Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter X

Is a French economist, currently a Professor of Finance at the New York University Stern School of B

Is a French economist, currently a Professor of Finance at the New York University Stern School of Business. He has been listed among the top 8 young economists in the world by The Economist.[1]

A French geophysicist. Among many other contributions, he is known for his comprehensive model of pl

A French geophysicist. Among many other contributions, he is known for his comprehensive model of plate tectonics (1968).

Was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. In 1893 Léon – together with Élie Halévy

Was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. In 1893 Léon – together with Élie Halévy and others – helped found the French philosophical journal Revue de métaphysique et de morale. Léon remained editor of the journal until his death in 1935,[1] when he was succeeded by Dominique Parodi.[2] In 1900 he founded the International Congress of Philosophy,[3] and in 1901 the Société Française de Philosophie.[2] He wrote extensively on Johann Gottlieb Fichte. He is buried in the Jewish section of Père-Lachaise Cemetery.[4

Is a French economist, writer, and public administrator. As of February 26, 2009, he is the Deputy S

Is a French economist, writer, and public administrator. As of February 26, 2009, he is the Deputy Secretary-General of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Office.

A Spanish Catalan professor of economics at Columbia University.Sala-i-Martin earned his Llicenciatu

A Spanish Catalan professor of economics at Columbia University.Sala-i-Martin earned his Llicenciatura (degree) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1985 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1990, both in economics. In addition to working at Columbia, he has been a professor at Yale University, Harvard University, and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (which he still visits for a term every year).

Is a French philosopher, historian of philosophy and theologian, born on July 23, 1921, in Corbie (S

Is a French philosopher, historian of philosophy and theologian, born on July 23, 1921, in Corbie (Somme). Former student of Jean Wahl and of Vladimir Jankélévitch, he is a member of the Society of Jesus (1938) and professor emeritus at the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969), at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome (1972), at the Lateran University and at the Centre Sèvres in Paris[1].

Was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. Our knowledge of his views comes fro

Was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. Our knowledge of his views comes from his surviving poetry, all of which are fragments passed down as quotations by later Greek writers. His poetry criticized and satirized a wide range of ideas, including the belief in the pantheon of anthropomorphic gods and the Greeks' veneration of athleticism. He is the earliest Greek poet who claims explicitly to be writing for future generations, creating "fame that will reach all of Greece, and never die while the Greek kind of songs survives.

An eminent Greek economist, served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.

An eminent Greek economist, served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.

A Chinese Australian economist

A Chinese Australian economist

Was a Chinese mathematician from Yunnan. He was the first person to introduce modern mathematics int

Was a Chinese mathematician from Yunnan. He was the first person to introduce modern mathematics into China, and served as an influential president of Yunnan University from 1937 through 1947. A Chinese stamp was issued in his honour.

Was a modern Chinese philosopher whose major work A New Treatise on Consciousness-only (????, Xin We

Was a modern Chinese philosopher whose major work A New Treatise on Consciousness-only (????, Xin Weishi Lun) is a Confucian critique of the Buddhist "consciousness-only" theory popularized in China by the Tang Dynasty pilgrim Xuanzang.

S a Chinese philosopher, public intellectual and proponent of Chinese liberalism.He is a Research Fe

S a Chinese philosopher, public intellectual and proponent of Chinese liberalism.He is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is an expert on Western social theories including Marxism and the Frankfurt School. He is particularly noted as a historian of the Cultural Revolution.

Was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States Period and contributed to on

Was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States Period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought. Xún Zi believed man is innately bad or corrupt, counter to Mencius, and that ethical norms had been invented to rectify mankind.