SettingsMembers of the French Academy of Sciences
Aaron Klug
Sir Aaron Klug, OM, PRS (born 11 August 1926) is a Lithuanian-born British chemist and biophysicist, and winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic elect...
Sir Aaron Klug, OM, PRS (born 11 August 1926) is a Lithuanian-born British chemist and biophysicist, and winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic elect...
Abraham-Louis Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet or Bréguet, born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking in France.
Abraham-Louis Breguet or Bréguet, born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking in France.
Achille Richard
Achille Richard was a French botanist and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris - 5 October 1852).
Achille Richard was a French botanist and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris - 5 October 1852).
Adolphe d'Archiac
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Alain Aspect
Alain Aspect (French pronunciation: ; born 15 June 1947 in Agen) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement.
Alain Aspect (French pronunciation: ; born 15 June 1947 in Agen) is a French physicist noted for his experimental work on quantum entanglement.
Alain Carpentier
Alain Frédéric Carpentier M.D. Ph.D. (born 11 August 1933 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French surgeon whom the President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery calls the father of ...
Alain Frédéric Carpentier M.D. Ph.D. (born 11 August 1933 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French surgeon whom the President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery calls the father of ...
Alain Colmerauer
Alain Colmerauer (born 24 January 1941, Carcassonne) is a French computer scientist.
Alain Colmerauer (born 24 January 1941, Carcassonne) is a French computer scientist.
Alain Connes
Alain Connes (born 1 April 1947) is a French mathematician, currently Professor at the Collège de France, IHÉS, The Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University.
Alain Connes (born 1 April 1947) is a French mathematician, currently Professor at the Collège de France, IHÉS, The Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University.
Albert Caquot
Albert Caquot (1 July 1881, Vouziers, Ardennes – 28 November 1976, Paris) was considered as the "best living French engineer" during half a century.
Albert Caquot (1 July 1881, Vouziers, Ardennes – 28 November 1976, Paris) was considered as the "best living French engineer" during half a century.
Albert Fert
Albert Fert (born 7 March 1938 in Carcassonne, Aude) is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks.
Albert Fert (born 7 March 1938 in Carcassonne, Aude) is a French physicist and one of the discoverers of giant magnetoresistance which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks.
Alexander Markovich Polyakov
Alexander Markovich Polyakov (Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Поляко́в; born 27 September 1945) is a theoretical physicist, formerly at the Landau Institute in Moscow, at Princeton University.
Alexander Markovich Polyakov (Алекса́ндр Ма́ркович Поляко́в; born 27 September 1945) is a theoretical physicist, formerly at the Landau Institute in Moscow, at Princeton University.
Alexander Rich
Alexander Rich, MD is a biologist and biophysicist.
Alexander Rich, MD is a biologist and biophysicist.
Alexandre Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770 – 7 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.
Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770 – 7 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (28 February 1735 – 1 January 1796) was a French musician, mathematician and chemist who worked with Bezout and Lavoisier; his name is now principally associated ...
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (28 February 1735 – 1 January 1796) was a French musician, mathematician and chemist who worked with Bezout and Lavoisier; his name is now principally associated ...
Alexis Littré
Alexis Littré (July 21, 1658 – February 3, 1726) was a French physician and anatomist born in Cordes, located in the present-day department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Alexis Littré (July 21, 1658 – February 3, 1726) was a French physician and anatomist born in Cordes, located in the present-day department of Tarn-et-Garonne.
Alfred Grandidier
Alfred Grandidier (20 December 1836–13 September 1921) was a French naturalist and explorer.
Alfred Grandidier (20 December 1836–13 September 1921) was a French naturalist and explorer.
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (May 7, 1804 - April 15, 1863) was a French naturalist and doctor.
Christian Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin-Tandon (May 7, 1804 - April 15, 1863) was a French naturalist and doctor.
Alfred Vulpian
Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian (January 5, 1826 – May 18, 1887) was a French physician and neurologist.
Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian (January 5, 1826 – May 18, 1887) was a French physician and neurologist.
Anatole Abragam
Anatole Abragam (December 15, 1914 – June 8, 2011) was a French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism and has made significant contributions to the field of nuclear m...
Anatole Abragam (December 15, 1914 – June 8, 2011) was a French physicist who wrote The Principles of Nuclear Magnetism and has made significant contributions to the field of nuclear m...
Anders Johan Lexell
Anders Johan Lexell (December 24, 1740 – December 11, 1784 (Julian calendar: November 30)) was a Swedish-born Russian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist who spent most of his life in...
Anders Johan Lexell (December 24, 1740 – December 11, 1784 (Julian calendar: November 30)) was a Swedish-born Russian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist who spent most of his life in...
Anders Jonas Ångström
Anders Jonas Ångström (August 13, 1814 – June 21, 1874) was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.
Anders Jonas Ångström (August 13, 1814 – June 21, 1874) was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.
Andrei Sakharov
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов; May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist.
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов; May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist.
Andrew Wiles
Sir Andrew John Wiles KBE FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory.
Sir Andrew John Wiles KBE FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory.
Andrzej Tarkowski
Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski (born 1933) is a Polish embryologist and a professor at Warsaw University.
Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski (born 1933) is a Polish embryologist and a professor at Warsaw University.
André Berger
André Léon Georges Chevalier Berger (born July 30, 1942, Acoz) is a Belgian professor and climatologist.
André Léon Georges Chevalier Berger (born July 30, 1942, Acoz) is a Belgian professor and climatologist.
André Blondel
André-Eugène Blondel (28 August 1863 – 15 November 1938) was a French engineer and physicist.
André-Eugène Blondel (28 August 1863 – 15 November 1938) was a French engineer and physicist.
André Guinier
André Guinier was a French physicist who did important work in the field of X-ray diffraction and solid-state physics.
André Guinier was a French physicist who did important work in the field of X-ray diffraction and solid-state physics.
André Lallemand
André Lallemand (1904–1978) was a French astronomer and director of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris.
André Lallemand (1904–1978) was a French astronomer and director of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris.
André Lichnerowicz
André Lichnerowicz (January 21, 1915 – December 11, 1998) was a noted French differential geometer and mathematical physicist of Polish descent.
André Lichnerowicz (January 21, 1915 – December 11, 1998) was a noted French differential geometer and mathematical physicist of Polish descent.
André Marie Constant Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril (January 1, 1774 – August 14, 1860) was a French zoologist.
André Marie Constant Duméril (January 1, 1774 – August 14, 1860) was a French zoologist.
André Maréchal
Robert Gaston André Maréchal was a French researcher and administrator in optics.
Robert Gaston André Maréchal was a French researcher and administrator in optics.
André Michel Lwoff
André Michel Lwoff (8 May 1902 – 30 September 1994) was a French microbiologist.
André Michel Lwoff (8 May 1902 – 30 September 1994) was a French microbiologist.
André Weil
André Weil (6 May 1906 – 6 August 1998) was an influential mathematician of the 20th century, renowned for the breadth and quality of his research output, its influence on future work, and the e...
André Weil (6 May 1906 – 6 August 1998) was an influential mathematician of the 20th century, renowned for the breadth and quality of his research output, its influence on future work, and the e...
André-Hercule de Fleury
André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV.
André-Hercule de Fleury, Bishop of Fréjus was a French cardinal who served as the chief minister of Louis XV.
André-Marie Ampère
André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main discoverers of electromagnetism.
André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main discoverers of electromagnetism.
Antoine César Becquerel
Antoine César Becquerel (March 7, 1788 – January 18, 1878) was a French scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena.
Antoine César Becquerel (March 7, 1788 – January 18, 1878) was a French scientist and a pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena.
Antoine Ferrein
Antoine Ferrein (October 25, 1693 – February 28, 1769) was a French anatomist who was a native of Frespech, which today is a commune in the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
Antoine Ferrein (October 25, 1693 – February 28, 1769) was a French anatomist who was a native of Frespech, which today is a commune in the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (June 15, 1755 – December 16, 1809) was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier.
Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy (June 15, 1755 – December 16, 1809) was a French chemist and a contemporary of Antoine Lavoisier.
Antoine Lacroix
Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (February 4, 1863 – March 12, 1948) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (February 4, 1863 – March 12, 1948) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in ...
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in ...
Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (also Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolution; 26 August 17438 May 1794; ), the "father of modern chemistry", was a French nobleman prominent in the hist...
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (also Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolution; 26 August 17438 May 1794; ), the "father of modern chemistry", was a French nobleman prominent in the hist...
Antoine Louis Dugès
Antoine Louis Dugès (December 19, 1797 – May 1, 1838) was a French obstetrician and naturalist who was born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes.
Antoine Louis Dugès (December 19, 1797 – May 1, 1838) was a French obstetrician and naturalist who was born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes.
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast was a French and Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologue, linguist and astronomer notable for his travels in Ethiopia during the first half of the 19th century.
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast was a French and Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologue, linguist and astronomer notable for his travels in Ethiopia during the first half of the 19th century.
Antoine Émile Henry Labeyrie
Antoine Émile Henry Labeyrie (born 12 May 1943) is a French astronomer and holds since 1991 the "Observational Astrophysics" chair at the Collège de France.
Antoine Émile Henry Labeyrie (born 12 May 1943) is a French astronomer and holds since 1991 the "Observational Astrophysics" chair at the Collège de France.
Armand Borel
Armand Borel (21 May 1923 –11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey,...
Armand Borel (21 May 1923 –11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey,...
Auguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean, were among the earliest filmmakers in history.
The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean, were among the earliest filmmakers in history.
Auguste Bravais
Auguste Bravais (23 August 1811, Annonay, Ardèche – 30 March 1863, Le Chesnay, France) was a French physicist, well known for his work in crystallography (the Bravais lattices, and the Bravais laws).
Auguste Bravais (23 August 1811, Annonay, Ardèche – 30 March 1863, Le Chesnay, France) was a French physicist, well known for his work in crystallography (the Bravais lattices, and the Bravais laws).
Auguste Duméril
Auguste Henri André Duméril (30 November 1812 – 12 November 1870) was a French zoologist.
Auguste Henri André Duméril (30 November 1812 – 12 November 1870) was a French zoologist.
Auguste Nélaton
Auguste Nélaton (June 17, 1807 – September 21, 1873) was a French physician and surgeon.
Auguste Nélaton (June 17, 1807 – September 21, 1873) was a French physician and surgeon.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
Augustin-Jean Fresnel, was a French engineer who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics.
Augustin-Jean Fresnel, was a French engineer who contributed significantly to the establishment of the theory of wave optics.
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857; ) was a French mathematician who was an early pioneer of analysis.
Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857; ) was a French mathematician who was an early pioneer of analysis.
Axel Kahn
Axel Kahn (born 1944) is a French scientist and geneticist.
Axel Kahn (born 1944) is a French scientist and geneticist.
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (26 February 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (26 February 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
Bernard Cabane
Bernard Cabane is a French Scientist, director in the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in ESPCI ParisTech and corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences.
Bernard Cabane is a French Scientist, director in the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in ESPCI ParisTech and corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences.
Bernard Derrida
Bernard Derrida is a french theoretical physicist.
Bernard Derrida is a french theoretical physicist.
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède was a French naturalist.
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède was a French naturalist.
Bernard Malgrange
Bernard Malgrange (born 6 July 1928) is a French mathematician who works on differential equations and singularity theory.
Bernard Malgrange (born 6 July 1928) is a French mathematician who works on differential equations and singularity theory.
Bernard Picinbono
Bernard Picinbono is an emeritus professor at l'Université de Paris-Sud and at the French Grande Ecole Supélec.
Bernard Picinbono is an emeritus professor at l'Université de Paris-Sud and at the French Grande Ecole Supélec.
Brebis Bleaney
Brebis Bleaney CBE FRS (6 June 1915 – 4 November 2006) was a British physicist.
Brebis Bleaney CBE FRS (6 June 1915 – 4 November 2006) was a British physicist.
Brooke Benjamin
Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especi...
Thomas Brooke Benjamin, FRS (15 April 1929 – 16 August 1995) was an English mathematical physicist and mathematician, best known for his work in mathematical analysis and fluid mechanics, especi...
Camille Arambourg
Camille Arambourg (1885 – 1970) was a French vertebrate paleontologist.
Camille Arambourg (1885 – 1970) was a French vertebrate paleontologist.
Camille le Tellier de Louvois
Camille Le Tellier de Louvois (11 April 1675, Paris – 5 November 1718) was a French clergyman and member of several royal academies in the reign of Louis XIV of France.
