Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Swedish zoologist. He is particularly known for his work on the Cladocera of Sweden, and on th

Was a Swedish zoologist. He is particularly known for his work on the Cladocera of Sweden, and on the Balaenoptera.

Was a German polymath who built one of the first calculating machines in 1623.Schickard was born in

Was a German polymath who built one of the first calculating machines in 1623.Schickard was born in Herrenberg and educated at the University of Tübingen, receiving his first degree, B.A. in 1609 and M.A. in 1611. He studied theology and oriental languages at Tübingen until 1613. In 1613 he became a Lutheran minister continuing his work with the church until 1619 when he was appointed professor of Hebrew at the University of Tübingen.

Was a German mathematician. He was founder and first director of the Mathematical Research Institute

Was a German mathematician. He was founder and first director of the Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach.

Was a Czech-Austrian geographer and orientalist.He taught as a professor at the University of Graz (

Was a Czech-Austrian geographer and orientalist.He taught as a professor at the University of Graz (1877–????), University of Vienna (1885–????).

Was an German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.Wilhelm von Biela was born in Roßla,

Was an German-Austrian military officer and amateur astronomer.Wilhelm von Biela was born in Roßla, Harz (Northern Germany) and was a captain in the Austrian army where he participated in a number of military campaigns against Napoleon between 1805, 1809 and later on.In the field of astronomy, he specialized in observing and calculating the orbits of comets. He also did some sunspot observations. He independently discovered some comets that others had already found, and made one independent discovery of his own: the lost periodic comet 3D/Biela.

Was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer.Beer's fame d

Was a banker and astronomer from Berlin, Prussia, and the brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer.Beer's fame derives from his hobby, astronomy. He built a private observatory with a 9.5 cm refractor in Tiergarten, Berlin. Together with Johann Heinrich Mädler he produced the first exact map of the Moon (entitled Mappa Selenographica) in 1834-1836, and in 1837 published a description of the Moon (Der Mond nach seinen kosmischen und individuellen Verhältnissen). Both remained the best descriptions of the Moon for many decades.In 1830, Beer and Mädler created the first globe of the planet Mars. In 1840 they made a map of Mars and calculated its rotation period to be 24 h 37 min 22.7 s, only 0.1 seconds different from the actual period as it is known today.

An American media personality and author best known for his work on NBC's The Today Show and as the

An American media personality and author best known for his work on NBC's The Today Show and as the creator of the Ronald McDonald character.Scott showed an early interest in broadcasting as a 16-year-old, working in 1950 as an NBC page at WRC-AM, NBC's owned-and-operated television station in Washington, D.C..[1] Scott then attended American University, where he worked alongside fellow student Ed Walker at WAMU-AM, the university's radio station (1951–1953). Scott became a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity while at American University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and religion.[

Was an American analytic philosopher and logician. From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine w

Was an American analytic philosopher and logician. From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was affiliated in some way with Harvard University, first as a student, then as a professor of philosophy and a teacher of mathematics, and finally as an em

Was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, most famous for the law of refraction now known as Snell's

Was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, most famous for the law of refraction now known as Snell's law.

Was a Dutch mathematician and number theorist. Wythoff is well-known for his study of a combinatoria

Was a Dutch mathematician and number theorist. Wythoff is well-known for his study of a combinatorial game referred to as Wythoff's game and for the Wythoff construction and the Wythoff symbol utilised in this tiling construction. Wythoff was also widely known for the spherical triangle. The spherical triangle joins three planes at one point.

Was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

Was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.

Was a Dutch banker and politician. The first president of the European Central Bank (1998 – 2003),

Was a Dutch banker and politician. The first president of the European Central Bank (1998 – 2003), he was instrumental in the introduction of the euro in twelve European countries in 2002.Duisenberg subsequently worked for the International Monetary Fund in Washington for years followed by a year as an advisor to the director of the Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank in Amsterdam. He was then appointed a professor at the University of Amsterdam where he taught macroeconomics.

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.At the age of 11 he observed Halley's comet, which started his fasci

Was a Dutch-American astronomer.At the age of 11 he observed Halley's comet, which started his fascination with astronomy. He also had a knack for languages, and eventually could speak nine. In 1912 his family moved back to the Netherlands where he in studied astronomy at the University of Amsterdam, receiving his BA in 1918.He was the first student to earn his PhD (at the age of 22) with Ejnar Hertzsprung at Leiden University. In 1921 he left for the United States where first worked at the Lick. From 1923 to 1930 Luytens worked at the Harvard College Observatory. He spent the years 1928-1930 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where he met and married Willemina H. Miedema on February 5, 1930.

