Scientist/researcher Famous Names Starting with Letter M

German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow.

German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory, along with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow.

Was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. He had made several voyages for the VOC to Japan, C

Was a Dutch explorer in the seventeenth century. He had made several voyages for the VOC to Japan, China and Siam.

Was a French catholic priest, exegete, and theologian. His work was principally composed of the tran

Was a French catholic priest, exegete, and theologian. His work was principally composed of the translation of biblical texts written in Koine Greek, and the co-ordination of the translation of the Jerusalem Bible. In particular he was the author of the translation of the Gospel of Matthew in this edition, as well as the Epistle to the Philippians, Epistle to Philemon, Epistle to the Colossians, and the Epistle to the Ephesians.

Was a French architect and archeologist, Conservator of Angkor from 1937 to 1945. He lived in Paris

Was a French architect and archeologist, Conservator of Angkor from 1937 to 1945. He lived in Paris several years, working mostly as freelance architect, but never losing his interest in Indochina. Thanks to his cousin, François Glaize, he was recruited by the Crédit foncier et de l'Union immobilière d'Indochine and worked as architect and agency manager at Phnom Penh from 1928 to 1930 (participating into the building of the Royal Palace), then as architect-in-chief at Saigon from 1931 to 1934.

Was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.He contributed to Mary-Louis Fauconnet's Cat

Was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.He contributed to Mary-Louis Fauconnet's Catalogue raisonné des coléoptères de Saône-et-Loire (Le Creusot, Martet, 1887) and wrote many short papers, many in L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne describing world beetles. His most important work was for Sigmund Schenkling's still very relevant Coleopterorum Catalogus

Is an Italian air force officer, an ESA astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.A

Is an Italian air force officer, an ESA astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.A native of Modena, Cheli attended the Italian Air Force Academy and trained as a test pilot. He studied geophysics at the University of Rome La Sapienza and

German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He

German physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s. Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Austrian-British molecular biologist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962, shared

Austrian-British molecular biologist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1962, shared with John Kendrew for their studies of the structures of globular proteins.

Was the founder of electronics company Grundig AG. He was raised by his parents in Nuremberg, where

Was the founder of electronics company Grundig AG. He was raised by his parents in Nuremberg, where he delayed his final school exams (Abitur) and completed training as an electrician. In 1930 he and a colleague opened a store selling radios under the name Fuerth, Grundig & Wurzer (RVF), generating one million Reichsmark in sales by 1938. After World War II business expanded with a successful range of consumer electronics. In 1972 the company became a corporation and was sold to Philips in 1984.

A German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most import

A German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century.

Is a Ukrainian-born American computer scientist and entrepreneur widely known as co-founder (with Pe

Is a Ukrainian-born American computer scientist and entrepreneur widely known as co-founder (with Peter Thiel) and former chief technology officer of PayPal. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union), he moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1

German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most importan

German physicist. He is considered to be the founder of quantum theory, and one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century.

South African/Swiss virologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for

South African/Swiss virologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine for yellow fever.

German linguist who studied problems of etymology of Indo-European, Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages

German linguist who studied problems of etymology of Indo-European, Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages and worked on history of Slavic, Baltic, Iranian, and Finno-Ugric peoples.

German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of

German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals

A Czech-born Jewish teacher who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, along with Kurt

A Czech-born Jewish teacher who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, along with Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Köhler.

Is an Austrian entomologist and a specialist on parasitic wasps (Braconidae: Opiinae, Alysiinae). He

Is an Austrian entomologist and a specialist on parasitic wasps (Braconidae: Opiinae, Alysiinae). He curated the Hymenoptera collections of the Natural History Museum Vienna from 1955-1994. He has described more than 1000 new species of Braconidae flies in more than 300 publications.

Was an Austrian-born British psychoanalyst who devised novel therapeutic techniques for children tha

Was an Austrian-born British psychoanalyst who devised novel therapeutic techniques for children that had a significant impact on child psychology and contemporary psychoanalysis. She was a leading innovator in theorizing object relations theory.After the arrival of Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalyst daughter, Anna, in London in 1938, Klein’s ideas came into conflict with those of Continental analysts who were immigrating to Britain. Following protracted debates between the followers of Klein and the followers of Anna Freud during the 1940s, the British Psychoanalytical Society split into three separate training divisions: (1) Kleinian, (2) Anna Freudian, and (3) independent. This division remains to the current time.

American chemist most famed for discovering the Calvin, or Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle along with An

American chemist most famed for discovering the Calvin, or Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.

American physicist. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinbe

American physicist. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leon M. Lederman and Jack Steinberger for their development of the neutrino beam method and their demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino.

Is a retired United States Navy captain NASA astronaut, and the International Space Station Program

Is a retired United States Navy captain NASA astronaut, and the International Space Station Program Manager for International and Crew Operations, at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He is responsible for the coordination of program operations, integration an

Is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astro

Is a former American astronaut and test pilot. Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963, he flew in space twice. His first spaceflight was Gemini 10, when he and command pilot John W. Young performed two rendezvous with different

Is an American astronaut. He flew into space onboard the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS

Is an American astronaut. He flew into space onboard the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 as a mission specialist.

Is the host of Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, a radio program distributed by Public Radio Internat

Is the host of Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?, a radio program distributed by Public Radio International. His announcer, Jim Packard, refers to him as "The Sage of Wisconsin." He has given himself the title of "Producer Internationale," and also refers t

Is an American astronaut.Foreman was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1981 and assigned to Patr

Is an American astronaut.Foreman was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1981 and assigned to Patrol Squadron Twenty-Three at NAS Brunswick, Maine. He made deployments to Rota, Spain; Lajes, Azores; Bermuda and Panama. Following this tour he attended th