Camille Le Tellier de Louvois (11 April 1675, Paris – 5 November 1718) was a French clergyman and member of several royal academies in the reign of Louis XIV of France.
Camille Montagne
Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (February 15, 1784 - December 5, 1866) was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology.
Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (February 15, 1784 - December 5, 1866) was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology.
Camille Papin Tissot
Camille Papin Tissot, was a pioneer of wireless telegraphy and established the first French operational radio connections at sea.
Camille Papin Tissot, was a pioneer of wireless telegraphy and established the first French operational radio connections at sea.
Carl Størmer
Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (September 3, 1874 – August 13, 1957) was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist, known both for his work in number theory and for studying the movement of charged ...
Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (September 3, 1874 – August 13, 1957) was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist, known both for his work in number theory and for studying the movement of charged ...
Carlo Cercignani
Carlo Cercignani was an Italian mathematician known for contributions to the kinetic theory.
Carlo Cercignani was an Italian mathematician known for contributions to the kinetic theory.
Catherine Cesarsky
Catherine Jeanne Cesarsky is a French astronomer currently residing in Germany, known for her successful research activities in several central areas of modern astrophysics.
Catherine Jeanne Cesarsky is a French astronomer currently residing in Germany, known for her successful research activities in several central areas of modern astrophysics.
Charles Depéret
Charles Jean Julien Depéret was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Charles Jean Julien Depéret was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Charles Fehrenbach (astronomer)
Charles Fehrenbach (born April 29, 1914 in Strasbourg; died January 9, 2008 in Nîmes) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Charles Fehrenbach (born April 29, 1914 in Strasbourg; died January 9, 2008 in Nîmes) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (14 September 1698 – 16 July 1739) was a French chemist and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi.
Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (14 September 1698 – 16 July 1739) was a French chemist and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi.
Charles Hermite
Charles Hermite (December 24, 1822 – January 14, 1901) was a French mathematician who did research on number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions...
Charles Hermite (December 24, 1822 – January 14, 1901) was a French mathematician who did research on number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions...
Charles Laubry
Charles Laubry (born 11 November 1872 in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, France; died 11 August 1960 in Flogny, Yonne, France) was a French cardiologist best known for his work on congenital heart disea...
Charles Laubry (born 11 November 1872 in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, France; died 11 August 1960 in Flogny, Yonne, France) was a French cardiologist best known for his work on congenital heart disea...
Charles Messier
Charles Messier (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of deep sky objects such as nebulae and star cluster...
Charles Messier (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of deep sky objects such as nebulae and star cluster...
Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu
Charles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu (2 July 1738, Lyon – 18 August 1810) was a French explorer, hydrographer and politician.
Charles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu (2 July 1738, Lyon – 18 August 1810) was a French explorer, hydrographer and politician.
Charles Wolf (astronomer)
Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf was a French astronomer.
Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf was a French astronomer.
Charles Étienne Louis Camus
Charles Étienne Louis Camus (August 25, 1699 – February 2, 1768), was a French mathematician and mechanician who was born at Crecy-en-Brie, near Meaux.
Charles Étienne Louis Camus (August 25, 1699 – February 2, 1768), was a French mathematician and mechanician who was born at Crecy-en-Brie, near Meaux.
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French physicist.
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French physicist.
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
Charles-Eugène Delaunay (April 9, 1816 – August 5, 1872) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Charles-Eugène Delaunay (April 9, 1816 – August 5, 1872) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré
Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (La Neuville-au-Pont, 6 August 1766 - Paris, 16 March 1854) was a French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer.
Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (La Neuville-au-Pont, 6 August 1766 - Paris, 16 March 1854) was a French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer.
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard FRS (8 April 1817 – 2 April 1894), also known as Charles Edward, was a Mauritian physiologist and neurologist who, in 1850, became the first to describe...
Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard FRS (8 April 1817 – 2 April 1894), also known as Charles Edward, was a Mauritian physiologist and neurologist who, in 1850, became the first to describe...
Christiaan Huygens
Christiaan Huygens, FRS (, ; (14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist and horologist.
Christiaan Huygens, FRS (, ; (14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist and horologist.
Christian de Duve
Christian René, viscount de Duve (born 2 October 1917) is a Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist.
Christian René, viscount de Duve (born 2 October 1917) is a Nobel Prize-winning cytologist and biochemist.
Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes
Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759–1845) was a French merchant-trader, ambassador and scholar.
Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (1759–1845) was a French merchant-trader, ambassador and scholar.
Claude Allègre
Claude (Jean) Allègre (born 31 March 1937, Paris) is a French politician and scientist.
Claude (Jean) Allègre (born 31 March 1937, Paris) is a French politician and scientist.
Claude Berrou
Claude Berrou is a French professor in electrical engineering at École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, now Telecom-Bretagne.
Claude Berrou is a French professor in electrical engineering at École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, now Telecom-Bretagne.
Claude Bourgelat
Claude Bourgelat (March 27, 1712 – January 3, 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon.
Claude Bourgelat (March 27, 1712 – January 3, 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon.
Claude Combes
Claude Combes (Born 22 July, 1935 in Perpignan) is a French biologist and Parasitologist.
Claude Combes (Born 22 July, 1935 in Perpignan) is a French biologist and Parasitologist.
Claude Gay
Claude Gay, real name : Claudio Gay Mouret, was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator.
Claude Gay, real name : Claudio Gay Mouret, was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator.
Claude Lorius
Claude Lorius (born 1932) is a French glaciologist.
Claude Lorius (born 1932) is a French glaciologist.
Claude Perrault
Claude Perrault (25 September 1613 – 9 October 1688) is best known as the architect of the eastern range of the Louvre Palace in Paris (see Perrault’s Colonnade), but he also achieved succ...
Claude Perrault (25 September 1613 – 9 October 1688) is best known as the architect of the eastern range of the Louvre Palace in Paris (see Perrault’s Colonnade), but he also achieved succ...
Claude-Louis Navier
Claude-Louis Navier born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier, was a French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics.
Claude-Louis Navier born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier, was a French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics.
Constant Prévost
Louis-Constant Prévost (Paris, 4 June 1787 – Paris, 14 August 1856) was a French geologist.
Louis-Constant Prévost (Paris, 4 June 1787 – Paris, 14 August 1856) was a French geologist.
Count Patrick D'Arcy
Count Patrick D'Arcy ( – ) was an Irish mathematician, and soldier.
Count Patrick D'Arcy ( – ) was an Irish mathematician, and soldier.
César-François Cassini de Thury
César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 – 4 September 1784), also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.
César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 – 4 September 1784), also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.
Daniel Kleppner
Daniel Kleppner, born 1932, is the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms.
Daniel Kleppner, born 1932, is the Lester Wolfe Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT and co-director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms.
Daniel-Charles Trudaine
Daniel-Charles Trudaine (3 January 1703, Paris – 19 January 1769) was a French administrator and civil engineer.
Daniel-Charles Trudaine (3 January 1703, Paris – 19 January 1769) was a French administrator and civil engineer.
David Baltimore
David Baltimore is an American biologist, university administrator, and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
David Baltimore is an American biologist, university administrator, and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
David Donoho
David Leigh Donoho, born on March 5, 1957 in Los Angeles, is a professor of statistics at Stanford University, where he is also the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the Humanities and Sci...
David Leigh Donoho, born on March 5, 1957 in Los Angeles, is a professor of statistics at Stanford University, where he is also the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the Humanities and Sci...
David Mervyn Blow
David Mervyn Blow (June 27, 1931 – June 8, 2004) was an influential British biophysicist.
David Mervyn Blow (June 27, 1931 – June 8, 2004) was an influential British biophysicist.
David Ruelle
David Pierre Ruelle (born 20 August 1935 Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian-French mathematical physicist.
David Pierre Ruelle (born 20 August 1935 Ghent, Belgium) is a Belgian-French mathematical physicist.
Dimitri Riabouchinsky
Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский, 1882–1962) was a Russian French fluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique.
Dimitri Pavlovitch Riabouchinsky (Дми́трий Па́влович Рябуши́нский, 1882–1962) was a Russian French fluid dynamicist noted for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique.
Dom Bédos de Celles
François Lamathe Bédos de Celles de Salelles, known as Dom Bédos de Celles, (24 January 1709 – 25 November 1779) was a Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder.
François Lamathe Bédos de Celles de Salelles, known as Dom Bédos de Celles, (24 January 1709 – 25 November 1779) was a Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder.
Dominique, comte de Cassini
Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (June 30, 1748 – October 18, 1845) was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury.
Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (June 30, 1748 – October 18, 1845) was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury.
Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat
Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat was a French astronomer most notable for publishing a map of the 64 stars of the Pleiades in 1786.
Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat was a French astronomer most notable for publishing a map of the 64 stars of the Pleiades in 1786.
Edward Janczewski
Edward Janczewski (Edward Franciszek Janczewski-Glinka) (b.
Edward Janczewski (Edward Franciszek Janczewski-Glinka) (b.
Edward Witten
Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist with a focus on mathematical physics who is currently a professor of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced ...
Edward Witten (born August 26, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist with a focus on mathematical physics who is currently a professor of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced ...
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (or Tschirnhausen) (April 10, 1651 – October 11, 1708) was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher.
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (or Tschirnhausen) (April 10, 1651 – October 11, 1708) was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher.
Elliot Meyerowitz
Elliot Meyerowitz is an American biologist.
Elliot Meyerowitz is an American biologist.
Emile Amagat
Emile Hilaire Amagat (2 January 1841 – 15 February 1915) was a French physicist.
Emile Hilaire Amagat (2 January 1841 – 15 February 1915) was a French physicist.
Ennio de Giorgi
Ennio de Giorgi was an Italian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations and the foundations of mathematics.
Ennio de Giorgi was an Italian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations and the foundations of mathematics.
Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri (born 26 November 1940 in Milan, Italy) is a mathematician who has been working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Enrico Bombieri (born 26 November 1940 in Milan, Italy) is a mathematician who has been working at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
Eric Kandel
Eric Richard Kandel is an American neuropsychiatrist who was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.
Eric Richard Kandel is an American neuropsychiatrist who was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.
Ernest Cosson
Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson was a French botanist born in Paris He is remembered for his studies of botanical species from North Africa, and during his career participated in eight trips to Algeria.
Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson was a French botanist born in Paris He is remembered for his studies of botanical species from North Africa, and during his career participated in eight trips to Algeria.
Ernest Vessiot
Ernest Vessiot (March 8, 1865 – October 17, 1952) was a French mathematician.
Ernest Vessiot (March 8, 1865 – October 17, 1952) was a French mathematician.
Ernst Mayr
Ernst Walter Mayr (July 5, 1904 – February 3, 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists.
Ernst Walter Mayr (July 5, 1904 – February 3, 2005) was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists.
Eugenius Warming
Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (November 3, 1841 – April 2, 1924), known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology.
Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming (November 3, 1841 – April 2, 1924), known as Eugen Warming, was a Danish botanist and a main founding figure of the scientific discipline of ecology.
Eugène Belgrand
Eugène Belgrand was a French engineer who made significant contributions to the modernization of the Parisian sewer system during the 19th century rebuilding of Paris.
Eugène Belgrand was a French engineer who made significant contributions to the modernization of the Parisian sewer system during the 19th century rebuilding of Paris.
Eugène Cosserat
Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat (4 March 1866 – 31 May 1931) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Eugène-Maurice-Pierre Cosserat (4 March 1866 – 31 May 1931) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substant...
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, GCSI (19 November 1805 – 7 December 1894) was the French developer of the Suez Canal, which joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas in 1869, and substant...
Filleau des Billettes
Filleau des Billettes is Gilles Filleau des Billettes (1634, Poitiers - 1720) He was said to have been one of the most erudite scholars of his time, a member of the Académie des Sciences who cor...
Filleau des Billettes is Gilles Filleau des Billettes (1634, Poitiers - 1720) He was said to have been one of the most erudite scholars of his time, a member of the Académie des Sciences who cor...
Fotis Kafatos
Fotis Constantine Kafatos is a Greek molecular entomologist.
Fotis Constantine Kafatos is a Greek molecular entomologist.
Francis Clark Howell
Francis Clark Howell, generally known as F. Clark Howell was an American anthropologist.
Francis Clark Howell, generally known as F. Clark Howell was an American anthropologist.
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one of two co-discoverers of t...
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one of two co-discoverers of t...
François Arago
François Jean Dominique Arago, known simply as François Arago, was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.
François Jean Dominique Arago, known simply as François Arago, was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician.
François Blondel
Nicolas-François Blondel was a soldier, engineer of fortifications, diplomat, civil engineer and military architect, called "the Great Blondel", to distinguish him in a dynasty of French architects.
