Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter Q

Was a Chinese linguist. Born as Qian Xia (??), he had the courtesy name Deqian (??).

Was a Chinese linguist. Born as Qian Xia (??), he had the courtesy name Deqian (??).

Was a Chinese mathematician born in Ziyang, Sichuan, his ancestry was from Shandong, and is now rega

Was a Chinese mathematician born in Ziyang, Sichuan, his ancestry was from Shandong, and is now regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 13th century. This is particularly remarkable, as Qin did not devote his life to mathematics. He was accomplished in many other fields, however, and held a series of bureaucratic positions in several Chinese provinces.

Is a French philosopher. He teaches at the École Normale Supérieure, and is the son of the anthrop

Is a French philosopher. He teaches at the École Normale Supérieure, and is the son of the anthropologist Claude Meillassoux. Meillassoux is a former student of the philosopher Alain Badiou, who has written that Meillassoux's first book Après la finitude (2006)[2] introduces an entirely new option into modern philosophy, different from Kant's three alternatives of criticism, scepticism, and dogmatism [3]

Was a British judge and Conservative politician.Hogg was the son of Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hails

Was a British judge and Conservative politician.Hogg was the son of Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, who was Lord Chancellor under Stanley Baldwin and grandson of another Quintin Hogg, a merchant and philanthropist. He attended Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, and embarked on an academic career, becoming a Fellow of All Souls in 1931. Although he had originally read classics, he won his prize fellowship in law and was called to the bar in 1932. His favourite hobby was mountain-climbing, and his ankles were broken so many times that in old age he was only able to walk with two canes.

Was a 13th century Persian Muslim astronomer, mathematician, physician, physicist and scientist and

Was a 13th century Persian Muslim astronomer, mathematician, physician, physicist and scientist and from Shiraz, Iran.He and his master Nasir al-Din Tusi wrote critiques of the Almagest of Ptolemy. He also continued the optical studies of Alhazen. It was Qutb al-Din who first gave a correct explanation for the formation of the rainbow, which was elaborated on by his student Kamal al-Din al-Farisi.He produced two prominent works on astronomy - The Limit of Accomplishment concerning Knowledge of the Heavens (Nihayat al-idrak fi dirayat al-aflak) completed in 1281, and The Royal Present (Al-Tuhfat al-Shahiya) completed in 1284. Both presented his models for planetary motion, improving on Ptolemy's principles. [1] In his The Limit of Accomplishment concerning Knowledge of the Heavens, he also discussed the possibility of heliocentrism.[2]