Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Russian mathematician. His name is transliterated variously as Chebychev, Chebyshov, Tchebyche

Was a Russian mathematician. His name is transliterated variously as Chebychev, Chebyshov, Tchebycheff or Tschebyscheff (French and German transcriptions) among many others.

Was Director of the Coptic Museum, Cairo, Egypt, from 1951 to 1965 and one of the world leaders in E

Was Director of the Coptic Museum, Cairo, Egypt, from 1951 to 1965 and one of the world leaders in Egyptology and Coptology.Labib was born in 1905 in Cairo. His father was Cladius Labib, also an Egyptologist and Coptologist who was one of the first Egyptians to learn Hieroglyphics from the French Egyptologists in Egypt and who compiled a Coptic-Arabic dictionary.

An American linguist who specializes in Native American languages. She teaches at the University of

An American linguist who specializes in Native American languages. She teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has published numerous articles and books on American Indian languages, and was instrumental in the creation of dictionaries for San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec, Chickasaw and Wolof. She is also the editor of a series of books on college slang, Slang U.

Is a Greek Cypriot reproductive biologist from Cyprus. He is also an American citizen and lives in L

Is a Greek Cypriot reproductive biologist from Cyprus. He is also an American citizen and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of Jai Singh II of Amber. He learned Arabic

Was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of Jai Singh II of Amber. He learned Arabic and Persian in order to study Islamic astronomy. His works include Rekhaganita, a translation of Euclid's Elements made from Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's Arabic recension of same; Siddhantasarakaustubha, a translation of the Almagest from Arabic; and two works on astronomical instruments such as the astrolabe, Siddhanta-samrat and Yantraprakara, which also record astronomical observations made by Jagannatha.

Was an Italian geologist and ornithologist.Savi was born in Pisa, son of Gaetano Savi, professor of

Was an Italian geologist and ornithologist.Savi was born in Pisa, son of Gaetano Savi, professor of Botany at the University of Pisa. The younger Savi became assistant-lecturer on zoology at the university in 1820, was appointed professor in 1823, and lectured also on geology.

Was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. Born Phillip von Hohenheim, he later

Was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. Born Phillip von Hohenheim, he later took up the name Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim, and still later took the title Paracelsus, meaning "equal to or greater than Celsus", a Roman encyclopedist from the first century known for his tract on medicine.[1][2] He is also credited for giving zinc its name, calling it zincum.[3]His wanderings as an itinerant physician and sometime journeyman miner [5] took him through Germany, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Russia.

Was a mathematician and astronomer from Kerala, South India.Jyestadevan Namboodiri was born in Paara

Was a mathematician and astronomer from Kerala, South India.Jyestadevan Namboodiri was born in Paaragottu Mana near Thrikkandiyur and Aalathur on the banks of river Nila. Vatasseri Damodaran Namboodiri was his teacher. He wrote a commentary in Malayalam, Yukthi Bhaasha for Kelallur Neelakandhan Somayaji's Thanthra Sangraham. He is also the author of Drik Karanam (AD 1603), a comprehensive treatise in Malayalam on Astronomy.

Is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology and

Is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology and philosophy of logic. He was a professor of philosophy of logic at the Sorbonne, he currently works at the University of Geneva, where he collaborates with, among others, Kevin Mulligan. He is a member of Institut Nicod.

Is a French author and philosopher. He co-edited “Managing Sensitive Projects” published by Macm

Is a French author and philosopher. He co-edited “Managing Sensitive Projects” published by Macmillan in the UK and Routledge in the US in 1998. [1]. His Philosophy is outlined in “Vagabond Earth” (published by Substance Publishing in 2004)[2]. He purports that Human beings are driven by three essential needs: Freedom,

Was a theologist, influential pastor, notable member of the French Resistance, and a French essayist

Was a theologist, influential pastor, notable member of the French Resistance, and a French essayist, and a notable voice in the ecumenical movement. Boegner was educated in Orléans, and later Paris, where he studied law. Poor eyesight was an obstacle to his pursuit of a career within the navy but after a spiritual conversion experience he entered the Faculty for Theology in Paris and in 1905 was ordained a pastor of the Reformed Church of France

Was an Irish physician and botanist.Browne was born in Woodstock, County Mayo, sent to relatives on

Was an Irish physician and botanist.Browne was born in Woodstock, County Mayo, sent to relatives on Antigua in 1737 and returned to Europe due to ill health after two years. He studied medicine, natural history and especially botany at Reims, Paris and Le

Is an American philosopher who has made significant contributions to philosophy of science, theory o

Is an American philosopher who has made significant contributions to philosophy of science, theory of measurement, foundations of quantum mechanics, decision theory, psychology, and educational technology. Suppes initially graduated in meteorology from the University of Chicago, and was stationed at the Solomon Islands during WWII. After the war, he received a PhD degree from Columbia University, where he was a student of Ernest Nagel. In 1952 he went to Stanford University, and from 1959 to 1992 he was the director of the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences (IMSSS). He is now the Lucie Stern Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Stanford.