Nicolas-François Blondel was a soldier, engineer of fortifications, diplomat, civil engineer and military architect, called "the Great Blondel", to distinguish him in a dynasty of French architects.
François Jacob
François Jacob (born June 17, 1920 in Nancy, France) is a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedbac...
François Jacob (born June 17, 1920 in Nancy, France) is a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedbac...
François Magendie
François Magendie (6 October 1783 – 7 October 1855) was a French physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology.
François Magendie (6 October 1783 – 7 October 1855) was a French physiologist, considered a pioneer of experimental physiology.
François Perrier
Francois Perrier (18 April 1835 – 20 February 1888) was a French soldier and geodesist.
Francois Perrier (18 April 1835 – 20 February 1888) was a French soldier and geodesist.
François Sulpice Beudant
François Sulpice Beudant (September 5, 1787 – December 10, 1850), French mineralogist and geologist, was born in Paris.
François Sulpice Beudant (September 5, 1787 – December 10, 1850), French mineralogist and geologist, was born in Paris.
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (3 June 1748, Rochefort - 19 August 1832, Toulon) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (3 June 1748, Rochefort - 19 August 1832, Toulon) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
François-Edmond Pâris
François-Edmond Pâris (Paris, 2 March 1806 - Paris, 8 April 1893) was a French admiral, notable for his contribution to naval engineering during the rise of the steam, for his books, and for his...
François-Edmond Pâris (Paris, 2 March 1806 - Paris, 8 April 1893) was a French admiral, notable for his contribution to naval engineering during the rise of the steam, for his books, and for his...
François-Joseph Hunauld
François-Joseph Hunauld (February 24, 1701 – December 15, 1742) was a French anatomist born in Châteaubriant.
François-Joseph Hunauld (February 24, 1701 – December 15, 1742) was a French anatomist born in Châteaubriant.
Françoise Combes
Françoise Combes (Born 12 August 1952) is a French astrophysicist and an professor at the Paris Observatory.
Françoise Combes (Born 12 August 1952) is a French astrophysicist and an professor at the Paris Observatory.
Frederick Sanger
Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, the only person to have been so.
Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, the only person to have been so.
Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson FRS (born December 15, 1923) is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum field theory, solid-state physics, astronomy a...
Freeman John Dyson FRS (born December 15, 1923) is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum field theory, solid-state physics, astronomy a...
Friedrich Hirzebruch
Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch (born 17 October 1927) is a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation.
Friedrich Ernst Peter Hirzebruch (born 17 October 1927) is a German mathematician, working in the fields of topology, complex manifolds and algebraic geometry, and a leading figure in his generation.
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie, born Jean Frédéric Joliot, was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.
Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie, born Jean Frédéric Joliot, was a French physicist and Nobel laureate.
Fyodor Litke
Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke (Граф Фёдор Петро́вич Ли́тке), born Friedrich Benjamin Lütke, was a Russian navigator, geographer, and Arctic explorer.
Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke (Граф Фёдор Петро́вич Ли́тке), born Friedrich Benjamin Lütke, was a Russian navigator, geographer, and Arctic explorer.
Félix Dujardin
Félix Dujardin (April 5, 1802 – April 8, 1860) was a French biologist born in Tours.
Félix Dujardin (April 5, 1802 – April 8, 1860) was a French biologist born in Tours.
Félix Mesnil
Félix Étienne Pierre Mesnil (Omonville-la-Petite, La Manche Department, 12 December 1868 - February 15, 1938, Paris ) was a French zoologist, biologist, botanist, mycologist and algologist.
Félix Étienne Pierre Mesnil (Omonville-la-Petite, La Manche Department, 12 December 1868 - February 15, 1938, Paris ) was a French zoologist, biologist, botanist, mycologist and algologist.
Félix Savary
Félix Savary, who was born on October 4, 1797 in Paris and died on July 15, 1841 in Estagel, was a French astronomer.
Félix Savary, who was born on October 4, 1797 in Paris and died on July 15, 1841 in Estagel, was a French astronomer.
Félix Tisserand
François Félix Tisserand (January 13, 1845 - October 20, 1896) was a French astronomer.
François Félix Tisserand (January 13, 1845 - October 20, 1896) was a French astronomer.
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (June 25, 1814 – May 29, 1896) was a French geologist.
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (June 25, 1814 – May 29, 1896) was a French geologist.
Gabriele Veneziano
Gabriele Veneziano, born in Florence, Italy, is an Italian theoretical physicist and the founder of string theory.
Gabriele Veneziano, born in Florence, Italy, is an Italian theoretical physicist and the founder of string theory.
Gaspard Adolphe Chatin
Gaspard Adolphe Chatin (30 November 1813 – 13 January 1901) was a French physician, mycologist and botanist who was born in Isère, and died in Les Essarts-le-Roi.
Gaspard Adolphe Chatin (30 November 1813 – 13 January 1901) was a French physician, mycologist and botanist who was born in Isère, and died in Les Essarts-le-Roi.
Gaspard Monge
Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry.
Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse was a French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry.
Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis (21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist.
Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis (21 May 1792 – 19 September 1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist.
Gaston Charlot
Gaston Charlot (1904-06-11 – 1994) was a French chemist, founder of modern analytical chemistry in France.
Gaston Charlot (1904-06-11 – 1994) was a French chemist, founder of modern analytical chemistry in France.
Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak (8 March 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a French physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.
Georges Charpak (8 March 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a French physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.
Georges Cuvier
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist.
Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist.
Georges Louis Duvernoy
Georges Louis Duvernoy (August 6, 1777, Montbéliard, Doubs – March 1, 1855) was a French zoologist.
Georges Louis Duvernoy (August 6, 1777, Montbéliard, Doubs – March 1, 1855) was a French zoologist.
Georges Urbain
Georges Urbain (12 April 1872 – 5 November 1938 in Paris) - French chemist, professor of Sorbona.
Georges Urbain (12 April 1872 – 5 November 1938 in Paris) - French chemist, professor of Sorbona.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (; 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (; 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author.
Gerald Edelman
Gerald Maurice Edelman is an American biologist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work with Rodney Robert Porter on the immune system.
Gerald Maurice Edelman is an American biologist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work with Rodney Robert Porter on the immune system.
Gerard 't Hooft
Gerardus (Gerard) 't Hooft (born July 5, 1946, Den Helder, Netherlands) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Gerardus (Gerard) 't Hooft (born July 5, 1946, Den Helder, Netherlands) is a Dutch theoretical physicist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Giacopo Belgrado
Giacopo Belgrado, (Udine November 16, 1704; died in the same city, March 26, 1789) Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher.
Giacopo Belgrado, (Udine November 16, 1704; died in the same city, March 26, 1789) Italian Jesuit and natural philosopher.
Gilbert Ballet
Gilbert Ballet (March 29, 1853 – March 17, 1916) was a French psychiatrist, neurologist and historian who was a native of Ambazac in the department of Haute-Vienne.
Gilbert Ballet (March 29, 1853 – March 17, 1916) was a French psychiatrist, neurologist and historian who was a native of Ambazac in the department of Haute-Vienne.
Gilles Kahn
Gilles Kahn (April 17, 1946 — February 9, 2006) was a French computer scientist.
Gilles Kahn (April 17, 1946 — February 9, 2006) was a French computer scientist.
Gilles Pisier
Gilles I. Pisier (born 18 November 1950) is a Professor of Mathematics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a Distinguished Professor and A.G. and M.E. Owen Chair of Mathematics at the T...
Gilles I. Pisier (born 18 November 1950) is a Professor of Mathematics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a Distinguished Professor and A.G. and M.E. Owen Chair of Mathematics at the T...
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712) was an Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712) was an Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer.
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
Giovanni Domenico (Jean-Dominique) Maraldi (April 17, 1709 – November 14, 1788) was an Italian-born astronomer, nephew of Giacomo F. Maraldi.
Giovanni Domenico (Jean-Dominique) Maraldi (April 17, 1709 – November 14, 1788) was an Italian-born astronomer, nephew of Giacomo F. Maraldi.
Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja
Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja (born January 1, 1803 in Florence, Italy; died September 28, 1869, in Fiesole, Italy) was an Italian count and mathematician, who became known for his love ...
Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja (born January 1, 1803 in Florence, Italy; died September 28, 1869, in Fiesole, Italy) was an Italian count and mathematician, who became known for his love ...
Guichard Joseph Duverney
Guichard Joseph Duverney or Joseph-Guichard Du Verney (5 August 1648 – 10 September 1730) was a French anatomist who was a native of Feurs in the province of Forez.
Guichard Joseph Duverney or Joseph-Guichard Du Verney (5 August 1648 – 10 September 1730) was a French anatomist who was a native of Feurs in the province of Forez.
Guillaume Delisle
Guillaume Delisle (28 February 1675 – 25 January 1726) was a French cartographer who lived in Paris.
Guillaume Delisle (28 February 1675 – 25 January 1726) was a French cartographer who lived in Paris.
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (19 January 1756 – 1 October 1814) was a French entomologist.
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (19 January 1756 – 1 October 1814) was a French entomologist.
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (6 December 1721 – 23 April 1794), often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman, minister, and aft...
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (6 December 1721 – 23 April 1794), often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman, minister, and aft...
Gustav Nossal
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is an Australian research biologist.
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal, AC, CBE, FRS, FAA (born 4 June 1931) is an Australian research biologist.
Gustave-Adolphe Hirn
Gustave-Adolphe Hirn (August 21, 1815 - January 14, 1890) was a French physicist, astronomer.
Gustave-Adolphe Hirn (August 21, 1815 - January 14, 1890) was a French physicist, astronomer.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (November 19, 1868 – February 16, 1932) was a French radio pioneer and army general.
Gérard Berry
Gérard Philippe Berry (born 1948) is a French computer scientist, member of French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences), French Academy of Technologies (Académie des technologies), and Ac...
Gérard Philippe Berry (born 1948) is a French computer scientist, member of French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences), French Academy of Technologies (Académie des technologies), and Ac...
Gérard Debreu
Gérard Debreu (July 4, 1921 – December 31, 2004) was a French economist and mathematician, who also came to have United States citizenship.
Gérard Debreu (July 4, 1921 – December 31, 2004) was a French economist and mathematician, who also came to have United States citizenship.
Haïm Brezis
Haïm Brezis (born June 1, 1944) is a French mathematician who works in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Haïm Brezis (born June 1, 1944) is a French mathematician who works in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Heisuke Hironaka
Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐 Hironaka Heisuke; born 9 April 1931) is a Japanese mathematician.
Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐 Hironaka Heisuke; born 9 April 1931) is a Japanese mathematician.
Henri B. Kagan
Henri B. Kagan is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Université Paris-Sud in France.
Henri B. Kagan is currently an Emeritus Professor at the Université Paris-Sud in France.
Henri Cartan
Henri Paul Cartan (July 8, 1904 – August 13, 2008) was a French mathematician with substantial contributions in algebraic topology.
Henri Paul Cartan (July 8, 1904 – August 13, 2008) was a French mathematician with substantial contributions in algebraic topology.
Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers
Félix Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (15 May 1821 - 21 July 1901) was a French biologist, anatomist and zoologist who was born in Montpezat in the department of Lot-et-Garonne.
Félix Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (15 May 1821 - 21 July 1901) was a French biologist, anatomist and zoologist who was born in Montpezat in the department of Lot-et-Garonne.
Henri Dulac
Henri Dulac (1870 - 1955) was a French mathematician.
Henri Dulac (1870 - 1955) was a French mathematician.
Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin
Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin (born March 24, 1720 Périgueux - September 16, 1792 Spa (Belgium)) was a French statesman, and controller general of finances of Louis XV (1759–1763).
Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste Bertin (born March 24, 1720 Périgueux - September 16, 1792 Spa (Belgium)) was a French statesman, and controller general of finances of Louis XV (1759–1763).
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist.
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist.
Henri Milne-Edwards
Henri Milne-Edwards (23 October 1800 – 29 July 1885) was an eminent French zoologist.
Henri Milne-Edwards (23 October 1800 – 29 July 1885) was an eminent French zoologist.
Henri Moissan
Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French chemist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds.
Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan was a French chemist who won the 1906 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in isolating fluorine from its compounds.
Henri Pitot
Henri Pitot (May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
Henri Pitot (May 3, 1695 – December 27, 1771) was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube.
Henri Tresca
Henri Édouard Tresca (October 12, 1814–June 21, 1885) was a French mechanical engineer, and a professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris.
Henri Édouard Tresca (October 12, 1814–June 21, 1885) was a French mechanical engineer, and a professor at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris.
