Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of comput

Better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley of Iranian Azeri origin.

Was a French naturalist and collector. He was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer and died in Abbeville.His fa

Was a French naturalist and collector. He was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer and died in Abbeville.His father, a lawyer and correspondent of Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, introduced him to natural history. Baillon himself worked for the Muséum 1798-9 a

Was a French-born Belgian palaeontologist, known for formulating Dollo's law. In 1878, he supervised

Was a French-born Belgian palaeontologist, known for formulating Dollo's law. In 1878, he supervised the excavation of the famous, multiple Iguanodon find, at Bernissart, Belgium.

Was a French Canadian explorer who travelled to North America in the 18th century. After exploring p

Was a French Canadian explorer who travelled to North America in the 18th century. After exploring parts of Missouri, he is remembered for founding the city of St. Charles in 1769.

Was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical

Was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical scholarship and mathematics.[1] Bourguet entered the College of Zurich in 1688. He became Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Neuchâtel in 1731. He tried to integrate Leibnizian philosophy with issues in natural philosophy.

French physicist and a Nobel laureate. He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the Académie des sc

French physicist and a Nobel laureate. He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the Académie des sciences, France.

A French physicist born in Lyon. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the É

A French physicist born in Lyon. He studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École normale supérieure in Paris.

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both bor

Was a French merchant, explorer, and seigneur in New France. Involved in maritime trade and both born and married into prominent Quebec families, Louis Fornel was among the partners Louis Bazil convinced to invest in his ill-fated Labrador sealing station.

Was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. In 1892 he returned to

Was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. In 1892 he returned to the Guinea Coast to superintend the forming of the boundaries between the British and French colonies. In 1893 Binger was appointed governor of the Côte d'Ivoire.

Was a French sailor and explorer. Duperrey joined the navy in 1800, and served as marine hydrologist

Was a French sailor and explorer. Duperrey joined the navy in 1800, and served as marine hydrologist to Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet aboard the Uranie (1817–1895). He commanded La Coquille on its circumnavigation of the earth (1822–1825) with Jules Dumont d'Urville as third.

Was a French geologist and paleontologist. He discovered the original Cro-Magnon skeletons.

Was a French geologist and paleontologist. He discovered the original Cro-Magnon skeletons.

Was a French politician of the Revolution period.Deputy for the Seine département to the National C

Was a French politician of the Revolution period.Deputy for the Seine département to the National Convention, he joined the non-affiliated group led by Jean-Paul Marat, and voted for the execution of Louis XVI. He was sent on missions to Lyon (in February 1793, before the town revolted) and to the Seine-Inférieure (from August to October 1793). Upon his return from Lyon, he was singled out as a moderate by the Jacobins, but became an adversary of the Girondists after clashes with Count Lanjuinais - as a member of the Committee of General Security during the Reign of Terror, he contributed to the downfall of the group; he was excluded by the Cordeliers after Jacques Hébert accused him of favoring Maximilien Robespierre.

U.S. pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics. He conceived the approach to measurem

U.S. pioneer in the fields of psychometrics and psychophysics. He conceived the approach to measurement known as the law of comparative judgment, and is well known for his contributions to factor analysis.

Was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionar

Was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa. He also played a major role in creating organizations for future research in Africa and for protecting wildlife there. Having been a prime mover in establishing a tradition of palaeoanthropological inquiry, he was able to motivate the next generation to continue it, notably within his own family, many of whom also became prominent. Louis participated in national events of British East Africa and then Kenya in critical if less spectacular ways.

Is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.Although the Browns knew

Is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.Although the Browns knew the procedure was experimental, the doctors did not tell them that no case had yet resulted in a baby. This has raised questions of informed consent.[2] Louise Brown was born at 11:47 p.m. at Oldham General Hospital, Oldham, through a planned caesarean section delivered by registrar John Webster.[3] She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces (2.608 kg) at birth.[1] Her younger sister, Natalie Brown, was also conceived through IVF, four years later, and became the world's fortieth IVF baby, and the first one to give birth herselfùnaturallyùin 1999.

Commonly referred to by followers as Master Lu is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddh

Commonly referred to by followers as Master Lu is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddha School, a relatively new Buddhist sect with teachings taken from Sutrayana and Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism), as well as Taoism. Master Lu has declared himself to be Living Buddha Lian Sheng (????, Liansheng Hu

A French entomologist and an arachnologist

A French entomologist and an arachnologist

German mathematician who published a paper about the inversion transformation in 1831.

German mathematician who published a paper about the inversion transformation in 1831.

A flamboyant Italian naturalist and explorer who in 1876 became the first person to chart the Fly Ri

A flamboyant Italian naturalist and explorer who in 1876 became the first person to chart the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. He took eight weeks to steam some 580 miles up the Fly River in an Australian launch, the Neva. On board as engineer was young Lawrence Hargrave, later to become an aviation pioneer.

Was an Argentine physician and researcher. He was one of the first to perform a non-direct blood tra

Was an Argentine physician and researcher. He was one of the first to perform a non-direct blood transfusion using sodium citrate as an anticoagulant. While Agote was the first to perform this procedure in Latin America, the Belgian doctor Albert Hustin was the first to perform it world-wide. The procedure took place in Rawson hospital in the city of Buenos Aires on November 9, 1914.

American Nobel Prize-winning physicist of Spanish and Cuban descent, who spent nearly all of his lon

American Nobel Prize-winning physicist of Spanish and Cuban descent, who spent nearly all of his long professional career on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley.

Is a Brazilian anthropologist, philosopher and political scientist.Between 1999 and 2000, he coordin

Is a Brazilian anthropologist, philosopher and political scientist.Between 1999 and 2000, he coordinated the area of public safety in Rio de Janeiro. Between January and October, 2003, he was National Secretary of Public Security. Currently, occupies the post of Secretary of Municipal Valuation of Life and Prevention of Violence at Nova Iguacu (RJ). He is a Professor in ESPM (School of Advertising and Marketing) in Rio de Janeiro.

Was a scientist from the Republic of Ragusa (Republic of Dubrovnik) in today's southern Croatia who

Was a scientist from the Republic of Ragusa (Republic of Dubrovnik) in today's southern Croatia who first made epidemiological studies of heritable skin disorders. His treatise of what became the Mljet disease (after the Adriatic island of Mljet) is a classic in dermatological literature.

Was an American science fiction and fantasy author and biographer. In a writing career spanning fift

Was an American science fiction and fantasy author and biographer. In a writing career spanning fifty years he wrote over one hundred books, including novels and notable works of nonfiction, such as biographies of other important fantasy authors.