Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a German economist and the current Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Fa

Is a German economist and the current Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).[1] Regling has reportedly been considered as a possible head of the European Central Bank to succeed Jean Claude Trichet.[2] Regling studied

Was a German-born American geneticist who in 1960 first reported the extra chromosome in trisomy 13.

Was a German-born American geneticist who in 1960 first reported the extra chromosome in trisomy 13.[1]. The syndrome caused by trisomy 13 is often called Patau syndrome. It is also known as Bartholin-Patau syndrome, since the clinical picture associated with trisomy 13 was described by Thomas Bartholin in 1656.[2].Klaus Patau was in the Department of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as was his wife and collaborator, the Finnish cytogeneticist Eeva Therman (1916-2004).

Is a German economist, columnist, and author. His scientific work concentrates on labour economics a

Is a German economist, columnist, and author. His scientific work concentrates on labour economics and social policy. He works as economic teacher und scientist. Through several books and articles he contributes to the sociopolitical discourse. Gerhardt w

Was a Russian botanist, physiologist. He founded a faculty of vegetable physiology and a laboratory

Was a Russian botanist, physiologist. He founded a faculty of vegetable physiology and a laboratory at the Petrov Academy. Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Timiryazevskaya station of the Moscow Metro, and a lunar crater are named after him.

Was a Danish philosopher and theologian.Løgstrup was an ethical intuitionist who was critical of ru

Was a Danish philosopher and theologian.Løgstrup was an ethical intuitionist who was critical of rule-based ethics of the type advocated by Immanuel Kant. In other words, he disliked ethical systems which try to determine basic moral laws.

Was a Danish botanist and quaternary geologist. He was state geologist 1917-1931. In 1931, he succee

Was a Danish botanist and quaternary geologist. He was state geologist 1917-1931. In 1931, he succeeded C.H. Ostenfeld as professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen and director of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden, a position he held until his ret

Was a Danish mycologist and politician[1]. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professo

Was a Danish mycologist and politician[1]. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen 1958-1989 and university vice chancellor 1976–1979. Early in his career, he established his name in arctic mycology, starting with his first expedition to Greenland in 1946. His studies of mating and intersterility in basidiomycetes are now classical[2][3]. Later, his active research career succumbed to the burden of many administrative and political commitments. He nevertheless authored a number of popular mushroom books, which have been translated to several languages. Politically, Lange was first member of the Communist Party of Denmark, but during the 1950's he got into open conflict with the party executives and co-founded the Socialist People's Party in 1959. He was member of the parliament (Folketinget) for that party 1960–1976. He was a public proponent of nuclear energy as chairman of the state Energy Council (1976-1987).

Was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929

Was a Swedish astronomer, professor of astronomy and head of the observatory at Lund University 1929-1955.Lundmark received his astronomical education at the observatory of Uppsala University. His dissertation (1920) was titled: The relations of the globular clusters and spiral nebulae to the stellar system. In the 1920s he worked at several observatories in the US, mainly Lick Observatory and Mount Wilson Observatory.Knut Lundmark was one of the pioneers in the modern study of the galaxies and their distances. He was one of the first to suspect that the galaxies are remote stellar systems at vast distances and not nearby objects belonging to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. In 1919 he measured the distance to M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy, to 650 000 light years (about a fourth of the present day value) using magnitudes of novae found in M31 and comparing them to nearby ones with known distances

Was a Japanese astronomer. His first name could also be read as Hiroichiro, but it is known to be "K

Was a Japanese astronomer. His first name could also be read as Hiroichiro, but it is known to be "Koichiro".He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids;2252 CERGA, 3056 INAG, 3765 Texereau, 4051 Hatanaka.He is the author of at least one astronomy book (in Japanese) about comets (which translated and published in Russian in 1982).

Was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551-1558) is conside

Was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium (1551-1558) is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria (Gesneriaceae) is named after him.In 1535, religious unrest drove him back to Zürich, where he made an imprudent marriage. His friends again came to his aid, enabled him to study at Basel (1536), and in 1537 obtained for him the professorship of Greek at the newly founded academy of Lausanne (then belonging to Berne). Here he had leisure to devote himself to scientific studies, especially botany. In 1540-1541 he visited the famous medical university of Montpellier,

Was a prominent Russian biologist and botanist active mainly around Kazan, whose research on lichens

Was a prominent Russian biologist and botanist active mainly around Kazan, whose research on lichens led him to propose the theory of symbiogenesis - that larger, more complex cells evolved from the symbiotic relationship between less complex ones.

Was a Polish Catholic theologian and philosopher.[1]Michalski was a leading Polish student of mediev

Was a Polish Catholic theologian and philosopher.[1]Michalski was a leading Polish student of medieval philosophy. The chief object of his studies was late, especially 14th-century, Scholasticism and Nominalism in Poland.[3]

A Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids (1197 as of January 2007, ranging fr

A Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids (1197 as of January 2007, ranging from 7364 Otonkucera to (137971) 2000 CQ39, and has also discovered two comets: 183P/Korlevic-Juric and 203P/Korlevic.Korlevic became active in astronomy during his college years in Pula, where he became active within a local amateur astronomical society. He spent the next few years honing his art, by making telescopes and teaching others, including teaching posts at the Amateur Astronomical Society of Višnjan. In 1981 Korlevic was qualified with a B.Sc. from the pedagogical faculty of Rijeka. Towards the end of the 1980s, after some time teaching at polytechnic schools, he co-founded the Yugoslav School of Astronomy, later known as the Višnjan School of Astronomy.

A Japanese economist and professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University. He graduated from the Facult

A Japanese economist and professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Hitotsubashi University in 1966.[1] His research interests have included social choice theory and welfare economics..[2]

Was a Norwegian mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician. He was born in

Was a Norwegian mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician. He was born in Oslo and died of a heart attack in 2002.

Was a professor of philosophy at Warsaw University.[1]Szyrma was one of nearly all the university pr

Was a professor of philosophy at Warsaw University.[1]Szyrma was one of nearly all the university professors of philosophy in Poland before the November 1830–31 Uprising who held a position that shunned both Positivism and metaphysical speculation, affined to the Scottish philosophers but linked in certain respects to Kantian critique.[3]

Is a Polish philosopher, historian and essayist. He is a professor of history at the Uniwersytet Mik

Is a Polish philosopher, historian and essayist. He is a professor of history at the Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika (Nicholas Copernicus University) in Torun and, since 2001, academic director of the Museum of Europe in Brussels.Pomian's specialization lies in the socio-cultural history of France, Italy, and Poland. He teaches at the dean of studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and is an editor of the magazine Le Débat. Since 1968 he has also been a visiting professor at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), where he lectures on the history of European societies.

Was an Indian mystic and magician. One of his most famous tricks was one in which he would cover his

Was an Indian mystic and magician. One of his most famous tricks was one in which he would cover his eyes with soft dough, blindfold himself, swath his entire head in strips of cloth, and yet still be able to see. He was also a fire walker. In his later life, he lost his eyesight to glaucoma.Kuda Bux was the subject of a 1950 film titled Kuda Bux, Hindu Mystic, and his apparent ability to see while blindfolded with dough strongly influenced British author Roald Dahl in the short story of Henry Sugar, who was taught to develop the same powers.

Was a Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of co

Was a Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, and as the founder of the Japanese school of algebraic geometers. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1954, being the first Japanese national to receive this honour.

A German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans

A German-born American pathologist, geneticist and expert on the placenta and reproduction in humans and myriad mammalian species.Benirschke was raised in a small town in Northern Germany and received his M.D. degree from the University of Hamburg. He immigrated to the United States in 1949.After an internship in New Jersey, he trained in pathology at university hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 1955, he became pathologist of the Boston Lying-in Hospital, now part of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and there developed his interest in the placenta and reproductive problems.

Was an Austrian American logician, mathematician and philosopher.One of the most significant logicia

Was an Austrian American logician, mathematician and philosopher.One of the most significant logicians of all time, Gödel's work has had immense impact upon scientific and philosophical thinking in the 20th century, a time when many, such as Bertrand Russell, A. N. Whitehead and David Hilbert, were pioneering the use of logic and set theory to understand the foundations of mathematics.

Was a logician, philosopher and member of the Berlin Circle. Shortly after his arrival in 1905 at Un

Was a logician, philosopher and member of the Berlin Circle. Shortly after his arrival in 1905 at University of Göttingen, Grelling began a collaboration with philosopher Leonard Nelson, with whom he tried to solve Russell's paradox, which had shaken the

Was an economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of the economics of develop

Was an economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of the economics of development.[1] Kurt Mandelbaum (also known as Kurt Martin) was one of a group of emigre economists from Central Europe who played a large role in founding the di

Was a noted German American mathematician. He was the co-founder of the Courant Institute at New Yor

Was a noted German American mathematician. He was the co-founder of the Courant Institute at New York University and recipient of the National Medal of Science.[1] In 1931, Friedrichs became a full professor of mathematics at the Technische Hochschule in