Henri Victor Regnault
Henri Victor Regnault (July 21, 1810 – January 19, 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases.
Henri Victor Regnault (July 21, 1810 – January 19, 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases.
Henri Villat
Henri René Pierre Villat was a French mathematician.
Henri René Pierre Villat was a French mathematician.
Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force
Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force (March 5, 1675 – July 20, 1726) was Duc de La Force, member of the Académie Française (seat 7 (1715-1726)) and Finance vice-minister of France, 1718-1719.
Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force (March 5, 1675 – July 20, 1726) was Duc de La Force, member of the Académie Française (seat 7 (1715-1726)) and Finance vice-minister of France, 1718-1719.
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist.
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist.
Henry Bessemer
Sir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English engineer, inventor, and businessman.
Sir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English engineer, inventor, and businessman.
Henry de Lumley
Henry de Lumley (born 1934 in Marseille) is a French archeologist, geologist and prehistorian.
Henry de Lumley (born 1934 in Marseille) is a French archeologist, geologist and prehistorian.
Hervé Faye
Hervé Auguste Étienne Albans Faye was a French astronomer, born at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault and educated at the Ecole Polytechnique, which he left in 1834, before completing his course, to accept a...
Hervé Auguste Étienne Albans Faye was a French astronomer, born at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault and educated at the Ecole Polytechnique, which he left in 1834, before completing his course, to accept a...
Hervé Jacquet
Hervé Jacquet is a French American mathematician born in France in 1939, working in automorphic forms.
Hervé Jacquet is a French American mathematician born in France in 1939, working in automorphic forms.
Hubert Curien
Hubert Curien (30 October 1924 - 6 February 2005) was a French physicist and a key figure in European science politics, as the President of CERN (1994–1996), the first chairman of the European S...
Hubert Curien (30 October 1924 - 6 February 2005) was a French physicist and a key figure in European science politics, as the President of CERN (1994–1996), the first chairman of the European S...
Irénée-Jules Bienaymé
Irénée-Jules Bienaymé (b. Paris 28 August 1796 d. Paris 19 October 1878), was a French statistician.
Irénée-Jules Bienaymé (b. Paris 28 August 1796 d. Paris 19 October 1878), was a French statistician.
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (December 16, 1805 – November 10, 1861) was a French zoologist and an authority on deviation from normal structure.
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (December 16, 1805 – November 10, 1861) was a French zoologist and an authority on deviation from normal structure.
Israel Gelfand
Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a Soviet mathematician who made major contributions to many branches of mathematics, inc...
Israel Moiseevich Gelfand, also written Israïl Moyseyovich Gel'fand, or Izrail M. Gelfand was a Soviet mathematician who made major contributions to many branches of mathematics, inc...
Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов; February 27, 1936) was a famous Russian psychologist and physiologist.
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов; February 27, 1936) was a famous Russian psychologist and physiologist.
Jacob B. Winslow
Jacob B. Winsløw, also known as Jacques-Bénigne Winslow, Danish-born anatomist (1669, Odense – 1760, Paris).
Jacob B. Winsløw, also known as Jacques-Bénigne Winslow, Danish-born anatomist (1669, Odense – 1760, Paris).
Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse
Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (October 9, 1822, Vienne, Isère – May 22, 1883) was a French civil engineer who specialized in the design and use of hydraulic motors.
Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse (October 9, 1822, Vienne, Isère – May 22, 1883) was a French civil engineer who specialized in the design and use of hydraulic motors.
Jacques Cassini
Jacques Cassini (8 February 1677 – 16 April 1756) was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
Jacques Cassini (8 February 1677 – 16 April 1756) was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
Jacques Charles
Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist.
Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French inventor, scientist, mathematician, and balloonist.
Jacques Charles François Sturm
Jacques Charles François Sturm (September 29, 1803 – December 15, 1855) was a French mathematician.
Jacques Charles François Sturm (September 29, 1803 – December 15, 1855) was a French mathematician.
Jacques d'Allonville
Jacques Eugène d'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville par Fontenelle (July 14, 1671 – September 1732) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Jacques Eugène d'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville par Fontenelle (July 14, 1671 – September 1732) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Salomon Hadamard (December 8, 1865 – October 17, 1963) was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partia...
Jacques Salomon Hadamard (December 8, 1865 – October 17, 1963) was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex function theory, differential geometry and partia...
Jacques Labillardière
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière (1755–1834) was a French naturalist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia.
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière (1755–1834) was a French naturalist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia.
Jacques Ozanam
Jacques Ozanam (16 June 1640, Sainte-Olive, Ain - 3 April 1718, Paris) was a French mathematician.
Jacques Ozanam (16 June 1640, Sainte-Olive, Ain - 3 April 1718, Paris) was a French mathematician.
Jacques Prost
Jacques Prost, born in 1946 in Bourg-en-Bresse, is a French physicist, General director of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, member of the French Acad...
Jacques Prost, born in 1946 in Bourg-en-Bresse, is a French physicist, General director of École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, member of the French Acad...
Jacques Tits
Jacques Tits (; born 12 August 1930 in Uccle) is a Belgian and French mathematician who works on group theory and geometry and who introduced Tits buildings, the Tits alternative, and the Tits group.
Jacques Tits (; born 12 August 1930 in Uccle) is a Belgian and French mathematician who works on group theory and geometry and who introduced Tits buildings, the Tits alternative, and the Tits group.
Jacques Villain
Jacques Villain (born March 13, 1934) is a French physicist.
Jacques Villain (born March 13, 1934) is a French physicist.
Jacques-René Tenon
Jacques-René Tenon (February 21, 1724 - January 16, 1816) was a French surgeon who was born near the town of Joigny.
Jacques-René Tenon (February 21, 1724 - January 16, 1816) was a French surgeon who was born near the town of Joigny.
James D. Murray
James Dickson Murray FRS, (born Moffat, Scotland, 2 January 1931) is Professor Emeritus of applied mathematics at University of Washington and University of Oxford.
James Dickson Murray FRS, (born Moffat, Scotland, 2 January 1931) is Professor Emeritus of applied mathematics at University of Washington and University of Oxford.
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, perhaps the greatest geographical author of the 18th century, was both a geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making.
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, perhaps the greatest geographical author of the 18th century, was both a geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making.
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre (September 19, 1749, Amiens – August 19, 1822, Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre (September 19, 1749, Amiens – August 19, 1822, Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Jean Baptiste Michel Bucquet
Jean-Baptiste-Michel Bucquet (18 February 1746 – 24 January 1780) was a French chemist, member of the French Royal Academy of Sciences, physician and royal censor.
Jean-Baptiste-Michel Bucquet (18 February 1746 – 24 January 1780) was a French chemist, member of the French Royal Academy of Sciences, physician and royal censor.
Jean Bourgain
Jean Bourgain (born 28 February 1954) is a Belgian mathematician.
Jean Bourgain (born 28 February 1954) is a Belgian mathematician.
Jean Dalibard
Jean Dalibard (born 8 December 1958) is a French physicist, Professor at the École Polytechnique, member of the French Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the École Normale Supérieure.
Jean Dalibard (born 8 December 1958) is a French physicist, Professor at the École Polytechnique, member of the French Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the École Normale Supérieure.
Jean Dausset
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France.
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France.
Jean de Noailles
Jean-Louis-Paul-François de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles was a French scientist.
Jean-Louis-Paul-François de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles was a French scientist.
Jean Dieudonné
Jean Alexandre Eugène Dieudonné (1 July 1906 – 29 November 1992) was a French mathematician, notable for research in abstract algebra and functional analysis, for close involvement with the Nico...
Jean Alexandre Eugène Dieudonné (1 July 1906 – 29 November 1992) was a French mathematician, notable for research in abstract algebra and functional analysis, for close involvement with the Nico...
Jean Dorst
Professor Dr Jean Dorst (August 7, 1924 - August 8, 2001) was a French ornithologist.
Professor Dr Jean Dorst (August 7, 1924 - August 8, 2001) was a French ornithologist.
Jean Dufay
Jean Claude Barthélemy Dufay (July 18, 1896–November 6, 1967) was a French astronomer.
Jean Claude Barthélemy Dufay (July 18, 1896–November 6, 1967) was a French astronomer.
Jean Gallois
Jean Gallois (Paris, 14 June 1632 - Paris, 9 April 1707) was a French scholar and abbé.
Jean Gallois (Paris, 14 June 1632 - Paris, 9 April 1707) was a French scholar and abbé.
Jean Gaston Darboux
Jean-Gaston Darboux (August 14, 1842, Nîmes – February 23, 1917, Paris) was a French mathematician.
Jean-Gaston Darboux (August 14, 1842, Nîmes – February 23, 1917, Paris) was a French mathematician.
Jean Godin des Odonais
Jean Godin des Odonais (July 5, 1713 Saint-Amand-Montrond, France - March 1, 1792 Paris) was a French cartographer and naturalist.
Jean Godin des Odonais (July 5, 1713 Saint-Amand-Montrond, France - March 1, 1792 Paris) was a French cartographer and naturalist.
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (22 December 1862 – 23 November 1950) was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux.
Jean Hyacinthe Vincent (22 December 1862 – 23 November 1950) was a French physician who was a native of Bordeaux.
Jean Ichbiah
Jean David Ichbiah (25 March 1940 – 26 January 2007) was a French-born computer scientist and the chief designer (from 1977–1983) of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programmin...
Jean David Ichbiah (25 March 1940 – 26 January 2007) was a French-born computer scientist and the chief designer (from 1977–1983) of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programmin...
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.
Jean Noël Hallé
Jean Noël Hallé (January 2, 1754 – February 11, 1822) was a French physician born in Paris.
Jean Noël Hallé (January 2, 1754 – February 11, 1822) was a French physician born in Paris.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Sylvain Bailly
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer and orator, one of the leaders of the early part of the French Revolution.
Jean-Sylvain Bailly (15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer and orator, one of the leaders of the early part of the French Revolution.
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux was a French biologist and naturalist, noted fo his seminal work with algae.
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux was a French biologist and naturalist, noted fo his seminal work with algae.
Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach is the current director of the Genoscope.
Jean Weissenbach is the current director of the Genoscope.
Jean-André Deluc
Jean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a Swiss geologist and meteorologist.
Jean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a Swiss geologist and meteorologist.
Jean-André Mongez
Jean-André Mongez (21 November 1750 – May 1788) was a French priest and mineralogist.
Jean-André Mongez (21 November 1750 – May 1788) was a French priest and mineralogist.
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Antoine Claude, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup was a French chemist and statesman.
Jean-Baptiste Biot
Jean-Baptiste Biot (21 April 1774 – 3 February 1862) was a French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician who established the reality of meteorites, made an early balloon flight, and studied th...
Jean-Baptiste Biot (21 April 1774 – 3 February 1862) was a French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician who established the reality of meteorites, made an early balloon flight, and studied th...
Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud
Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud (September 16, 1796 – October 29, 1881) was a French physician who was born in Bragette, now part of Garat, Charente.
Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud (September 16, 1796 – October 29, 1881) was a French physician who was born in Bragette, now part of Garat, Charente.
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault (2 February 1802 – 11 May 1887) was a French chemist.
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault (2 February 1802 – 11 May 1887) was a French chemist.
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (23 March 1722 – 1 August 1769) was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769.
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (23 March 1722 – 1 August 1769) was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769.
Jean-Baptiste du Hamel
Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel, Duhamel or du Hamel was a notable French cleric and natural philosopher of the late seventeenth century, and the first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sc...
Jean-Baptiste Du Hamel, Duhamel or du Hamel was a notable French cleric and natural philosopher of the late seventeenth century, and the first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sc...
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (Bazentin, Somme, 1 August 1744 – Paris, 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist.
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck (Bazentin, Somme, 1 August 1744 – Paris, 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist.
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828 Guérigny – December 18, 1911 Paris} was a French botanist.
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (September 2, 1828 Guérigny – December 18, 1911 Paris} was a French botanist.
Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour
Jean-Baptiste Henri de Trousset, lord of Valincour or Valincourt was a French admiral and man of letters.
Jean-Baptiste Henri de Trousset, lord of Valincour or Valincourt was a French admiral and man of letters.
Jean-Charles de Borda
Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (May 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor.
Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (May 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor.
Jean-Claude Pecker
Jean-Claude Pecker (born 1923) is a French astronomer, member of the Académie des sciences, and former director of the Nice Observatory.
Jean-Claude Pecker (born 1923) is a French astronomer, member of the Académie des sciences, and former director of the Nice Observatory.
