Scientist/researcher Famous Names

Was a Hungarian entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.He was the Curator of the Hungarian Natu

Was a Hungarian entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.He was the Curator of the Hungarian Natural History Museum where his collection of mainly Hungarian insects of all Orders is conserved.He described many new taxa.

A Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and

A Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Was a famous Soviet neuropsychologist and developmental psychologist. He was one of the founders of

Was a famous Soviet neuropsychologist and developmental psychologist. He was one of the founders of cultural-historical psychology and psychological activity theory.He studied at Kazan State University (graduated in 1921), Kharkov Medical Institute and 1st Moscow Medical Institute (graduated in 1937). He was appointed Professor (1944), Doctor of Pedagogical (1937) and Medical Sciences (1943). Throughout his career Luria worked in a wide range of scientific fields at such institutions as the Academy of Communist Education (1920-30s), Experimental Defectological Institute (1920-30s, 1950-60s, both in Moscow),

Is a Soviet cosmonaut. He was born in Olginka, North-Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakh SSR on March 29, 1947

Is a Soviet cosmonaut. He was born in Olginka, North-Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakh SSR on March 29, 1947. He is married with two children.He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 23, 1978, and retired on May 30, 1997. During his active career he had been Comma

Was a British botanist and plant ecologist.He was appointed lecturer of forest botany and forest zoo

Was a British botanist and plant ecologist.He was appointed lecturer of forest botany and forest zoology at the University of Aberdeen. He continued his research on southern English beech forest in vacations and obtained a PhD from University of Cambridge in 1924. In 1929, he became lecturer of forestry at this university and, when this undergraduate subject was given up, lecturer of forest botany – “a title which scarcely reflected his wide interest in and influence on plant ecology”[1]. He retired from university in 1959, but continued work – publishing in the Journal of Ecology as late as 1982, 63 years after his first publication in this journal[2].

A Scottish progressive educator, author and founder of Summerhill school, which remains open and con

A Scottish progressive educator, author and founder of Summerhill school, which remains open and continues to follow his educational philosophy to this day. He is best known as an advocate of personal freedom for children.

Was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher,

Was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography was foundational to the field of biogeography.

Is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International

Is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of extended stays on the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station.Kaleri holds a degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. In 1979, he was hired by the Energia Corporation and worked on the

Was a Belgian-French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer, most known for her visi

Was a Belgian-French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer, most known for her visit to Lhasa, Tibet, in 1924, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels. Her teachings influenced beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, philosopher Alan Watts, and Theosophist Benjamin Creme.

Was a French archaeologist and art collector. He volunteered for the army at 14 and took part in the

Was a French archaeologist and art collector. He volunteered for the army at 14 and took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. Returning to civil life, he became attached to the Cour des comptes, at first as a référendaire, then as a conseiller-maître, spending all his leisure time and most of his modest fortune on collecting, classifying and publishing a collection of medieval and Renaissance art objects.

Was a French archaeologist. Self-taught and devoted to saving France's historic monuments, sculpture

Was a French archaeologist. Self-taught and devoted to saving France's historic monuments, sculptures and tombs from the ravages of the French Revolution, notably those of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Geneviève.

Was a Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara. She was

Was a Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara. She was born at The Hague in the Netherlands.

A Russian theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physic

A Russian theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003.

Is a professor, engineer, scientist, innovator, and inventor from the Philippines. He was the first

Is a professor, engineer, scientist, innovator, and inventor from the Philippines. He was the first Filipino to receive the Rolex Award for Enterprise in 2008 due to his creation of a low-cost and environment friendly rice husk stove.[1][2] Belonio was included by the Rolex watchmaking company on its list of 10 model innovators in November 2008.[3]

One of the Flemish leading theoreticians and therapists in Communication Theory and important inspir

One of the Flemish leading theoreticians and therapists in Communication Theory and important inspirator in the field of couple therapy and general psychotherapy.

Was an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of the school of Individual Psychology. In

Was an Austrian medical doctor, psychologist and founder of the school of Individual Psychology. In collaboration with Sigmund Freud and a small group of Freud's colleagues, Adler was among the co-founders of the psychoanalytic movement. He was the first major figure to break away from psychoanalysis to form an independent school of psychotherapy and personality theory. This was after Freud decided Adler's ideas were too threatening to his own efforts to tolerate coexistence and issued an ultimatum to all members of the psychoanalytic society (which he shepherded) to drop Adler or be expelled (Makari, 2008). Following this split, Adler would come to have an enormous,

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of today's IQ test

French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test, the basis of today's IQ test.His principal goal was to identify students who needed special help in coping with the school curriculum. Along with his collaborator Théodore Simon, Binet published revisions of his intelligence scale in 1908 and 1911, the last appearing just before his untimely death. A further refinement of the Binet-Simon scale was published in 1916 by Lewis M. Terman, from Stanford University, who incorporated William Stern's proposal that an individual's intelligence level be measured as an (I.Q.). Terman's test, which he named the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale formed the basis for one of the modern intelligence tests still commonly used today. They are all colloquially known as IQ tests.

Was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology, who in 1947 founded the Institute

Was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology, who in 1947 founded the Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University, now called the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Kinsey's research on human sexuality profoundly influenced social and cultural values in the United States and many other countries.Kinsey's parents were extremely devout Christians; this left a powerful imprint on Kinsey for the rest of his life. His father was known as one of the most devout members of the local Methodist church[1] and as a result most of Kinsey's social interactions were with other members of the church, often merely as a silent observer while his parents discussed religion with other similarly devout adults

Was an American oceanographer.He is especially known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which

Was an American oceanographer.He is especially known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which describes the ratio between nutrients in ocean water. In 1966, he received the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America.

Welsh neurologist, psychoanalyst and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer. As the first English-lan

Welsh neurologist, psychoanalyst and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer. As the first English-language practitioner of psychoanalysis and as President of both of the British Psycho-Analytical Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association in the 1920s and 1930s, Jones exercised unmatched influence in the establishment of its organisations, institutions and publications in the English-speaking world.After obtaining his medical degrees Jones specialised in neurology and took a number of posts in London Hospitals. It was through his association with the surgeon Wilfred Trotter that Jones recalled first hearing of Freud’s work. Having worked together as surgeons at University College Hospital they had become close friends,

A French scholar, identified the Buddha image as having Greek origins. He made his first trip to nor

A French scholar, identified the Buddha image as having Greek origins. He made his first trip to northeastern India in 1895. In 1922 he was asked by the governments of France and Afghanistan to organize an archeological co-operative which became the Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan.

German-French physicist, and Nobel Prize laureate.

German-French physicist, and Nobel Prize laureate.

German interdisciplinary scientist and meteorologist, who became famous for his theory of continenta

German interdisciplinary scientist and meteorologist, who became famous for his theory of continental drift ("Kontinentalverschiebung" or "die Verschiebung der Kontinente" in his words).

Was a French archaeologist, born at Déville-lès-Rouen. Sent as a missionary to Algeria, he became

Was a French archaeologist, born at Déville-lès-Rouen. Sent as a missionary to Algeria, he became chaplain of the church of St. Louis of Carthage and conservator of the archaeological museum at Algiers. His investigations among the ruins of ancient Carthage were very valuable. He became director of the Musée Lavigerie de Saint-Louis de Carthage, founded through his efforts in 1875. His works include:

Is an American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 moon mission in July-Aug

Is an American astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 moon mission in July-August 1971. The son of Merrill and Helen Worden, he was born in Jackson, Michigan.[1] He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon.