Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine

Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes.

Was a female French archaeologist, born in Strasbourg. In 1899, she arrived to Vietnam to teach, in

Was a female French archaeologist, born in Strasbourg. In 1899, she arrived to Vietnam to teach, in 1914 returned to France to earn her doctorate. From 1920 - 1927, she worked for Indo-chinese geology bureau. She contributed much for Vietnamese archaeology, especially Sa Hu?nh Culture. She conducted archaeologic surveys in Nghe An Province, Quang Binh Province and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Plain of Jars in Laos. In 1929, she worked for École française d'Extrême-Orient.

Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama Mae Jemison is the youngest child

Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama Mae Jemison is the youngest child of Charlie Jemison, a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and Dorothy (Green) Jemison, who worked for most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Beethoven School in Chicago. The family moved to Chicago, Illinois,

Was an Indian entomologist especially famous for his studies on high altitude entomology.Early schoo

Was an Indian entomologist especially famous for his studies on high altitude entomology.Early school records and University of Madras, MA Degree certificate show his name as M. Subramanya. Later on, sometime early during his service career, he recorded his name as Mahadev Subra Mani a.k.a. Mahadeva Subra Mani a.k.a M. S. Mani.

Founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives,

Founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives, including schools and universities with campuses in India, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and China.

Is a distinguished Iranian neurosurgeon and medical scientist.Samii was president of International S

Is a distinguished Iranian neurosurgeon and medical scientist.Samii was president of International Society for Neurosurgery. He was elected as the founding president for the Congress of International Neurosurgeons (MASCIN) in 2003. [1] Majid Samii received the "World Physician' award by the north German city of Hanover. Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder hailed the 70-year-old Samii for his medical contribution to neuroscience as head of the world renowned International Neuroscience Institute (INI), based in Hanover.

Is a former test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He is best known as one of the original seven astro

Is a former test pilot, astronaut, and aquanaut. He is best known as one of the original seven astronauts selected for Project Mercury in April 1959. Created by the newly formed NASA, Project Mercury was the United States' answer to the Soviet Union's spa

Was a famous Georgian scientist, one of the founders of the Georgian scientific school of Anthropolo

Was a famous Georgian scientist, one of the founders of the Georgian scientific school of Anthropology, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Meritorious Scholar of Georgia, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor.

Is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.

Is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.Most of Mohri's work has been in the field of materials and vacuum sciences. From 1975 to 1985, Mohri was a member of the nuclear engineering faculty of Ho

German biophysicist from Bochum. A former director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemi

German biophysicist from Bochum. A former director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, he is an honorary doctor of the Technical University of Braunschweig. From 1982 to 1993, Eigen was president of the German National Merit Foundation.

To educators Mr. Surendra P.Agarwal and Mrs. Himanshu B.Agarwal, is a Professor and Head of the Depa

To educators Mr. Surendra P.Agarwal and Mrs. Himanshu B.Agarwal, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He obtained a B.Tech and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. His advisor was Dr. Somenath Biswas.

Was an American physician, Naval officer, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33. He was scheduled to

Was an American physician, Naval officer, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33. He was scheduled to fly on STS-42 at the time of his death in the crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 in Brunswick, Georgia while on a commercial airplane travel

Is a sociologist associated particularly with research into the information society and communicatio

Is a sociologist associated particularly with research into the information society and communications. According to the Social Sciences Citation Index's survey of research from 2000 to 2006, Castells was ranked as the fifth most cited social sciences sch

Was the first explorer of Côte d'Ivoire and its first colonial administrator.

Was the first explorer of Côte d'Ivoire and its first colonial administrator.

Was a French archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Susa (modern-day Shush, Iran) in 1885 and f

Was a French archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Susa (modern-day Shush, Iran) in 1885 and for his work, L'Art antique de la Perse.

Is a research director for the Belgian Funds for Scientific Research (FNRS), and a co-director of IR

Is a research director for the Belgian Funds for Scientific Research (FNRS), and a co-director of IRIDIA, the artificial intelligence lab of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He is the proponent of the "ant colony optimization" metaheuristic (see his boo

Was a trader and explorer from the Venetian Republic[3] who gained fame for his worldwide travels, r

Was a trader and explorer from the Venetian Republic[3] who gained fame for his worldwide travels, recorded in the book Il Milione ("The Million" or The Travels of Marco Polo) also known as Oriente Poliano (the Orient of the Polos) and the Description of

A German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyo

A German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.

American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal

American psychologist in the early 20th century, was best known for her experimental work in animal behavior and motor theory development. She was the first woman to be granted a Ph.D in psychology (1894).

Was an American cultural anthropologist who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass

Was an American cultural anthropologist who was frequently a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s.She was both a popularizer of the insights of anthropology into modern American and western life, and also a respected, if controversial, academic anthropologist.

Is a physician and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astron

Is a physician and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58. Both be

A Hungarian physician, who later became interested in psychiatry. She was a central figure on the wo

A Hungarian physician, who later became interested in psychiatry. She was a central figure on the world stage of psychoanalysis. Her main interest was in normal childhood development, but she spent much of her time with psychiatric children and how they arrive at the "self." Mahler

American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model

American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus.

was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship.he founded t

was a physicist and chemist of Polish upbringing and, subsequently, French citizenship.he founded the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw. Her husband Pierre Curie was a Nobel co-laureate of hers, and her daughter Irène Joliot-Curie and son-in-law Frédé

Was a Lithuanian-American archeologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cult

Was a Lithuanian-American archeologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe", a term she introduced. Her works, published between 1946 and 1971, introduced new views by combining traditional spadework with lingu