Jean-François Boyer
Jean-François Boyer (12 March 1675, Paris - 20 August 1755, Versailles) was a French bishop, best known for being a fierce enemy of the Jansenists and philosophes.
Jean-François Boyer (12 March 1675, Paris - 20 August 1755, Versailles) was a French bishop, best known for being a fierce enemy of the Jansenists and philosophes.
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, a French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist, was born in the town of Béziers on November 26, 1678.
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, a French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist, was born in the town of Béziers on November 26, 1678.
Jean-Louis Koszul
Jean-Louis Koszul (born January 3, 1921) is a mathematician best known for studying geometry and discovering the Koszul complex.
Jean-Louis Koszul (born January 3, 1921) is a mathematician best known for studying geometry and discovering the Koszul complex.
Jean-Michel Bismut
Jean-Michel Bismut (born 26 February 1948) is a French mathematician who has been a Professor at the Université Paris-Sud since 1981.
Jean-Michel Bismut (born 26 February 1948) is a French mathematician who has been a Professor at the Université Paris-Sud since 1981.
Jean-Michel Savéant
Jean-Michel Savéant (born September 19, 1933 in Rennes) is a French chemist specialized in electrochemistry.
Jean-Michel Savéant (born September 19, 1933 in Rennes) is a French chemist specialized in electrochemistry.
Jean-Paul Bignon
Jean-Paul Bignon (Paris, 19 September 1662 - Île Belle, 14 March 1743) was a French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer and preacher and librarian to Louis XIV of France.
Jean-Paul Bignon (Paris, 19 September 1662 - Île Belle, 14 March 1743) was a French ecclesiastic, statesman, writer and preacher and librarian to Louis XIV of France.
Jean-Pierre Changeux
Jean-Pierre Changeux is a French neuroscientist known for his research in several fields of biology, from the structure and function of proteins, to the early development of the nervous system u...
Jean-Pierre Changeux is a French neuroscientist known for his research in several fields of biology, from the structure and function of proteins, to the early development of the nervous system u...
Jean-Pierre Kahane
Jean-Pierre Kahane (born in Paris on December 11, 1926) is a French mathematician.
Jean-Pierre Kahane (born in Paris on December 11, 1926) is a French mathematician.
Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel
Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel was a French engineer.
Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel was a French engineer.
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet 27 October 1708, Suresnes - 27 February 1794, Paris) was a French architect and structural engineer, known for his many stone arch bridges.
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet 27 October 1708, Suresnes - 27 February 1794, Paris) was a French architect and structural engineer, known for his many stone arch bridges.
Jean-Victor Poncelet
Jean-Victor Poncelet (July 1, 1788 – December 22, 1867) was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the commandant general of the École Polytechnique.
Jean-Victor Poncelet (July 1, 1788 – December 22, 1867) was a French engineer and mathematician who served most notably as the commandant general of the École Polytechnique.
Jean-Étienne Guettard
Jean-Étienne Guettard (22 September 1715 – 7 January 1786), French naturalist and mineralogist, was born at Étampes, near Paris.
Jean-Étienne Guettard (22 September 1715 – 7 January 1786), French naturalist and mineralogist, was born at Étampes, near Paris.
Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin
Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin (19 August 1847 – 4 July 1912) was a French botanist and zoologist.
Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin (19 August 1847 – 4 July 1912) was a French botanist and zoologist.
John B. Goodenough
John Bannister Goodenough (born of U. S. parents in Jena, Germany, 25 July 1922) is an American professor and prominent solid-state physicist.
John Bannister Goodenough (born of U. S. parents in Jena, Germany, 25 July 1922) is an American professor and prominent solid-state physicist.
John Pond
John Pond FRS (1767 – 7 September 1836) was a renowned English astronomer who became the sixth Astronomer Royal, serving from 1811 to 1835.
John Pond FRS (1767 – 7 September 1836) was a renowned English astronomer who became the sixth Astronomer Royal, serving from 1811 to 1835.
John Tate
John Torrence Tate Jr. is an American mathematician, distinguished for many fundamental contributions in algebraic number theory, arithmetic geometry and related areas in algebraic geometry.
John Torrence Tate Jr. is an American mathematician, distinguished for many fundamental contributions in algebraic number theory, arithmetic geometry and related areas in algebraic geometry.
Joseph Bernard de Chabert
Joseph Bernard, marquis de Chabert was a French sailor, geographer and astronomer.
Joseph Bernard, marquis de Chabert was a French sailor, geographer and astronomer.
Joseph Fourier
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to ...
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to ...
Joseph Leo Doob
Joseph Leo Doob (February 27, 1910–June 7, 2004) was an American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory.
Joseph Leo Doob (February 27, 1910–June 7, 2004) was an American mathematician, specializing in analysis and probability theory.
Joseph Louis François Bertrand
Joseph Louis François Bertrand (March 11, 1822 – April 5, 1900, born and died in Paris) was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability t...
Joseph Louis François Bertrand (March 11, 1822 – April 5, 1900, born and died in Paris) was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability t...
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (also Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac, 6 December 1778 – 9 May 1850) was a French chemist and physicist.
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (also Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac, 6 December 1778 – 9 May 1850) was a French chemist and physicist.
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (25 January 1736 – 10 April 1813), born Giuseppe Lodovico (Luigi) Lagrangia, was a mathematician and astronomer, who was born in Turin, Piedmont, lived part of his li...
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (25 January 1736 – 10 April 1813), born Giuseppe Lodovico (Luigi) Lagrangia, was a mathematician and astronomer, who was born in Turin, Piedmont, lived part of his li...
Joseph Sauveur
Joseph Sauveur was a French mathematician and physicist.
Joseph Sauveur was a French mathematician and physicist.
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq was a French mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq was a French mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the theory of hydrodynamics, vibration, light, and heat.
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was a French astronomer.
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle was a French astronomer.
Jules A. Hoffmann
Jules A. Hoffmann (born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-born French biologist.
Jules A. Hoffmann (born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-born French biologist.
Jules Jamin
Jules Célestin Jamin (31 May 1818, Termes, Ardennes - 12 February 1886) was a French physicist.
Jules Célestin Jamin (31 May 1818, Termes, Ardennes - 12 February 1886) was a French physicist.
Jérôme Lalande
Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (July 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807) was a French astronomer and writer.
Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (July 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807) was a French astronomer and writer.
Keith Moffatt
Henry Keith Moffatt FRS FRSE (born 1935) is a Scottish applied mathematician with principal research interests in the field of fluid dynamics.
Henry Keith Moffatt FRS FRSE (born 1935) is a Scottish applied mathematician with principal research interests in the field of fluid dynamics.
Kiyoshi Itō
Kiyoshi Itō (September 7, 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a Japanese mathematician whose work is now called Itō calculus.
Kiyoshi Itō (September 7, 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a Japanese mathematician whose work is now called Itō calculus.
Klaus Bechgaard
Klaus Bechgaard (born March 5, 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish scientist and chemist, noted for being one of the first scientists in the world to synthesize a number of organic charge t...
Klaus Bechgaard (born March 5, 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish scientist and chemist, noted for being one of the first scientists in the world to synthesize a number of organic charge t...
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen was a prominent figure in the field of comparative physiology and Professor of Physiology Emeritus at Duke University.
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen was a prominent figure in the field of comparative physiology and Professor of Physiology Emeritus at Duke University.
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich (born October 4, 1938 in Aarberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss chemist and Nobel Chemistry laureate.
Kurt Wüthrich (born October 4, 1938 in Aarberg, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss chemist and Nobel Chemistry laureate.
Lennart Carleson
Lennart Axel Edvard Carleson (born 18 March 1928) is a Swedish mathematician, known as a leader in the field of harmonic analysis.
Lennart Axel Edvard Carleson (born 18 March 1928) is a Swedish mathematician, known as a leader in the field of harmonic analysis.
Leonid I. Sedov
Leonid Ivanovitch Sedov (14 November 1907 – 5 September 1999) was a leading physicist of the Soviet Union.
Leonid Ivanovitch Sedov (14 November 1907 – 5 September 1999) was a leading physicist of the Soviet Union.
Lodewijk Woltjer
Lodewijk Woltjer (born 1930) studied at the University of Leiden under Jan Oort earning a PhD in astronomy in 1957 with a thesis on the Crab Nebula.
Lodewijk Woltjer (born 1930) studied at the University of Leiden under Jan Oort earning a PhD in astronomy in 1957 with a thesis on the Crab Nebula.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a Hooker admiral and explorer.
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a Hooker admiral and explorer.
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc was a French botanist, invertebrate zoologist, and entomologist.
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc was a French botanist, invertebrate zoologist, and entomologist.
Louis Carré (mathematician)
Louis Carré was a French mathematician.
Louis Carré was a French mathematician.
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt (24 July 1731 – 17 October 1799) was a French chemist who synthesised the first organometalic compound.
Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt (24 July 1731 – 17 October 1799) was a French chemist who synthesised the first organometalic compound.
Louis Cordier
Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861) was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society.
Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861) was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society.
Louis de Broglie
Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, FRS was a French physicist and a Nobel laureate in 1929.
Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, FRS was a French physicist and a Nobel laureate in 1929.
Louis de Freycinet
Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (August 7, 1779 – August 18, 1841) was a French navigator.
Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (August 7, 1779 – August 18, 1841) was a French navigator.
Louis Georges Gouy
Louis Georges Gouy was a French physicist who was born at Vals-les-Bains, Ardèche in 1854 and died January 27 1926.
Louis Georges Gouy was a French physicist who was born at Vals-les-Bains, Ardèche in 1854 and died January 27 1926.
Louis Godin
Louis Godin (February 28, 1704 Paris – September 11, 1760 Cadiz) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Louis Godin (February 28, 1704 Paris – September 11, 1760 Cadiz) was a French astronomer and member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Louis Jacques Thénard
Louis Jacques Thénard (4 May 1777 in the village of La Louptière, Aube - 21 June 1857 in Paris), was a French chemist.
Louis Jacques Thénard (4 May 1777 in the village of La Louptière, Aube - 21 June 1857 in Paris), was a French chemist.
Louis Joseph Troost
Louis Joseph Troost ( 1825-September 30, 1911) was a French chemist.
Louis Joseph Troost ( 1825-September 30, 1911) was a French chemist.
Louis Lefèvre‑Gineau
Louis Lefèvre-Gineau, born at Authe, was a French chemist and scientist.
Louis Lefèvre-Gineau, born at Authe, was a French chemist and scientist.
Louis Lémery
Louis Lémery (1677–1743) was a French botanist and chemist.
Louis Lémery (1677–1743) was a French botanist and chemist.
Louis Nirenberg
Louis Nirenberg (born 28 February 1925) is a Canadian mathematician, and one of the outstanding analysts of the twentieth century.
Louis Nirenberg (born 28 February 1925) is a Canadian mathematician, and one of the outstanding analysts of the twentieth century.
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières
Louis François Élisabeth Ramond, baron de Carbonnières (January 4, 1755 Strasbourg – May 14, 1827), was a French politician, geologist and botanist.
Louis François Élisabeth Ramond, baron de Carbonnières (January 4, 1755 Strasbourg – May 14, 1827), was a French politician, geologist and botanist.
Louis René Tulasne
Louis René Tulasne, aka Edmond Tulasne was a French botanist and mycologist who was born in Azay-le-Rideau.
Louis René Tulasne, aka Edmond Tulasne was a French botanist and mycologist who was born in Azay-le-Rideau.
Louis Édouard Bureau
Louis Édouard Bureau (25 May 1830 in Nantes – 14 December 1918 in Paris) was a French physician and botanist.
Louis Édouard Bureau (25 May 1830 in Nantes – 14 December 1918 in Paris) was a French physician and botanist.
Louis-François-Clement Breguet
Louis Francois Clement Breguet (December 22, 1804- October 27, 1883), was a French physicist and watchmaker, noted for his work in the early days of telegraphy.
Louis Francois Clement Breguet (December 22, 1804- October 27, 1883), was a French physicist and watchmaker, noted for his work in the early days of telegraphy.
Louis-Félix Henneguy
Louis-Félix Henneguy was a French zoologist and embryologist born in Paris.
Louis-Félix Henneguy was a French zoologist and embryologist born in Paris.
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton (May 29, 1716 – December 31, 1799) was a French naturalist.
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton (May 29, 1716 – December 31, 1799) was a French naturalist.
Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan
Louis-Élisabeth de la Vergne, comte de Tressan (4 November 1705, Le Mans - 31 October 1783, from a fall from a carriage en route to Saint-Leu-la-Forêt) was a French soldier, physician, scientist...