Was mayor of Amsterdam from 15 June 1977 until 1 June 1983.[1]

Was mayor of Amsterdam from 15 June 1977 until 1 June 1983.[1]

Was a noted American statistician, economist, and chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Gover

Was a noted American statistician, economist, and chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Government, Inc.King was born in Cascade, Iowa in 1880. King received his education from one-room schoolhouse teachers in Nebraska. He attended the University o

Was a German politician and jurist. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria

Was a German politician and jurist. He was a representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He was a member of the Landtag of Bavaria in the 1950s.[1]

Is a Danish paleoclimatologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Copenhag

Is a Danish paleoclimatologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Copenhagen and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Icelandic Academy of Sciences, and the Danish Geophysical Society.

Was a Scottish botanist.Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled

Was a Scottish botanist.Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. He effected many improvements at the gardens, and in 1789 he published Hortus Kewensis, a catalogue of the plants there cultivated.

Was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist, following in the tradition of Lawrence Lambe.Parks was

Was a Canadian geologist and paleontologist, following in the tradition of Lawrence Lambe.Parks was born in Hamilton, Ontario. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1892, Parks joined the University of Toronto's staff, where he taught geology, paleontology, and mineralogy.

Was an American naturalist, the son of John Bartram. Bartram was born in Kingsessing, Pennsylvania.

Was an American naturalist, the son of John Bartram. Bartram was born in Kingsessing, Pennsylvania. As a boy, he accompanied his father on many of his travels, to the Catskill Mountains, the New Jersey Pine Barrens, New England, and Florida. He was noted from his mid teens for the quality of his botanic and ornithological drawings. He also had an increasing role in the maintenance of his father's botanic garden, and added several rare species to it.

English antiquary and naturalist, was born at Pendeen in Cornwall, of an ancient family (originating

English antiquary and naturalist, was born at Pendeen in Cornwall, of an ancient family (originating at St Wenn). From 1722 he was Vicar of Ludgvan and died there in 1772.

Was an eminent American physician and physiologist who transformed hematology from a "descriptive ar

Was an eminent American physician and physiologist who transformed hematology from a "descriptive art to a dynamic interdisciplinary science."[1]William B. Castle discovered gastric intrinsic factor, the absence of which causes pernicious anemia. Intrinsic factor was necessary to facilitate the absorption of an 'extrinsic factor' from the diet. Whipple, Minot and Murphy were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, in 1934, for the discovery of the "anti-pernicious anæmia factor" from their experiments with liver in the diet. The 'extrinsic factor' is now known as vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and provides an effective therapy for pernicious anemia.

Was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.In 1839, after a severe illness, Clarke

Was an English geologist and clergyman, active in Australia.In 1839, after a severe illness, Clarke left England for New South Wales, mainly with the object of benefiting by the sea voyage. He had been commissioned by some of his English colleagues to ascertain the extent and character of the carboniferous formation in New South Wales (Clarke's letter to Sydney Morning Herald, 18 February 1852). He remained, however, in that country, and came to be regarded as the Father of Australian Geology.

Was an American ornithologist.Brewster was the curator of birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Was an American ornithologist.Brewster was the curator of birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University from 1886 to 1900. He was the co-founder, with Elliott Coues and Joel Asaph Allen, of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883. He wrote Birds of the Cape Regions of Lower California (1902) and Birds of the Cambridge Region of Massachusetts (1906).

Was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptiv

Was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.Bright earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics in 1949 and a doctorate in the same field in 1955, both from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a professor of linguistics and anthropology at UCLA from 1959 to 1988. He then moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he remained on the faculty until his death.Bright was an authority on the native languages and cultures of California, and was especially known for his work on Karuk, a Native American language from northwestern California. He was made an honorary member of the Karuk tribe -- the first outsider to be so honored -- in recognition of his efforts to document and preserve their language which led to its revival. Bright was also known for his research on the native American languages Nahuatl, Kaqchikel, Luiseño, Ute, Wishram, and Yurok, and the South Asian languages Lushai, Kannada, Tamil, and Tulu.