Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Was an Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist. He developed Estonian analytical

Was an Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist. He developed Estonian analytical philosophy. Masing also wrote poetry, mostly on religious issues. Masing authored one novel, Liberation of Rapanui, or Seagulls at the Cemetery of Gods (R

Was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in E

Was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carolus Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older literature, as Aldrovandus.In the course of his life he would assemble one of the most spectacular cabinets of curiosities, his "theatre" illuminating natural history comprising some 7000 specimens of the diversità di cose naturali, of which he wrote a description in 1595. Between 1551 and 1554 he organised several expeditions to collect plants for a herbarium, among the first botanizing expeditions. Eventually his herbarium contained aboiut 4760 dried specimens on 4117 sheets in sixteen volumes, preserved at the University of Bologna. He also had various artists, including Jacopo Ligozzi, Giovanni Neri, and Cornelio Schwindt, make illustrations of specimens.

Was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly known name is n

Was a Timurid ruler as well as an astronomer, mathematician and sultan. His commonly known name is not truly a personal name, but rather a moniker, which can be loosely translated as "Great Ruler" or "Patriarch Ruler" and was the Turkic equivalent of Timur's Perso-Arabic title Amir-e Kabir[1]. His real name was Mirza Mohammad Taregh bin Shahrokh. Ulugh Beg was also notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics, such as trigonometry and spherical geometry.

A Danish linguist specializing in languages of Mesoamerica. She has published mostly about the Nahua

A Danish linguist specializing in languages of Mesoamerica. She has published mostly about the Nahuatl language with a particular focus on the dialectology of Modern Nahuatl, and is considered among the worlds leading specialists in this area. She held tenure at the University of Copenhagen, leading the department for Native American Languages and Cultures until she reached the age of 70 in 2008 and was forced into retirement.

Is a mathematician, formerly of DePauw University, who has written a number of research works and te

Is a mathematician, formerly of DePauw University, who has written a number of research works and textbooks but is best known for his popular writing. Most notable are several books describing crank mathematics by people who think they have squared the circle or done other impossible things. That sort of work is thrown away by most professionals, but Dudley has saved and analyzed it, calling it the folklore of mathematics.

A former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005 in

A former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005 in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla.Mexico (Dafne Molina Lona) and Puerto Rico (Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos) were the first and second runners up. Other contestants who made it into the final six were Miss Italy (Sofia Bruscoli), Miss Korea (Eun Young Oh) and Miss Tanzania (Nancy Abraham Sumari).

Professor of Law in Development at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He has been the Vice C

Professor of Law in Development at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He has been the Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi (1990-1994), prior to which he held the position of Professor of Law at the University of Delhi for 23 years(1973-1996). H

Was a philosopher and skeptic from Portugal.Da Costa also occupied an ecclesiastical office. While a

Was a philosopher and skeptic from Portugal.Da Costa also occupied an ecclesiastical office. While a student of canon law, he began to read the Bible and contemplate it seriously. He was aware that his family had Jewish origins, and in the course of his s

Was a linguist at Columbia University. Born in Vilnius (then part of Poland and now capital of Lithu

Was a linguist at Columbia University. Born in Vilnius (then part of Poland and now capital of Lithuania), he earned his Ph.D. from Columbia, and went on to teach there, specializing in Yiddish studies, sociolinguistics, and dialectology. He advocated the

Is an Argentine- mathematician in the field of Geometric Measure Theory, Wavelets, Frames and their

Is an Argentine- mathematician in the field of Geometric Measure Theory, Wavelets, Frames and their applications.Molter obtained her Masters of Science (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) at the University of Buenos Aires. She is currently full professor at the Department of Mathematics, Fac. de Cs. Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. She was visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University.