the flourishing of the "open society" possible.

Was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist and linguist and pioneer of modern archaeology.the third son

Was a pioneering Prussian Egyptologist and linguist and pioneer of modern archaeology.the third son of Karl Peter Lepsius and Friedericke Glaser, and studied Greek and Roman archaeology at the universities of Leipzig (1829–1830), Göttingen (1830–1832), and Berlin (1832–1833). After receiving his doctorate following his dissertation De tabulis Eugubinis in 1833, he traveled to Paris where attended lectures by the French classicist Jean Letronne, an early disciple of Jean-François Champollion and his work on the decipherment of the Egyptian language, visited Egyptian collections all over Europe and studied lithography and engraving.

German philosopher

German philosopher

Was an American botanist and geneticist, in particular he was noted for his research in cytogenetics

Was an American botanist and geneticist, in particular he was noted for his research in cytogenetics and the effect of radiation on chromosomes.Sax was born in Spokane, Washington, his parents were pioneer farmers, and active in civic affairs, his father was mayor of Colville, Washington. He was schooled in Colville and went on to study at Washington State College in 1912. He majored in agriculture, his decision to undertake graduate study was influenced by plant breeder Edward Gaines. At college he also met and married Dr. Hally Jolivette, his cytology teacher; they had three sons. In 1916 following his graduation, his wife accepted a position at Wellesley College and he went with her to the East Coast enrolling in the doctoral program at Harvard's Bussey Institution Graduate School of Applied Biology. He completed his MA in 1917 and served as a Private in the US Army in 1917 - 1918.

Was a German botanist. He collected numerous new species of plants in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala,

Was a German botanist. He collected numerous new species of plants in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and California in the United States, collecting for the London Horticultural Society. Many of the species he discovered were formally published, with attribution, by George Gordon, the Foreman of the LHS Gardens and a specialist in the conifers which were well-represented in Hartweg's collections.

German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and ph

German psychiatrist and philosopher who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy.

Was an Austrian civil engineer and geologist, called the father of soil mechanics.Terzaghi entered t

Was an Austrian civil engineer and geologist, called the father of soil mechanics.Terzaghi entered the Technical University in Graz to study mechanical engineering in 1900. He became especially interested in theoretical mechanics, but Terzaghi was a rambunctious student and was nearly expelled at one point. He graduated with honors in 1904. Terzaghi's then fulfilled a compulsory one year military service. While fulfilling his military obligations, Terzaghi translated and greatly expanded a popular English geology field manual into his native language,