Louis-Élisabeth de la Vergne, comte de Tressan (4 November 1705, Le Mans - 31 October 1783, from a fall from a carriage en route to Saint-Leu-la-Forêt) was a French soldier, physician, scientist...
Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury
Louis-Étienne François Héricart-Ferrand, vicomte de Thury, (Paris, 3 June 1776 — Rome, 15 January 1854) was a French politician and man of science.
Louis-Étienne François Héricart-Ferrand, vicomte de Thury, (Paris, 3 June 1776 — Rome, 15 January 1854) was a French politician and man of science.
Luc Montagnier
Luc Antoine Montagnier (born 18 August 1932 in Chabris, Indre, France) is a French virologist and joint recipient with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen of the 2008 Nobel Prize in P...
Luc Antoine Montagnier (born 18 August 1932 in Chabris, Indre, France) is a French virologist and joint recipient with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen of the 2008 Nobel Prize in P...
Lucien Cayeux
Lucien Cayeux was a French sedimentary petrographer.
Lucien Cayeux was a French sedimentary petrographer.
Lucien Laubier
Lucien Laubier (22 September 1936–15 June 2008) was a French oceanographer.
Lucien Laubier (22 September 1936–15 June 2008) was a French oceanographer.
Ludvig Faddeev
Ludvig Dmitrievich Faddeev (Лю́двиг Дми́триевич Фадде́ев), also Ludwig Dmitriyevich (born March 23, 1934) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Ludvig Dmitrievich Faddeev (Лю́двиг Дми́триевич Фадде́ев), also Ludwig Dmitriyevich (born March 23, 1934) is a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist and mathematician.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza is an Italian population geneticist born in Genoa, who has been a professor at Stanford University since 1970.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza is an Italian population geneticist born in Genoa, who has been a professor at Stanford University since 1970.
Léon Foucault
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's r...
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's r...
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (November 5, 1855 in Paris, France – January 2, 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist who became famous for his discovery of the stratosphere.
Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (November 5, 1855 in Paris, France – January 2, 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist who became famous for his discovery of the stratosphere.
Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen (born May 9, 1927) is a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Manfred Eigen (born May 9, 1927) is a German biophysical chemist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions.
Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette
Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette (11 August 1729, Lyon – 1793) was a French botanist.
Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette (11 August 1729, Lyon – 1793) was a French botanist.
Marc Jeannerod
Marc Jeannerod is a neurologist, a neurophysiologist and an internationally recognized expert in cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology.
Marc Jeannerod is a neurologist, a neurophysiologist and an internationally recognized expert in cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology.
Marc Julia
Marc Julia (23 October, 1922 Paris– 29 June, 2010) was a French chemist and the winner of the 1990 CNRS Gold Medal in chemistry.
Marc Julia (23 October, 1922 Paris– 29 June, 2010) was a French chemist and the winner of the 1990 CNRS Gold Medal in chemistry.
Marc Seguin
Marc Seguin (April 20, 1786 - February 24, 1875) was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the multi-tubular steam-engine boiler.
Marc Seguin (April 20, 1786 - February 24, 1875) was a French engineer, inventor of the wire-cable suspension bridge and the multi-tubular steam-engine boiler.
Marc Tiffeneau
Marc Émile Pierre Adolphe Tiffeneau (November 5, 1873 – May 20, 1945) was a French chemist who discovered the Tiffeneau-Demjanov rearrangement.
Marc Émile Pierre Adolphe Tiffeneau (November 5, 1873 – May 20, 1945) was a French chemist who discovered the Tiffeneau-Demjanov rearrangement.
Marc Yor
Marc Yor is a French mathematician well known for his work on stochastic processes, especially properties of semimartingales, Brownian motion and other Lévy processes, the Bessel processes, and ...
Marc Yor is a French mathematician well known for his work on stochastic processes, especially properties of semimartingales, Brownian motion and other Lévy processes, the Bessel processes, and ...
Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson was a French politician, son of the 1st Marquis d'Argenson and the younger brother of René Louis d’Argenson.
Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, comte d'Argenson was a French politician, son of the 1st Marquis d'Argenson and the younger brother of René Louis d’Argenson.
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652-1721)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson (4 November 1652 – 8 May 1721) was a French politician.
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson (4 November 1652 – 8 May 1721) was a French politician.
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652–1721)
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson (4 November 1652 – 8 May 1721) was a French politician.
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson (4 November 1652 – 8 May 1721) was a French politician.
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722-1787)
Marc Antoine René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy and 3rd marquis d'Argenson (1757) (22 November 1722, Valenciennes – 13 August 1787), was the only son of René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, ...
Marc Antoine René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy and 3rd marquis d'Argenson (1757) (22 November 1722, Valenciennes – 13 August 1787), was the only son of René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, ...
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1722–1787)
Marc Antoine René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy and 3rd marquis d'Argenson, was the only son of René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d' Argenson.
Marc Antoine René de Voyer, marquis de Paulmy and 3rd marquis d'Argenson, was the only son of René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d' Argenson.
Marcel Berger
Marcel Berger (born 14 April 1927) is a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES), France.
Marcel Berger (born 14 April 1927) is a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES), France.
Marcel J. E. Golay
Marcel J.E. Golay was a Swiss-born mathematician, physicist, and information theorist, who applied mathematics to real-world military and industrial problems.
Marcel J.E. Golay was a Swiss-born mathematician, physicist, and information theorist, who applied mathematics to real-world military and industrial problems.
Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt
Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Martynas Počobutas; 30 October 1728 near Hrodna – 7 February 1810 in Daugavpils) was a Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit astronomer and mathematician.
Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (Martynas Počobutas; 30 October 1728 near Hrodna – 7 February 1810 in Daugavpils) was a Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit astronomer and mathematician.
Marguerite Perey
Marguerite Catherine Perey (19 October 1909 – 13 May 1975) was a French physicist.
Marguerite Catherine Perey (19 October 1909 – 13 May 1975) was a French physicist.
Marianne Grunberg-Manago
Dr. Marianne Grunberg-Manago, PhD, (born 1921, Saint Petersburg, former Soviet Union) is an French biochemist.
Dr. Marianne Grunberg-Manago, PhD, (born 1921, Saint Petersburg, former Soviet Union) is an French biochemist.
Marie Henri Andoyer
Marie Henri Andoyer (October 1, 1862, Paris June 12, 1929) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Marie Henri Andoyer (October 1, 1862, Paris June 12, 1929) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Marie Jules Cesar Lelorgne de Savigny
Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (or Lelorgue de Savigny), born on 5 April 1777 at Provins and died on 5 October 1851 at Galès in Yvelines, was a French zoologist.
Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (or Lelorgue de Savigny), born on 5 April 1777 at Provins and died on 5 October 1851 at Galès in Yvelines, was a French zoologist.
Marie-Charles Damoiseau
Baron Marie-Charles-Théodore de Damoiseau de Montfort (April 6, 1768 in Besançon.
Baron Marie-Charles-Théodore de Damoiseau de Montfort (April 6, 1768 in Besançon.
Marquis de Condorcet
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method'...
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method'...
Martin Gibbs
Martin Gibbs (November 11, 1922 - July 24, 2006) was an American biochemist and educator who worked in the field of carbon metabolism.
Martin Gibbs (November 11, 1922 - July 24, 2006) was an American biochemist and educator who worked in the field of carbon metabolism.
Masaki Kashiwara
Masaki Kashiwara is a Japanese mathematician.
Masaki Kashiwara is a Japanese mathematician.
Mathias Fink
Mathias Fink, born in 1945 in Grenoble, is a French physicist, professor at the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, member of the French Academy of Scie...
Mathias Fink, born in 1945 in Grenoble, is a French physicist, professor at the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, member of the French Academy of Scie...
Mathieu Tillet
Mathieu Tillet was a French botanist, agronomist, metallurgist and administrator.
Mathieu Tillet was a French botanist, agronomist, metallurgist and administrator.
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.
Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.
Matthew Meselson
Matthew Stanley Meselson (born May 24, 1930) is an American geneticist and molecular biologist whose research was important in showing how DNA replicates, recombines and is repaired in cells.
Matthew Stanley Meselson (born May 24, 1930) is an American geneticist and molecular biologist whose research was important in showing how DNA replicates, recombines and is repaired in cells.
Maurice Loewy
Maurice (Moritz) Loewy (April 15, 1833 – October 15, 1907) was a French astronomer.
Maurice (Moritz) Loewy (April 15, 1833 – October 15, 1907) was a French astronomer.
Maurice Nivat
Maurice Paul Nivat (born December 21, 1937) is a French computer scientist.
Maurice Paul Nivat (born December 21, 1937) is a French computer scientist.
Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie
Louis-César-Victor-Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, was a French physicist.
Louis-César-Victor-Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie, was a French physicist.
Maxim Kontsevich
Maxim Lvovich Kontsevich (Макси́м Льво́вич Конце́вич; born 25 August 1964) is a Russian mathematician.
Maxim Lvovich Kontsevich (Макси́м Льво́вич Конце́вич; born 25 August 1964) is a Russian mathematician.
Michael Atiyah
Sir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, FRS, FRSE (born 22 April 1929) is a British mathematician working in geometry.
Sir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, FRS, FRSE (born 22 April 1929) is a British mathematician working in geometry.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michel Adanson
Michel Adanson (7 April 1727 – 3 August 1806) was a French naturalist of Scottish descent.
Michel Adanson (7 April 1727 – 3 August 1806) was a French naturalist of Scottish descent.
Michel Chasles
Michel Floréal Chasles (15 November 1793 – 18 December 1880) was a French mathematician.
Michel Floréal Chasles (15 November 1793 – 18 December 1880) was a French mathematician.
Michel Eugène Chevreul
Michel Eugène Chevreul (31 August 1786 – 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art and science.
Michel Eugène Chevreul (31 August 1786 – 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art and science.
Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly
Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly (31 December 1714 – 23 September 1769), Duke of Picquigny and then Duke of Chaulnes from 1744, was a French astronomer and physicist.
Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly (31 December 1714 – 23 September 1769), Duke of Picquigny and then Duke of Chaulnes from 1744, was a French astronomer and physicist.
Michel Jouvet
Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet (born 16 November 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France) is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Lyon.
Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet (born 16 November 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France) is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Lyon.
Michel Lefrançois de Lalande
Michel Lefrançois de Lalande was a French astronomer.
Michel Lefrançois de Lalande was a French astronomer.
Michel Mayor
Michel G. E. Mayor is Swiss professor emeritus at the University of Geneva's Department of Astronomy.
Michel G. E. Mayor is Swiss professor emeritus at the University of Geneva's Department of Astronomy.
Michel Raynaud
Michel Raynaud is a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry.
Michel Raynaud is a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry.
Michel Talagrand
Michel Pierre Talagrand (born February 1952) is a French mathematician.
Michel Pierre Talagrand (born February 1952) is a French mathematician.
Mikhail Gromov (mathematician)
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov or Michael Gromov; Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a Russian mathematician known for important contributions in many diffe...
Miroslav Radman
Miroslav Radman is a prominent Croatian biologist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Miroslav Radman is a prominent Croatian biologist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French revolutionary military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French revolutionary military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.
Nathaniel Pigott
Nathaniel Pigott (1725–1804) was an English astronomer, noted for his observations of eclipses, a transit of Venus and a transit of Mercury, and comets.
Nathaniel Pigott (1725–1804) was an English astronomer, noted for his observations of eclipses, a transit of Venus and a transit of Mercury, and comets.
Neil Bartlett (chemist)
Neil Bartlett (15 September 1932 – 5 August 2008) was a chemist who specialized in fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds.
Neil Bartlett (15 September 1932 – 5 August 2008) was a chemist who specialized in fluorine, and became famous for creating the first noble gas compounds.
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Nicolaas Bloembergen (born Dordrecht, March 11, 1920) is a Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate.
Nicolaas Bloembergen (born Dordrecht, March 11, 1920) is a Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate.
Nicolaas Hartsoeker
Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656, Gouda - 10 December 1725, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope circa 1694.
Nicolaas Hartsoeker (26 March 1656, Gouda - 10 December 1725, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who invented the screw-barrel simple microscope circa 1694.
Nicolas Lemery
Nicolas Lémery (November 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715), French chemist, was born at Rouen who was one of the first to develop theories on acid-base chemistry.
Nicolas Lémery (November 17, 1645 – June 19, 1715), French chemist, was born at Rouen who was one of the first to develop theories on acid-base chemistry.
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (born 20 August 1930, Lorient, France) is a developmental biologist, famed for her studies of chimeras, which have led to critical insights regarding higher animal nervo...
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (born 20 August 1930, Lorient, France) is a developmental biologist, famed for her studies of chimeras, which have led to critical insights regarding higher animal nervo...