Is a mathematician at the University of Caen who works on set theory and algebra. He found one of th

Is a mathematician at the University of Caen who works on set theory and algebra. He found one of the first applications of large cardinals to algebra by constructing a certain left-invariant total order on the braid group.

Was a Canadian meteorologist and the first president of Simon Fraser University.Returning to Canada,

Was a Canadian meteorologist and the first president of Simon Fraser University.Returning to Canada, he joined the Meteorological Service of Canada and was an officer in charge of the meteorological service in Newfoundland from 1937 to 1942. During World War II, he was the chief meteorologist for the RAF Ferry Command and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.Returning to Canada, he joined the Meteorological Service of Canada and was an officer in charge of the meteorological service in Newfoundland from 1937 to 1942. During World War II, he was the chief meteorologist for the RAF Ferry Command and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.

Is an Irish geographer and academic.At present, he is the head of the Department of Geography at Uni

Is an Irish geographer and academic.At present, he is the head of the Department of Geography at University College Cork, Ireland. His research is mainly focused on Atlantic Europe, with a particular interest in Atlantic Iberia.

A celebrated trial and appellate lawyer in Hong Kong.with ancestry from Taishan Guangdong, Yu was ed

A celebrated trial and appellate lawyer in Hong Kong.with ancestry from Taishan Guangdong, Yu was educated at home for many years before attending the local Jesuit Wah Yan College Hong Kong. In 1938, at the tender age of sixteen, he was admitted to the University of Hong Kong, where he studied education and prepared to be a teacher[citation needed] .In 1941, shortly after the Pacific War had broken out, Yu left college with a B.A. degree and escaped Japanese occupation. He went to Guangxi, China, and was commissioned as an officer in the Intelligence Corps of the Army of the Republic of China. During the War, he undertook numerous espionage missions and subsequently rose to the rank of major.

Was a businessman as well as a self-taught geologist. He would eventually earn the nickname the "Pro

Was a businessman as well as a self-taught geologist. He would eventually earn the nickname the "Prophet of Spindletop". His endeavors in the oil business would accrue a fortune for many. He would partner to form the Gladys City Oil Gas and Manufacturing Company and later, he would establish the Higgins Standard Oil Company.He attended school until he reached the fourth grade, after which he apprenticed as a gunsmith under his father’s direction. In his youth, he was a violent troublemaker, pulling pranks and harassing black people. [1] One night when he was 17 he pulled a prank on a black Baptist church that got the attention of a sheriff deputy. The deputy fired a warning shot over his head, after which Pattillo fired back and delivered what would later turn out to be a fatal hit. The wounded deputy managed to fire again, striking Higgins lower left arm.

Was an American economist known for his Marxist views. He was born in Russia. His father, a Menshevi

Was an American economist known for his Marxist views. He was born in Russia. His father, a Menshevik, left the USSR for Vilna, (then Poland) in 1917. From Vilna the Baran family moved to Berlin, and then, in 1915 back to Moscow, but Paul stayed in Germany to finish his secondary school. In 1926 he attended the Plekhanov Institute in Moscow. He left again for Germany to be an assistant on agricultural research with his advisor. Baran remained in German associated with the Frankfurt School Institute for Social Research. He next wrote a dissertation under Emile Lederer on economic planning. He met Rudolf Hilferding, author of Finance Capital and wrote under the pen name of Alexander Gabriel for the German Social Democratic Party journal "Die Gessellschaft.

An American economist. He is best known as Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presi

An American economist. He is best known as Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan (from August 1979 to August 1987). He is today an economic advisor to Democratic president elect Barack Obama.Volcker grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School, and his father was the township's first Municipal manager.[1] Volcker's undergraduate education was at Princeton University; he graduated in 1949. He earned his M.A. in political economy from Harvard University in 1951 and then attended the London School of Economics from 1951 to 1952 as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Fellow.

Was an American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, includ

Was an American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928–1930 and 1933–1935, having first gone representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout.[1] Siple was also a Sea Scout. His first and third books covered these adventures.He served during Operation Highjump, (also known as the United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946–47) and was the inaugural scientific leader at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station 1956–1957, during the International Geophysical Year. This activity is covered in his fourth book.

Is an American neoclassical economist known for his contributions to many fields of economics, begin

Is an American neoclassical economist known for his contributions to many fields of economics, beginning with his general statement of the comparative statics method in his 1947 book Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Was a French mathematician and Rector of the University of Paris. The concept of Appell polynomials

Was a French mathematician and Rector of the University of Paris. The concept of Appell polynomials is named after him, as is rue Paul Appell in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Paul Appell entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1873. He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1892.

Was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian

Was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish[1] and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, but in 1927 Estonized his name to Ariste. He graduated from the University of

Was a French pediatrician and amateur astronomer specialising in double star observations. He starte

Was a French pediatrician and amateur astronomer specialising in double star observations. He started with his observations of double stars in 1925. Between 1933 and 1971 he was allowed to observe from the Paris Observatory. He made 20,044 measures over 47 years. Since 1954 he often published at the International Astronomical Union Commission 26 Information Circular, the last contribution sending in 1993, when he was 92 years old.