Academic/intellectual Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is the Director of and Professor at the Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of E

Is the Director of and Professor at the Shanghai Center for International Studies and Institute of European & Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Director of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Studies Center in Shanghai, Dean of Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai (CJSS) and Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Middle East Studies.

Is a Greek physicist (born 1947), full professor in the Department of Physics of the University of A

Is a Greek physicist (born 1947), full professor in the Department of Physics of the University of Athens since 1986, notable for his VAN method to predict earthquakes. His group claims the ability to identify electromagnetic signals that are precursors to earthquakes. They suggest the precursors are generated by electricity from piezo-stimulated effects in rocks being stressed just prior to the earthquake rupture. Onassis Foundation Laureate for the Environment (1995). Also awarded by the Academy of Athens (1978) and Empeirikion Foundation (1986).

Is an academic of Fiji Indian origin, who is Australia's youngest Professor of Finance and is now th

Is an academic of Fiji Indian origin, who is Australia's youngest Professor of Finance and is now the chair of finance at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.

Was a computer scientist. His scientific contributions are in the fields of database theory—compri

Was a computer scientist. His scientific contributions are in the fields of database theory—comprising work on deductive databases, object-oriented databases, and constraint databases—as well as in fault-tolerant distributed computation and in type theory. He served as an associate editor in a number of respected journals, such as Information and Computation, ACM Transactions on Database Systems, SIAM Journal on Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, and Journal of Logic Programming.

Is an Armenian professor and scientist in the fields of radio-physics, radio-engineering, and radio-

Is an Armenian professor and scientist in the fields of radio-physics, radio-engineering, and radio-astronomy. He is the current head of the “Antenna Systems” chair (founded by him), in the State Engineering University of Yerevan, as well as the Radio phy

Was a notable Iranian archaeologist, researcher and University Professor. [1]Professor Varjavand gra

Was a notable Iranian archaeologist, researcher and University Professor. [1]Professor Varjavand graduated with an MA from the University of Tehran and also obtained a PhD in the Renovation of Monuments and Classical Architecture of Iran from the University of Sorbonne in France.Varjavand was active in cultural heritage affairs and he made efforts to register Persepolis, the Choghazanbil Ziggurat and Naqsh-e Jahan complex on the UNESCO World Heritage List.[2]

Is a Thai economist, a Professor at Chulalongkorn University, and the author of several books on cor

Is a Thai economist, a Professor at Chulalongkorn University, and the author of several books on corruption in Thailand.

Was a Renaissance scholar of Biblical Hebrew. In 1527 he became a school master in the free imperial

Was a Renaissance scholar of Biblical Hebrew. In 1527 he became a school master in the free imperial city of Isny im Allgäu. Fagius took part in the Bern Colloquy, where he met the reformer Huldrych Zwingli. In 1535 he returned to the University of Strasbourg to devote himself to his study of theology.

Was a German theologian, born at Vielguth in Prussian Silesia. From 1854 to 1857 he studied at the u

Was a German theologian, born at Vielguth in Prussian Silesia. From 1854 to 1857 he studied at the universities of Breslau and Halle. He taught school in Oppeln and Berlin, Germany, becoming professor at the University of Berlin in 1868. In 1885-1886 he was rector at the University of Berlin. In 1892 he was appointed counselor in chief of the consistory for Prussia.

Was a German professor of biology in Trier .[1]. He died in Saarland on 29 May 2010. The focus of hi

Was a German professor of biology in Trier .[1]. He died in Saarland on 29 May 2010. The focus of his work was biogeography, in particular in the Neotropics. His Ph. D. work was on birds and other vertebrates of the Ilha de São Sebastião (Brazil). Subsequently, his studies focussed on herpetofauna, tropical ecology and sustainability of hunting.

Was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elblag). Pulewka graduated from the Königsberg Medical Fac

Was a German pharmacologist from Elbing (Elblag). Pulewka graduated from the Königsberg Medical Faculty in 1923 and earned doctorates in pharmacology and toxicology from the Pharmacology Institute of the same university in 1927. Pulewka was appointed Docent at the University of Tübingen in 1929. In May 1933, he was promoted to Professor Extraordinarius of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Tübingen where he lectured on the toxicology of poisonous gases and the protection against them. He was elected to the university’s Senate. However, Behrend Behrens, Pulewka’s former assistant whom he and his wife had once saved from drowning in a sea accident, warned Pulewka that he was in serious danger from the Nazi Party because of his political beliefs and because his wife was Jewish.

Was a Filipino physician and educator noted for his promotion of wider community health care and his

Was a Filipino physician and educator noted for his promotion of wider community health care and his achievements in the field of nuclear medicine for which he was dubbed as "The Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines"[1]. The first president of the National Academy of Science and Technology, he was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines in 1988.

Has linked up in his career with his family's musical tradition: He is the grandson of Professor Vil

Has linked up in his career with his family's musical tradition: He is the grandson of Professor Vilém Kurz, a prominent Czech piano educator, and the son of piano virtuoso and teacher Ilona Štepánová-Kurzová and musicologist/pianist Václav Štepán. His family maintained close personal contacts with the composer Josef Suk, and actually received instructions for the interpretation of his piano output from the composer himself. Pavel Štepán made his first public appearance at the age of sixteen, two years later to make his debut performance with the Czech Philharmonic (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor K 491 ), playing under the baton of Rafael Kubelík.