Nikolay Semyonov
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov FRS Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов) (April 15 (April 3, Old Style), 1896 – September 25, 1986) was a Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist.
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov FRS Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов) (April 15 (April 3, Old Style), 1896 – September 25, 1986) was a Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. was an American physicist.
Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. was an American physicist.
Pafnuty Chebyshev
Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev (Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв, ) was a Russian mathematician.
Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev (Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв, ) was a Russian mathematician.
Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart (1948 - ) is an award-winning bacteriologist at the Pasteur Institute of Paris, and the foremost authority on Listeria monocytogenes, a deadly and common food-borne pathogen ...
Pascale Cossart (1948 - ) is an award-winning bacteriologist at the Pasteur Institute of Paris, and the foremost authority on Listeria monocytogenes, a deadly and common food-borne pathogen ...
Paul Berg
Paul Berg (born June 30, 1926) is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University.
Paul Berg (born June 30, 1926) is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University.
Paul d'Albert de Luynes
Paul d'Albert de Luynes (5 January 1703, Versailles - 21 January 1788, Paris) was a French prelate.
Paul d'Albert de Luynes (5 January 1703, Versailles - 21 January 1788, Paris) was a French prelate.
Paul Henri Lecomte
Paul Henri Lecomte (8 January 1856, Saint-Nabord, Vosges, France - 12 June 1934, Paris) was a French botanist.
Paul Henri Lecomte (8 January 1856, Saint-Nabord, Vosges, France - 12 June 1934, Paris) was a French botanist.
Paul Langevin
Paul Langevin (23 January 1872 – 19 December 1946) was a prominent French physicist who developed Langevin dynamics and the Langevin equation.
Paul Langevin (23 January 1872 – 19 December 1946) was a prominent French physicist who developed Langevin dynamics and the Langevin equation.
Paul Lebeau
Paul Marie Alfred Lebeau (December 19, 1868 – 1959) was a French chemist.
Paul Marie Alfred Lebeau (December 19, 1868 – 1959) was a French chemist.
Paul Marie Eugène Vieille
Paul Marie Eugène Vieille (2 September 1854 – 14 January 1934) was a French chemist and the inventor of modern nitrocellulose-based smokeless gunpowder in 1884.
Paul Marie Eugène Vieille (2 September 1854 – 14 January 1934) was a French chemist and the inventor of modern nitrocellulose-based smokeless gunpowder in 1884.
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier was born on January 6, 1947 in Annecy, France.
Paul Tapponnier was born on January 6, 1947 in Annecy, France.
Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II (English: Peter II; 2 December 1825 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.
Dom Pedro II (English: Peter II; 2 December 1825 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.
Peter Dervan
Peter B. Dervan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology.
Peter B. Dervan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology.
Peter the Great
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy) ( – ) ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire fr...
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy) ( – ) ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire fr...
Philibert Chabert
Philibert Chabert was a French agronomist and veterinarian.
Philibert Chabert was a French agronomist and veterinarian.
Philippe Buache
Philippe Buache (born La Neuville-au-Pont, 7 February 1700; died Paris, 24 January 1773) was a French geographer.
Philippe Buache (born La Neuville-au-Pont, 7 February 1700; died Paris, 24 January 1773) was a French geographer.
Philippe de Courcillon
Philippe de Courcillon, Marquis de Dangeau (21 September 1638 – 9 September 1720) was a French officer and author.
Philippe de Courcillon, Marquis de Dangeau (21 September 1638 – 9 September 1720) was a French officer and author.
Philippe de La Hire
Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire or Phillipe de La Hire) (March 18, 1640 – April 21, 1718) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire or Phillipe de La Hire) (March 18, 1640 – April 21, 1718) was a French mathematician and astronomer.
Philippe Flajolet
Philippe Flajolet (1 December 1948 -- 22 March 2011) was a French computer scientist.
Philippe Flajolet (1 December 1948 -- 22 March 2011) was a French computer scientist.
Philippe G. Ciarlet
Philippe G. Ciarlet (born October 14, 1938) is a French mathematician, known particularly for his work on mathematical analysis of the finite element method especially applied to elasticity.
Philippe G. Ciarlet (born October 14, 1938) is a French mathematician, known particularly for his work on mathematical analysis of the finite element method especially applied to elasticity.
Philippe Nozieres
Philippe Nozières (1932) is a French physicist working at Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France.
Philippe Nozières (1932) is a French physicist working at Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France.
Philippe Nozières
Philippe Nozières (1932) is a French physicist working at Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France.
Philippe Nozières (1932) is a French physicist working at Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France.
Philippe Sansonetti
Philippe J. Sansonetti, Mississippi, Maryland, (born 1949) is a microbiologist, Professor at the Pasteur Institute and the Collège de France in Paris.
Philippe J. Sansonetti, Mississippi, Maryland, (born 1949) is a microbiologist, Professor at the Pasteur Institute and the Collège de France in Paris.
Philippe Taquet
Philippe Taquet (b. April 25, 1940 Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a French paleontologist who specializes in dinosaur systematics of finds primarily in northern Africa.
Philippe Taquet (b. April 25, 1940 Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a French paleontologist who specializes in dinosaur systematics of finds primarily in northern Africa.
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (April 19, 1839 - April 28, 1914) was a French botanist who was a native of Baillleul in the département of Nord.
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (April 19, 1839 - April 28, 1914) was a French botanist who was a native of Baillleul in the département of Nord.
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (November 20, 1762 – February 6, 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods.
Pierre André Latreille (November 20, 1762 – February 6, 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods.
Pierre Berthier
Pierre Berthier (July 3, 1782, Nemours, Seine-et-Marne – August 24, 1861) was a French geologist and mining engineer.
Pierre Berthier (July 3, 1782, Nemours, Seine-et-Marne – August 24, 1861) was a French geologist and mining engineer.
Pierre Braunstein
Pierre Braunstein (born 4 October 1947) is a French chemist.
Pierre Braunstein (born 4 October 1947) is a French chemist.
Pierre Dangeard
Pierre Jean-Louis Dangeard (18 February 1895, Poitiers, France — 23 August 1970, Pléneuf-Val-André, France) was a French botanist.
Pierre Jean-Louis Dangeard (18 February 1895, Poitiers, France — 23 August 1970, Pléneuf-Val-André, France) was a French botanist.
Pierre Gabriel
Pierre Gabriel is a mathematician at Universität Zürich who works on category theory, algebraic groups, and representation theory of algebras.
Pierre Gabriel is a mathematician at Universität Zürich who works on category theory, algebraic groups, and representation theory of algebras.
Pierre Joliot
Pierre Joliot (born in Paris, 12 March 1932) is a noted French biologist and researcher for the CNRS. A researcher there since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of thei...
Pierre Joliot (born in Paris, 12 March 1932) is a noted French biologist and researcher for the CNRS. A researcher there since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of thei...
Pierre Louis Dulong
Pierre Louis Dulong (12 February 1785 – 19 July 1838) was a French physicist and chemist, remembered today largely for the law of Dulong and Petit.
Pierre Louis Dulong (12 February 1785 – 19 July 1838) was a French physicist and chemist, remembered today largely for the law of Dulong and Petit.
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (; Saint-Malo, 17 July 1698 – Basel, 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
Pierre Macquer
Pierre-Joseph Macquer (1718–1784) was an influential French chemist.
Pierre-Joseph Macquer (1718–1784) was an influential French chemist.
Pierre Méchain
Pierre François André Méchain (16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky o...
Pierre François André Méchain (16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky o...
Pierre Paul Émile Roux
Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS(December 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente – November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist who was one of the closest collaborators of L...
Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS(December 17, 1853, Confolens, Charente – November 3, 1933, Paris) was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist who was one of the closest collaborators of L...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (; May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955) was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of bo...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ (; May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955) was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of bo...
Pierre Viala
Pierre Viala was a French scientist.
Pierre Viala was a French scientist.
Pierre Victor Auger
Pierre Victor Auger (May 14, 1899 – December 24, 1993) was a French physicist, born in Paris.
Pierre Victor Auger (May 14, 1899 – December 24, 1993) was a French physicist, born in Paris.
Pierre Weiss
Pierre-Ernest Weiss was a French physicist who developed the domain theory of ferromagnetism in 1907.
Pierre-Ernest Weiss was a French physicist who developed the domain theory of ferromagnetism in 1907.
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (October 24, 1932 in Paris – May 18, 2007 in Orsay) was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991.
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (October 24, 1932 in Paris – May 18, 2007 in Orsay) was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991.
Pierre-Louis Lions
Pierre-Louis Lions (born August 11, 1956 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French mathematician.
Pierre-Louis Lions (born August 11, 1956 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French mathematician.
Pierre-Paul Grassé
Pierre-Paul Grassé, born on November 27, 1895 in Périgueux (Dordogne) and died on July 9, 1985, was a French zoologist, author of over 300 publications including the influential 35-volume Traité...
Pierre-Paul Grassé, born on November 27, 1895 in Périgueux (Dordogne) and died on July 9, 1985, was a French zoologist, author of over 300 publications including the influential 35-volume Traité...
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer whose work was pivotal to the development of mathematical astronomy and statistics.
Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace (; 23 March 1749 – 5 March 1827) was a French mathematician and astronomer whose work was pivotal to the development of mathematical astronomy and statistics.
Pierre-Sylvain Régis
Pierre Sylvain Régis (1632–1707) was a French Cartesian philosopher and a prominent critic of Spinoza.
Pierre Sylvain Régis (1632–1707) was a French Cartesian philosopher and a prominent critic of Spinoza.
Piotr Słonimski
Piotr Słonimski (born in Warsaw, died in Paris) – Polish-born French geneticist, pioneer of yeast mitochondrial genetics, nephew of the Polish poet Antoni Słonimski.
Piotr Słonimski (born in Warsaw, died in Paris) – Polish-born French geneticist, pioneer of yeast mitochondrial genetics, nephew of the Polish poet Antoni Słonimski.
Pyotr Chikhachyov
Pyotr Alexandrovich Chikhachyov, last name also spelled Chikhachev or Tchihatchev (Пётр Алекса́ндрович Чихачёв; December 23, 1808 – October 13, 1890) was a Russian naturalist an...
Pyotr Alexandrovich Chikhachyov, last name also spelled Chikhachev or Tchihatchev (Пётр Алекса́ндрович Чихачёв; December 23, 1808 – October 13, 1890) was a Russian naturalist an...
Raoul Bott
Raoul Bott, FRS (September 24, 1923 – December 20, 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician known for numerous basic contributions to geometry in its broad sense.
Raoul Bott, FRS (September 24, 1923 – December 20, 2005) was a Hungarian mathematician known for numerous basic contributions to geometry in its broad sense.
Raphael Bienvenu Sabatier
Raphael Bienvenu Sabatier (October 11, 1732 – July 19, 1811) was a French anatomist and surgeon who was born in Paris.
Raphael Bienvenu Sabatier (October 11, 1732 – July 19, 1811) was a French anatomist and surgeon who was born in Paris.
Raymond Daudel
Raymond Daudel (February 2, 1920 Paris - June 20, 2006 Ivry-sur-Seine) was a French theoretical and quantum chemist.
Raymond Daudel (February 2, 1920 Paris - June 20, 2006 Ivry-sur-Seine) was a French theoretical and quantum chemist.
Reinhard Genzel
Reinhard Genzel (born 24 March 1952 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany) is a German astrophysicist.
Reinhard Genzel (born 24 March 1952 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany) is a German astrophysicist.
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (28 February 1683 La Rochelle - 17 October 1757 Saint-Julien-du-Terroux) was a French scientist who contributed to many different fields, especially the study o...
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (28 February 1683 La Rochelle - 17 October 1757 Saint-Julien-du-Terroux) was a French scientist who contributed to many different fields, especially the study o...
René Just Haüy
René Just Haüy (; 28 February 1743 in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (Oise) – 3 June 1822 in Paris) was a French mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary can...
René Just Haüy (; 28 February 1743 in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (Oise) – 3 June 1822 in Paris) was a French mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary can...
René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes
René-Nicolas Dufriche, baron Desgenettes (23 May 1762, Alençon – 3 February 1837, Paris) was a French military doctor.
René-Nicolas Dufriche, baron Desgenettes (23 May 1762, Alençon – 3 February 1837, Paris) was a French military doctor.
Richard Dedekind
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (October 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important work in abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), algebraic number the...
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (October 6, 1831 – February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important work in abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), algebraic number the...
Richard M. Karp
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Peto
Sir Richard Peto FRS (born 14 May 1943) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.
Sir Richard Peto FRS (born 14 May 1943) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 22 April 1909), Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th...
Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 22 April 1909), Knight Grand Cross is an Italian neurologist who, together with colleague Stanley Cohen, received the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for th...
Robert Bunsen
Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (30 March 1811N1 – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist.
Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (30 March 1811N1 – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist.
Roderick Murchison
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet KCB DCL FRS FRSE FLS PRGS PBA MRIA was a Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet KCB DCL FRS FRSE FLS PRGS PBA MRIA was a Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system.
Rodolphe Radau
Jean Charles Rodolphe Radau (January 22, 1835 – December 21, 1911) was an astronomer and mathematician who worked in Paris at the Revue des deux Mondes for most of his life.
Jean Charles Rodolphe Radau (January 22, 1835 – December 21, 1911) was an astronomer and mathematician who worked in Paris at the Revue des deux Mondes for most of his life.
Roger Balian
Roger Balian (b. January 18, 1933) is a French physicist who has worked on quantum thermodynamics and theory of measurement.
Roger Balian (b. January 18, 1933) is a French physicist who has worked on quantum thermodynamics and theory of measurement.
Roger Cayrel
Roger Victor Emile Cayrel (born 4 December 1925, Bordeaux, France) is a French astronomer.
Roger Victor Emile Cayrel (born 4 December 1925, Bordeaux, France) is a French astronomer.
Roger Guillemin
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin (born January 11, 1924 in Dijon, Bourgogne, France) received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neuroho...
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin (born January 11, 1924 in Dijon, Bourgogne, France) received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neuroho...
Roger Temam
Roger Meyer Temam (born 19 May 1940) is a College Professor of mathematics at The Indiana University, Bloomington.
Roger Meyer Temam (born 19 May 1940) is a College Professor of mathematics at The Indiana University, Bloomington.
Rudolf E. Kalman
Rudolf (Rudy) Emil Kalman (in Hungarian Kálmán Rudolf Emil; born May 19, 1930) is a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematical system theorist, and college professor, who was ed...
Rudolf (Rudy) Emil Kalman (in Hungarian Kálmán Rudolf Emil; born May 19, 1930) is a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematical system theorist, and college professor, who was ed...
Rudolf E. Kálmán
Rudolf (Rudy) Emil Kálmán (in Hungarian Kálmán Rudolf Emil; born May 19, 1930) is a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematical system theorist, and college professor, who was ed...
Rudolf (Rudy) Emil Kálmán (in Hungarian Kálmán Rudolf Emil; born May 19, 1930) is a Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematical system theorist, and college professor, who was ed...
Rudolf Trümpy
Rudolf Trümpy (born 1921, died 30 January 2009) is a Swiss Geologist, who was born in the small Swiss town of Glarus.
Rudolf Trümpy (born 1921, died 30 January 2009) is a Swiss Geologist, who was born in the small Swiss town of Glarus.
Serge Abiteboul
Serge Joseph Abiteboul is a computer scientist working in the areas of data management, database theory, and finite model theory.
Serge Joseph Abiteboul is a computer scientist working in the areas of data management, database theory, and finite model theory.
Serge Haroche
Serge Haroche (born 11 September 1944 in Casablanca) is a French physicist.
Serge Haroche (born 11 September 1944 in Casablanca) is a French physicist.
Sergiu Klainerman
Sergiu Klainerman (born 1950 in Bucharest, Romania) is a mathematician known for his contributions to the study of hyperbolic differential equations and general relativity.
Sergiu Klainerman (born 1950 in Bucharest, Romania) is a mathematician known for his contributions to the study of hyperbolic differential equations and general relativity.
Seymour Benzer
Seymour Benzer was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist.
Seymour Benzer was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist.
Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern (, October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.
Shiing-Shen Chern (, October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.
Siméon Denis Poisson
Siméon Denis Poisson (; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840), was a French mathematician, geometer, and physicist.
Siméon Denis Poisson (; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840), was a French mathematician, geometer, and physicist.
Sophus Lie
Marius Sophus Lie ( "Lee") (17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician.
Marius Sophus Lie ( "Lee") (17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician.
Stanislas Dehaene
Stanislas Dehaene (born May 12, 1965 Roubaix, France) is a professor at the Collège de France, author, and (since 1989) director of INSERM Unit 562, "Cognitive Neuroimaging,".
Stanislas Dehaene (born May 12, 1965 Roubaix, France) is a professor at the Collège de France, author, and (since 1989) director of INSERM Unit 562, "Cognitive Neuroimaging,".
Stanislas Laugier
Stanislas Laugier (1799-1872) was a French surgeon and doctor, practising at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a member of the Institut and of the Académie des Sciences, president and professor of the Ac...
Stanislas Laugier (1799-1872) was a French surgeon and doctor, practising at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris, a member of the Institut and of the Académie des Sciences, president and professor of the Ac...
Susan Solomon
Susan Solomon is an atmospheric chemist working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Susan Solomon is an atmospheric chemist working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Suzanne Cory
Suzanne Cory, AC, FAA, FRS (born 11 March 1942) is an Australian biologist.
Suzanne Cory, AC, FAA, FRS (born 11 March 1942) is an Australian biologist.
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.
Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 – 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military ...
Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 – 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military ...
Thierry Aubin
Thierry Aubin (May 6, 1942 – March 21, 2009) was a French mathematician at Centre de Mathématiques de Jussieu who worked on Riemannian geometry and non-linear partial differential equations.
Thierry Aubin (May 6, 1942 – March 21, 2009) was a French mathematician at Centre de Mathématiques de Jussieu who worked on Riemannian geometry and non-linear partial differential equations.
Urbain Le Verrier
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune.
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier (11 March 1811 – 23 September 1877) was a French mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for his part in the discovery of Neptune.
Vincent Courtillot
Vincent E. Courtillot (born 6 March 1948) is a contemporary French geophysicist, prominent among the researchers who are critical of the hypothesis that impact events are a primary cause of mass...
Vincent E. Courtillot (born 6 March 1948) is a contemporary French geophysicist, prominent among the researchers who are critical of the hypothesis that impact events are a primary cause of mass...
Vladimir Arnold
Vladimir Igorevich Arnold (alternative spelling Arnol'd, Влади́мир И́горевич Арно́льд, 12 June 1937 – 3 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
Vladimir Igorevich Arnold (alternative spelling Arnol'd, Влади́мир И́горевич Арно́льд, 12 June 1937 – 3 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
W. Jason Morgan
William Jason Morgan (born October 10, 1935 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American geophysicist who has made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics.
William Jason Morgan (born October 10, 1935 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American geophysicist who has made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics.
Walter Jakob Gehring
Walter Jakob Gehring (born 20 March 1939 in Zurich) is Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.
Walter Jakob Gehring (born 20 March 1939 in Zurich) is Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland.
Wendelin Werner
Wendelin Werner (born September 23, 1968 in West Germany) is a German-born French mathematician working in the area of self-avoiding random walks, Schramm-Loewner evolution, and related theories...
Wendelin Werner (born September 23, 1968 in West Germany) is a German-born French mathematician working in the area of self-avoiding random walks, Schramm-Loewner evolution, and related theories...
Wilhelm Homberg
Wilhelm Homberg, also known as Guillaume Homberg in French, was a Dutch natural philosopher.
Wilhelm Homberg, also known as Guillaume Homberg in French, was a Dutch natural philosopher.
William Scoresby
William Scoresby (5 October 1789 – 21 March 1857), was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
William Scoresby (5 October 1789 – 21 March 1857), was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
Wolfgang Doeblin
Wolfgang Döblin, known in France as Vincent Doblin, (17 March 1915 – 21 June 1940) was a German-French mathematician.
Wolfgang Döblin, known in France as Vincent Doblin, (17 March 1915 – 21 June 1940) was a German-French mathematician.
Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky
Wolfgang Kurt Hermann "Pief" Panofsky (April 24, 1919 – September 24, 2007), was a German-American physicist.
Wolfgang Kurt Hermann "Pief" Panofsky (April 24, 1919 – September 24, 2007), was a German-American physicist.
Xavier Le Pichon
Xavier Le Pichon (born June 18, 1937) is a French geophysicist.
Xavier Le Pichon (born June 18, 1937) is a French geophysicist.
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Yasutomi Nishizuka was a Japanese biochemist who discovered protein kinase C and made important contribution to the understanding of molecular mechanism of signal transduction across the cell me...
Yasutomi Nishizuka was a Japanese biochemist who discovered protein kinase C and made important contribution to the understanding of molecular mechanism of signal transduction across the cell me...
Yuly Shokalsky
Yuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 5, 1856, Saint Petersburg — March 26, 1940, Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and geographer.
Yuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 5, 1856, Saint Petersburg — March 26, 1940, Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and geographer.
Yves Bréchet
Yves Bréchet is a physicist, specialist of materials science, professor at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Yves Bréchet is a physicist, specialist of materials science, professor at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Yves Chauvin
Yves Chauvin (born October 10, 1930) is a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate.
Yves Chauvin (born October 10, 1930) is a French chemist and Nobel Prize laureate.
Yves Meyer
Yves F. Meyer is a French mathematician and scientist and a foremost expert on wavelets.
Yves F. Meyer is a French mathematician and scientist and a foremost expert on wavelets.
Zhen-yi Wang
Zhen-yi Wang is a Chinese pathophysiologist, hematologist, and the Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pathophysiology at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in Shanghai, China.
Zhen-yi Wang is a Chinese pathophysiologist, hematologist, and the Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pathophysiology at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in Shanghai, China.
Édouard Branly
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly (23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940) was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly (23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940) was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
Édouard Brézin
Édouard Brézin (b. December 1, 1938 Paris) is a French theoretical physicist.
Édouard Brézin (b. December 1, 1938 Paris) is a French theoretical physicist.
Éleuthère Mascart
Éleuthère Élie Nicolas Mascart (February 20, 1837 – August 24, 1908) was a noted French physicist, a researcher in optics and electricity.
Éleuthère Élie Nicolas Mascart (February 20, 1837 – August 24, 1908) was a noted French physicist, a researcher in optics and electricity.
Élie Cartan
Élie Joseph Cartan (9 April 1869 – 6 May 1951) was an influential French mathematician, who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications.
Élie Joseph Cartan (9 April 1869 – 6 May 1951) was an influential French mathematician, who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications.
Élie Wollman
Élie Wollman was a French microbial geneticist who first described plasmids, and served as vice director of research for the Pasteur Institute for twenty years.
Élie Wollman was a French microbial geneticist who first described plasmids, and served as vice director of research for the Pasteur Institute for twenty years.
Émile Duclaux
Émile Duclaux (June 24, 1840 – February 5, 1904) was a French microbiologist and chemist who was born in Aurillac, Cantal.
Émile Duclaux (June 24, 1840 – February 5, 1904) was a French microbiologist and chemist who was born in Aurillac, Cantal.
Émile Roubaud
Émile Roubaud was a French biologist and entomologist known for his work on paludism, yellow fever and sleeping sickness.
Émile Roubaud was a French biologist and entomologist known for his work on paludism, yellow fever and sleeping sickness.
Émile Sarrau
Jacques Rose Ferdinand Émile Sarrau (Perpignan 24 June 1837 – Saint-Yrieix 10 May 1904) was a French chemist.
Jacques Rose Ferdinand Émile Sarrau (Perpignan 24 June 1837 – Saint-Yrieix 10 May 1904) was a French chemist.
Étienne Bézout
Étienne Bézout (31 March 1730 – 27 September 1783) was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Basses-Loges (near Fontainebleau), France.
Étienne Bézout (31 March 1730 – 27 September 1783) was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Basses-Loges (near Fontainebleau), France.
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 1772 – 19 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition".
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 1772 – 19 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition".
Étienne Pierre Ventenat
Étienne Pierre Ventenat was a French botanist born in Limoges.
Étienne Pierre Ventenat was a French botanist born in Limoges.
Étienne Wolff
Étienne Wolff (Auxerre, 12 February 1904 - Paris, 18 November 1996) was a French biologist, specialising in experimental and teratological embryology.
Étienne Wolff (Auxerre, 12 February 1904 - Paris, 18 November 1996) was a French biologist, specialising in experimental and teratological embryology.
Étienne-Louis Malus
Etienne-Louis Malus was a French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician.
Etienne-Louis Malus was a French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu
Étienne-Émile Baulieu is a French biochemist and endocrinologist who is best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu is a French biochemist and endocrinologist who is best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging.
Évry Schatzman
Evry Léon Schatzman was a French astrophysicist.
Evry Léon Schatzman was a French astrophysicist.