Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the Un

Was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919.Wheeler graduated from Brown University in 1875. During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire he was a member of Mayor Eugene Schmitz's Committee of Fifty.Under Wheeler the University of California underwent one of its periods of greatest growth. He also expanded the powers of the president, gaining the power to appoint all faculty.

Was a Russian-Polish-French astronomer, born in Warsaw (at the time, Poland was part of the Russian

Was a Russian-Polish-French astronomer, born in Warsaw (at the time, Poland was part of the Russian empire). After 1934, he appears to have begun signing scientific articles as Benjamin de Jekhowsky. The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name "B. Jekhovsky" (with a v). In modern English transliteration, his name would be written as Zhekhovskii or Zhekhovsky. After attending Moscow University, he worked at the Paris Observatory beginning in 1912. Later he worked at the Algiers Observatory (at the time, Algeria was a colony of France), where he became known as a specialist in celestial mechanics. He discovered a number of asteroids, and the asteroid 1606 Jekhovsky is named after him.[

Was an American linguist. Whorf has had considerable influence in the field of sociolinguistics for

Was an American linguist. Whorf has had considerable influence in the field of sociolinguistics for his theory of linguistic relativity, which he developed with Edward Sapir, and is nowadays often known as the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis.The son of Harry and Sarah (Lee) Whorf, Benjamin Lee Whorf graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1918 with a degree in chemical engineering. Shortly thereafter, he began work as a fire prevention engineer (i.e., an inspector) for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, pursuing linguistic and anthropological studies as an avocation.

Was a French banker, mathematician, and social reformer. Rodrigues was awarded a doctorate in mathem

Was a French banker, mathematician, and social reformer. Rodrigues was awarded a doctorate in mathematics on 28 June 1815 by the University of Paris.[2] His dissertation contains the result now called Rodrigues' formula.[3]

Was an American botanist and physician.Barton studied at the York Academy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Was an American botanist and physician.Barton studied at the York Academy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1780 to 1782, then attended the College of Philadelphia, studying medicine under Thomas Shippen from 1784, and accompanying David Rittenhouse on an expedition to survey the western boundary of Pennsylvania in 1785, which aroused his interest in Native Americans. In 1786 he transferred to the University of Edinburgh, where he stayed for two years before leaving as a result of disagreements with two professors. He then moved to the University of Göttingen, from which he obtained an M.D. in 1789.

Was an influential Portuguese mathematician, economist and statistician. Caraça was also a member o

Was an influential Portuguese mathematician, economist and statistician. Caraça was also a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and so, he became one of the most famous personalities in the resistance against the Fascist regime led by António Oliveira

Was an Italian mathematician. He published high-level academic articles and books not only in mathem

Was an Italian mathematician. He published high-level academic articles and books not only in mathematics, but also in physics, history, philosophy, and pedagogy. Levi was a member of the Bologne Academy of Sciences and of the Accademia dei Lincei.Beppo Levi was born on May 14, 1875 in Turin, Italy. He studied at the University of Turin, and obtained his Ph.D. in mathematics at age 21. Three months later, Levi was appointed Assistant Professor, also at the University Of Turin, where he shortly thereafter became a full time Scholar. Levi was appointed Professor at the University of Piacenza in 1901, at the University of Cagliari in 1906, at the University of Parma in 1910, and finally at the University of Bologne in 1928. The following years bore the signature of Mussolini's power and rising antisemitism in Italy. As a Jew, Levi was soon expelled from his position at the University of Bologne. He emigrated to Argentina, as did many other European Jews at the time.

Was a French Capuchin theologian and exegete. As professor of theology he shed great lustre upon his

Was a French Capuchin theologian and exegete. As professor of theology he shed great lustre upon his order; his best-known work is his "Triplex expositio epistolarum sancti Pauli" (Paris, 1703 [French], 1706 [English, tr. Prichard], London, 1888), popular among Scriptural scholars. Piconio also wrote "Triplex expositio in sacrosancta D. N. Jesu Christi Evangelia" (Paris, 1726), and a book of moral instructions. A complete edition of his works, "Opera omnia Bernardini a Piconio", was published at Paris (1870-2). He died in Paris.[1]

Was a Bohemian mathematician, theologian, philosopher, logician and antimilitarist of German mother

Was a Bohemian mathematician, theologian, philosopher, logician and antimilitarist of German mother tongue.Bolzano's posthumously published work Paradoxien des Unendlichen (The Paradoxes of the Infinite) was greatly admired by many of the eminent logicians who came after him, including Charles Peirce, Georg Cantor, and Richard Dedekind. Bolzano's main claim to fame, however, is his 1837 Wissenschaftslehre (Theory of Science), a work in four volumes that covered not only philosophy of science in the modern sense but also logic, epistemology and scientific pedagogy.

Was a noted British health statistician, actuary and demographer. He was author or co-author of at l

Was a noted British health statistician, actuary and demographer. He was author or co-author of at least six books and over 100 papers in learned journals.

Was a French Catholic priest and missionary in Norway, Iceland and Scotland. He was the first Prefec

Was a French Catholic priest and missionary in Norway, Iceland and Scotland. He was the first Prefect Apostolic of Norway and Lapland from 1869 to 1887.

