Academic/intellectual Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was an English-Dutch spiritualist, theosophist and scholar.In 1928, with as yet no clear purpose in

Was an English-Dutch spiritualist, theosophist and scholar.In 1928, with as yet no clear purpose in mind, she built a conference room near her home. Carl Jung suggested that she use the conference room as a "meeting place between East and West" (Begegnungsstätte zwischen Ost und West). [1] This gave birth to the annual meeting of intellectual minds known as Eranos,

Is professor at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy); he was previously a research

Is professor at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy); he was previously a research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a lecturer for both the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (IEP). From 1984 to 2008, he has acted as a consultant to the French Foreign Ministry. In 1988, Roy served as a United Nations Office for Coordinating Relief in Afghanistan (UNOCA) consultant. Beginning in August 1993, Roy served as special OSCE representative to Tajikistan until February 1994, at which time he was selected as head of the OSCE mission to Tajikistan, a position he held until October 1994.

Was the first Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the found

Was the first Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the founder and first director (1973-1989) of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Pritsak began his academic career at the University of Lviv in interwar Pola

Is a renowned educator in the Philippines. He graduated from high school at the Ateneo de Manila Uni

Is a renowned educator in the Philippines. He graduated from high school at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1947 and also earned his AB in Education in 1951 and MA in English literature in 1984 from the same university. He started his career in the university's high school department in 1951 and has taught the English and Filipino languages ever since. He married Florinda Duran in 1960 and had three children named Stella, Joel and Sylvia. The Tanghalang Onofre Pagsanghan theater was named after him in honor of his then 45th year of teaching service to the university.

Is a Filipino conductor and violinist residing in Germany.His career in music is multifaceted, havin

Is a Filipino conductor and violinist residing in Germany.His career in music is multifaceted, having served as conductor, concert master, professor and music consultant for local orchestras such as the Manila Symphony Orchestra, the Cultural Center of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra; and overseas National Theater Orchestra, Wagner Festival Orchestra and State Academy of Music in Hannover, Germany.

Is a German law professor and organist. Depenheuer studied law in Bonn, where he attained his doctor

Is a German law professor and organist. Depenheuer studied law in Bonn, where he attained his doctorate in 1985 and his habilitation in 1992. After teaching law in Münster and Halle/Saale, Depenheuer was appointed to the chair for public law and philosophy of law at the University of Mannheim in 1993. In 1999 he assumed the chair for constitutional law, public law and philosophy of law at the University of Cologne.[1]

Was a German academic and politician. Son of a plumber, he studied history, economics and history of

Was a German academic and politician. Son of a plumber, he studied history, economics and history of art in Leipzig, starting in 1895. In 1899 he obtained a PhD, worked for several newspapers and was active in the Alldeutscher Verband and favoured the creation of a German Navy. In 1905 he passed the exam as an interpreter in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, French, English, Italian and Dutch. Between 1906 and 1913 he taught in the Prussian Royal Academy in Posen. In 1913 he became Professor for Eastern European history in Berlin.

Was a Czech professor of parasitology and protozoology.In 1929 obtained a doctorate at the Faculty o

Was a Czech professor of parasitology and protozoology.In 1929 obtained a doctorate at the Faculty of Science University. In the years 1930 - 1932 worked as a lecturer nehonorovaný, 1933, he became associate professor. During the war he worked as Head of Parasitology Laboratory at the State Health Institute, after the war, returned to the faculty. In 1948 he was appointed associate professor at Charles University in Prague. In the years 1949 - 1952 led the Department of Zoology, and later managed zoological institute. In the years 1954 - 1961 led the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Parasitology, in letech1952 - 1959 he was the Secretary of the biological section of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, in the years 1960 - 1961 was its chairman.

Was an Argentine engineer and educator.Krause was born in the Pampas town of Chivilcoy to Leopoldina

Was an Argentine engineer and educator.Krause was born in the Pampas town of Chivilcoy to Leopoldina and Carl August Krause, both German Argentine immigrants arrived in 1851. Tending his farm with implements he brought from Germany, Carl Krause instilled an interest in machinery to his five children, though the family eventually relocated to Buenos Aires in 1870. Otto subsequently finished his secondary school studies at the prestigious Buenos Aires National College, a public college preparatory school.[1]

Was a German portrait painter, art teacher and graphic artist, also known for portrait etchings of h

Was a German portrait painter, art teacher and graphic artist, also known for portrait etchings of historical figures and color woodcuts. Bossert was born in Heidelberg and studied in Karlsruhe, before settling in Leipzig. In 1904 he began teaching at the Leipzig Academy for the Graphic Arts. In 1911 he spent a summer in Normandy and Brittany, where he was introduced to the art of Paul Cézanne. Bossert was a winner of 1914 Villa Romana prize. He died in 1919 in Leipzig.

Was a Confucian scholar and calligrapher of the early Tang Dynasty. He was born in Hunan, Changsha,

Was a Confucian scholar and calligrapher of the early Tang Dynasty. He was born in Hunan, Changsha, to a family of government officials; and died in modern Anhui province.