Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a German astronomer.He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids (almost 400 of them), beginning wi

Was a German astronomer.He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids (almost 400 of them), beginning with 796 Sarita in 1914, working at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl astronomical observatory on the Königstuhl hill above Heidelberg, Germany from 1912 to 1957.His most notable discoveries include 1322 Coppernicus, the Apollo asteroids 1862 Apollo (the namesake of the group) and 69230 Hermes.He also discovered the Trojan asteroids 911 Agamemnon, 1143 Odysseus, 1172 Äneas, 1173 Anchises, 1208 Troilus, 1404 Ajax, 1437 Diomedes, 1749 Telamon.

Is seen today as the pioneer of modern LGBT rights movement. His first homosexual experience was in

Is seen today as the pioneer of modern LGBT rights movement. His first homosexual experience was in 1839 at the age of fourteen, in the course of a brief affair with his riding instructor. He graduated in law and theology from Göttingen University in 1846

Is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. Apel worked i

Is a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. Apel worked in ethics, the philosophy of language and human sciences. He wrote extensively in these fields, and published widely in German and foreign languages, althou

Is a German geodesist and professor at the University of Bonn (FRG). In the global geodetic communit

Is a German geodesist and professor at the University of Bonn (FRG). In the global geodetic community he is well known for his research work in geodetic statistics,[1] particularly robust parameter estimation and in gravity field models.

Was the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics. Milenbahs studied class

Was the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics. Milenbahs studied classical philology at the University of Dorpat (he did not remain at the University because of his poverty). He was the author of over a hundred scholarly arti

Is a prominent Australian linguist specialising in the Germanic languages. Burridge currently occupi

Is a prominent Australian linguist specialising in the Germanic languages. Burridge currently occupies the Chair of Linguistics in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University.

Was a German-American botanist. She was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipropetrovsk,

Was a German-American botanist. She was born in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) to a family of Mennonites of German descent. After the Revolution her family moved to Germany, and then to California, where she achieved her doct

Was a philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding the education systems of f

Was a philosopher and academic who played an important part in rebuilding the education systems of former Communist countries after 1990. She established her reputation as an academic with her contributions to the Philosophy of Mind in two major works and many articles in professional journals

A Japanese economist and critic. He has studied the theory of money, macro dynamics, evolutionary ec

A Japanese economist and critic. He has studied the theory of money, macro dynamics, evolutionary economics, philosophy of corporation, fiduciary law, and history of social thoughts. His work includes the book, Disequilibrium Dynamics (Yale University Press, 1981), and many articles published in academic journals. He has also written many books and articles in newspapers and magazines for the general public on a wide array of subjects ranging from global capitalism, post-modernity, civil society, money and language to literature and movies. His keen observations and surprising analysis of the work by Shakespeare, Marx, J. S. G. Boggs, Ihara Saikaku have established him as one of the foremost essayists in Japan.[1]

An Indian economist. He is the C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economic

An Indian economist. He is the C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics and Director, Program on Comparative Economic Development at Cornell University. He was born in Calcutta and received his early education there, at St. Xavier's School. In 1969 he moved to Delhi to do his undergraduate studies in Economics from St. Stephen's College and then he went on to the London School of Economics, from where he received his M.Sc. (Econ) in 1974 and PhD in 1976. He did his Ph.D. under the supervision of Amartya Sen, Nobel laureate in the area of choice theory and welfare economics.

Was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taisho and early Showa periods.After writing for Yomiuri shi

Was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taisho and early Showa periods.After writing for Yomiuri shimbun, he earned an economics professorship at Kyoto Imperial University. Increasingly inclined toward Marxism, he participated in the March 15 incident of 1928, and was expelled from the university as a subversive. The following year, he joined the formation of a political party Shinroto. Kawakami went on to publish a Marxist-oriented economics journal, Studies of Social Problems. After joining the then-outlawed Communist Party of Japan, he was arrested in 1933 and sent to prison. Following his release in 1937,

She is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy in the University of Oxford and a fellow of Hertford College. S

She is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy in the University of Oxford and a fellow of Hertford College. She is director of the MRC functional genetics unit, a governor of the Wellcome Trust and, with Frances Ashcroft and Peter Donnelly is a director of the Oxford Centre for Gene Function.Her research group has an international reputation for work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In the 1980s she developed a test which allowed for the screening of foetuses whose mothers have a high risk of carrying DMD.

Was a Lithuanian linguist and philologist. He was a professor of linguistics, who mainly worked on t

Was a Lithuanian linguist and philologist. He was a professor of linguistics, who mainly worked on the Lithuanian language. He was born at Pažiege, near Dusetos, then part of the Russian Empire. Appointed as personal secretary to Lithuanian linguist Kazim

Was a Lithuanian priest and linguist. He started his studies in linguistics in the end of 19th centu

Was a Lithuanian priest and linguist. He started his studies in linguistics in the end of 19th century in Kaunas. While Jaunius did not publish much, his major achievements include research on the similarity of Lithuanian to other languages and the systematization of research of Lithuanian dialects. He collaborated with Jan Niecislaw Baudouin de Courtenay and Jonas Basanavicius.His famous disciple is Kazimieras Buga, who from 1903 worked as Jaunius' personal secretary. Buga collected most of Jaunius' work, who was known not to be keen to write his thoughts down. Buga prepared four volumes of Jaunius' writings for print.

Was a Polish mathematician and renowned professor at the University of Poznan.

Was a Polish mathematician and renowned professor at the University of Poznan.

Professor doctor hab., onomist, historian of languages, editor. Organizer of academic life and educa

Professor doctor hab., onomist, historian of languages, editor. Organizer of academic life and educator of many Polish onomists. Decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit and Order of Cyril and Metodius.He studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where in 1968 he received his PhD. He became a professor at the University in 1972. He was long-standing Director of the Polish Language Institute PAN and Chief of the Polish Onomastic Department, chairman of the Slavonic Onomastic Commission in the International Committee of Slavs, chairman of the Commission of Location Names and Physiographical Objects in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration.

Was a Japanese astronomer.During the Japanese period in Taiwan, he was president of the Astronomical

Was a Japanese astronomer.During the Japanese period in Taiwan, he was president of the Astronomical Association, Taiwan Branch beginning in 1938. He began to build "New High Mountain Observatory" (??? ???) in 1942, but died the following year.

An amateur Japanese astronomer. He was born in Hokkaido, Japan and is a member of the Astronomical S

An amateur Japanese astronomer. He was born in Hokkaido, Japan and is a member of the Astronomical Society of Japan and Oriental Astronomical Association.Through publications and the direction of junior associates, this asteroid hunter has been responsible for the discovery of over 500 asteroids. He is the author or the co-author of the Japanese publications "Asteroid Hunter (???????)", "Celestial Body Photography Manual (?????????)", "The Celestial Sky of Our Dreams (???????)", as well as others. He also is a frequent contributor to the Japanese periodical "Monthly Astronomical Guide (???????)".

Was a Chinese mathematician born in Taizhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.He graduated from

Was a Chinese mathematician born in Taizhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1933 and obtained his doctorate from the University of Manchester under Louis Mordell in 1937. His main fields of study were algebra, number theory and combinatorics. Some of his major contributions included his work on quadratic forms, the Erdos-Ko-Rado theorem and his breakthrough on Catalan's conjecture. He was later a professor at Sichuan University and became the president of the university.

Was a Japanese physician and biologist. He was born in Nagoya. He studied Western science under Phil

Was a Japanese physician and biologist. He was born in Nagoya. He studied Western science under Philipp Franz von Siebold during the 1820s.As a doctor, Ito developed a vaccination against smallpox.He also widely studied the Japanese flora and fauna with P

A former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

A former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Miami. At UM, Griffin wore #44. Griffin was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on January 9, 1984 (Vol. 60, Issue 1)(photo by Ronald C. Modra)[1] for the story of the Hurricanes' dramatic victory over the #1 Ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 31-30 in the January 1, 1984 Orange Bowl. The 11-1-0 Hurricanes broke the Cornhuskers' 22-game win streak. [2] Keith is the younger brother to two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.

Was one of the foremost astronomers in Kerala. Known popularly as Kelallur Chomaathiri, he is consid

Was one of the foremost astronomers in Kerala. Known popularly as Kelallur Chomaathiri, he is considered an equal to Vatasseri Parameshwaran Nambudiri.His most important work is Thanthra Samgraham (a treatise on Mathematics and Astronomy) of eight chapters with 432 verses, written in six days from Meenam 26 of 676 ME to Medam 1 the same year. Two commentaries were written on this work, Yukthi Bhaasha (in Malayalam) by Paarangot Jyeshtadevan Namboodiri and Yukthi Deepika by Sankara Varier.

A specialist in information processing for East Asian languages. He is known in East Asia as ?? ? (i

A specialist in information processing for East Asian languages. He is known in East Asia as ?? ? (in Han characters), pronounced in Japanese as Kobayashi Ken, which echoes his name of Viking origin. He is also an accomplished photographer, specializing in firearm and blade photography, and an avid varmint and larger game hunter. He is also known to the Cult of the P7 members as an avid HK P7 collector. Ken has also ran into problems with Internet pirates, using his photos for advertising their own items for sale or for other commercial purposes.

Was a Japanese mathematician.After he finished the Eighth High School, he returned to Tokyo and stud

Was a Japanese mathematician.After he finished the Eighth High School, he returned to Tokyo and studied mathematics at Imperial University of Tokyo. Shoda was supervised by Teiji Takagi, one of best mathematicians in Japan at that time, and Takagi inspired Shoda to study algebra. Shoda graduated at Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science at Tokyo University in 1925 and continued his graduate study under Takagi's supervision.

Was a Japanese mathematician who is known for his influence on algebraic number theory.Iwasawa was b

Was a Japanese mathematician who is known for his influence on algebraic number theory.Iwasawa was born in Shinshuku-mura, a town near Kiryu, in Gunma Prefecture. He attended elementary school there, but later moved to Tokyo to attend Musashi High School.