Was an American linguist.He is one of the Post-Bloomfield school linguists.He taught at Brown Univer

Was an American linguist.He is one of the Post-Bloomfield school linguists.He taught at Brown University and Yale University.

Is a British-born linguist. He is a professor at and director of the Department of Linguistics at th

Is a British-born linguist. He is a professor at and director of the Department of Linguistics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Is a French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and author, best known for his work on th

Is a French theoretical physicist, philosopher of science, and author, best known for his work on the nature of reality. Quote: "The doctrine that the world is made up of objects whose existence is independent of human consciousness turns out to be in conflict with quantum mechanics and with facts established by experiment."[1]

Was a leading figure in biology, with his major contributions in microbial physiology and metabolism

Was a leading figure in biology, with his major contributions in microbial physiology and metabolism. Davis was a prominent figure at Harvard Medical School in microbiology and in national science policy.Sometimes a theory is rejected with a reference to the danger of misuse. In doing so, one fails to differentiate sufficiently clearly between its epistemological value and its practical value, or between the moral, value-free knowledge and – in consideration of moral valuations – the potentially negative consequences of the knowledge. From a perspective of scientific theory, the accuracy of a theory is relevant, not its practical value, its origin or history of use. No theory is protected against misuse, nor can a theory be falsified by misuse. Both misuse as well as renunciation of knowledge can have disadvantageous consequences.

Was a French naturalist, younger brother of Antoine de Jussieu.Bernard de Jussieu was born in Lyon.

Was a French naturalist, younger brother of Antoine de Jussieu.Bernard de Jussieu was born in Lyon. He took a medical degree at Montpellier and began practice in 1720,[1] but finding the work uncongenial he gladly accepted his brother's invitation to Paris in 1722, when he succeeded Sebastien Vaillant (1669-1722) as sub-demonstrator of plants in the Jardin des Plantes.[2] In 1725 he brought out a new edition of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort's Histoire des plantes qui naissent aux environs de Paris, 2 vols., which was afterwards translated into English by John Martyn, the original work being incomplete. In the same year he was admitted into the French Academy of Sciences, and communicated several papers to that body.

Was a French Benedictine monk, a scholar who founded a new discipline, palaeography; an editor of wo

Was a French Benedictine monk, a scholar who founded a new discipline, palaeography; an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church; he is also regarded to be one of the founders of modern archaeology.

Was a French astronomer.His interest in astronomy started in 1914. He soon acquired a 4-inch (100 mm

Was a French astronomer.His interest in astronomy started in 1914. He soon acquired a 4-inch (100 mm) telescope and soon upgraded to a 6-inch (150 mm). From graduation in 1918 until 1929, he worked as a demonstrator at the Ecole Polytechnique. He studied engineering, physics, and chemistry at the University of Paris, and from 1920 until his death he worked for the Meudon Observatory. In 1930 he earned the title of Joint Astronomer of the Observatory. After gaining the title, he earned a reputation of being an expert of polarized and monochromatic light. Throughout the 1930s, he labored to perfect the coronagraph, which he invented to observe the corona without having to wait for a solar eclipse. In 1938, he showed a movie of the corona in action to the International Astronomical Union.

German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry.

German-born biophysicist, noted for his work on nerve biochemistry.

Was a French Oratorian mathematician and theologian. After teaching a few years at Le Mans he was ap

Was a French Oratorian mathematician and theologian. After teaching a few years at Le Mans he was appointed to a chair of philosophy in the University of Angers. Here his teaching was attacked on the ground that it was too exclusively Cartesian, and Rebous the rector obtained in 1675 from the state authorities a decree forbidding him to continue his lectures.

Is a French mathematician who works on differential equations and singularity theory. He proved the

Is a French mathematician who works on differential equations and singularity theory. He proved the Ehrenpreis–Malgrange theorem and the Malgrange preparation theorem.

Is a French mathematician, specifically a topologist, born in 1931, who is now retired. He has been

Is a French mathematician, specifically a topologist, born in 1931, who is now retired. He has been blind since age 6 due to glaucoma, but his blindness did not prevent him from having a successful career in mathematics.

Was a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician, magistrate, mayor (of Purmerend), and theologian.

Was a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician, magistrate, mayor (of Purmerend), and theologian. As a philosopher, he was a follower of Descartes and an opponent of Spinoza.He wrote several books (in Dutch) including his chief work Het regt gebruik der werelt beschouwingen, ter overtuiginge van ongodisten en ongelovigen [The True Use of World-Concepts] (1715), which argued for the existence of God and attacked Spinoza.[1] It went through several editions (1715, 1717, 1720, 1725, 1730, 1740) published by Joannes Pauli,

Was a French Dominican theologian and scholastic philosopher. He was an early supporter of the teach

Was a French Dominican theologian and scholastic philosopher. He was an early supporter of the teaching of Thomas Aquinas.[1] He lectured at Montpellier.[2]

Was a French-born American mathematician, known for his work in ergodic theory, the foundations of p

Was a French-born American mathematician, known for his work in ergodic theory, the foundations of probability, statistical theory and operations research.After living in France and Italy, the Koopmans immigrated to the United States in 1915. Koopman was