Was a Greek author from Perdikaki Valtou (Acarnania - Greece). He was a qualified teacher and served

Was a Greek author from Perdikaki Valtou (Acarnania - Greece). He was a qualified teacher and served as a School Master and later as a School Adviser in Athens. He also studied political sciences at the Panteios University of Athens. He served as well in many other positions of public interest(Head of the department for the foreign schools in the Ministry of Education 'especially colleges', general secretary of a committee of a certain Greek party for educational reforms, president of a teachers' association etc.).

Is the mayor of the city of Gdansk and a Platforma Obywatelska party politician.He studied law at th

Is the mayor of the city of Gdansk and a Platforma Obywatelska party politician.He studied law at the University of Gdansk, where he also became a prominent student movement member. He was one of the organizers of the 1988 strike and became the headperson of the strike committee.[1] Between 1990 and 1993 served as a vice-rector at his alma mater.In 1990 Adamowicz was elected a member of the City Council in Gdansk and held this post until 1998, when he was elected the Mayor of Gdansk. On 10 November 2002 he was re-elected and gained 72% of votes.[2]

Is a leading scholar in the field of civil procedure in Greece. She is emeritus professor at the Law

Is a leading scholar in the field of civil procedure in Greece. She is emeritus professor at the Law Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has been teaching there for more than forty-five years and served as the Faculty’s Dean from 1994–1997. She teaches at the Greek National School of Judiciary and has been a visiting professor at Tulane University.

Is Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He graduated an

Is Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He graduated and also received PhD from MIT and continues to do research in Particle physics. He received the Baker Award for Electronics in 1968, and the Abdus Salam Prize for Mathematics in 1984. He has authored various scientific research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Is a German computer scientist and professor at Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany, where he is head

Is a German computer scientist and professor at Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany, where he is head of the Databases and Web Services group at the School of Engineering and Science.

Is a South African-born mathematician. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Prince

Is a South African-born mathematician. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002, succeeded Andrew Wiles, and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics. Sarnak is also on the permanent faculty at the School of Mathematics of the Institute for Advanced Study.[1]

Is a scholar specialising in Medieval Latin literature. He is one of the 20th century's leading scho

Is a scholar specialising in Medieval Latin literature. He is one of the 20th century's leading scholars of medieval Latin lyric, and his book The Medieval Lyric (1968) is considered the standard introduction to the subject. In 1955 he received a travelling scholarship to study at Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] In 1961 he took up a lectureship in Medieval Latin at the University of Cambridge and became a fellow of Clare Hall in 1964. He was awarded a personal readership in 1979 and a personal chair in Medieval Latin literature in 1989. He became a Fellow of the British Academy in 1984.[1]

Is a German professor of physiology. In 1999, he became president of Free University of Berlin after

Is a German professor of physiology. In 1999, he became president of Free University of Berlin after winning the accorded elections against Gesine Schwan (the current candidate of the SPD for the German federal Presidency). He stayed in this position until 2003,[1] when he was elected president of the "German Rector's Conference" (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz). Gaethgens was a leading proponent of the country-wide introduction of tuition fees at German universities. It was for this reason that he was heavily criticized by the public.[citation needed]

Was a prominent Florida agronomist in the early twentieth century. He directed the Florida Agricultu

Was a prominent Florida agronomist in the early twentieth century. He directed the Florida Agriculture Experiment Station from 1905 to 1920, and from 1915 to 1920 served as the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Florida. Rolfs then moved to Brazil to found the Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Viçosa, Minas Gerais.

Is a German theologian and Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Heidelberg in Ger

Is a German theologian and Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. After studies in theology, philosophy and archaeology at Bielefeld and Göttingen, Germany, and Rome, Italy, he received his Ph.D. and his Dr. habil. at the University of Bern in Switzerland with works about the social history of the Christians in the city of Rome in the first two centuries and about the concept of ecclesiastical unity in the Pauline letters. As assistant professor (“Wissenschaftlicher Assistent“), he taught at the University of Bern from 1981 on, until, in 1986, he was called to a chair of New Testament Studies at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, USA. In 1992, he took the chair of History and Archaeology of Early Christianity and Its Environment at the University of Kiel in Germany, where he also served as dean of the school of theology. In 1999, he accepted a call to the University of Heidelberg.

, is a professor of philosophy at the Northwestern University. Before moving to Northwestern, Ludlow

, is a professor of philosophy at the Northwestern University. Before moving to Northwestern, Ludlow taught for several years at University of Toronto, the University of Michigan, State University of New York at Stony Brook and was Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University and Cornell University.

Is a French author, professor of literature and connoisseur of psychology. A few of his books presen

Is a French author, professor of literature and connoisseur of psychology. A few of his books present revisionist readings of famous fictional mysteries. Not only does he argue that the real murderer is not the one that the author presents to us, but in addition these works suggest that the author subconsciously knew who the real culprit is. His 2008 book L'Affaire du Chien des Baskerville was published in English as Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles.