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Abd al-Rahman al-SufiAuthor · BooksʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Ṣūfī (full name: Abū’l-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿUmar ibn Sahl al-Ṣūfī al-Rāzī —; — 7 December 90325 May 986) was a Persian astronomer.[1]
Abraham CaloviusAuthor · BooksAbraham Calovius (also Abraham Calov or Abraham Kalau; 16 April 161225 February 1686) was a Lutheran theologian, and was one of the champions of Lutheran orthodoxy in the 17th century.
Abraham SternArtist · WatchesAbraham Jacob Stern (1762 or 1769 – 3 February 1842) was a Polish Jewish maskil, inventor, educator, and poet. He is known for his mechanical calculators.
Adrien-Marie LegendreAuthor · BooksAdrien-Marie Legendre[3] (lang; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics.
Ahmad Ibn al-QadiAuthor · BooksFor the Egyptian encyclopedist see Shihab al-Din abu 'l-Abbas Ahmad ben Ali ben Ahmad Abd Allah al-Qalqashandi.
Ahmed Raza Khan BarelviAuthor · BooksAhmad Raza Khan Barelvi (14 June 1856 – 28 October 1921) was an Indian Islamic scholar who is considered as one of the founders of the Barelvi movement.
al-JazariAuthor · BooksBadīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī (1136–1206) was a polymath, scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan and artist from the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in…
Alexander AitkenAuthor · BooksAlexander Craig Aitken FRSNZ (1 April 1895–3 November 1967) was one of New Zealand's most eminent mathematicians.
Alexander DewdneyPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexander Keewatin Dewdney (August 5, 1941 – March 9, 2024) was a Canadian mathematician, computer scientist, author, filmmaker, and conspiracy theorist.
Alexander Esenin-VolpinAuthor · BooksAlexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Есе́нин-Во́льпин; May 12, 1924March 16, 2016) was a Russian-American poet and mathematician known for his foundational role in…
Alfred North WhiteheadAuthor · BooksAlfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher.
Alfred Russel WallaceAuthor · BooksAlfred Russel Wallace (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator.
AnaxagorasAuthor · BooksAnaxagoras (Anaxagóras; c. 500 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher.
André-Louis CholeskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndré-Louis Cholesky (15 October 1875, in Montguyon – 31 August 1918, in Bagneux) was a French military officer, geodesist, and mathematician.
Andrew EllicottAuthor · Maps and atlasesAndrew Ellicott (January 24, 1754 – August 28, 1820) was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District…
Anne Isabella ByronAuthor · BooksAnne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (Milbanke; 17 May 1792 – 16 May 1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was an educational reformer…
Antanas BaranauskasAuthor · BooksAntanas Baranauskas (Antoni Baranowski; 17 January 1835 – 26 November 1902) was a Lithuanian poet, mathematician and Catholic bishop of Sejny.
Antoine ArnauldAuthor · BooksAntoine Arnauld (French: [ɑ̃twan aʁno]; 6 February 1612 – 8 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, priest, philosopher and mathematician.
Anton von ZachAuthor · BooksAnton Freiherr von Zach (14 June 1747 – 22 November 1826) was an Austrian general with Hungarian ancestors, who enlisted in the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the First French…
Antonio Schinella ContiAuthor · BooksAntonio Schinella Conti (1677–1749), also known by his religious title as Abate Conti, was an Italian writer, translator, mathematician, philosopher and physicist.
Arild StubhaugAuthor · BooksArild Stubhaug (born 25 May 1948) is a Norwegian biographer and poet. He has won several literary awards for his biographies of Norwegian mathematicians.
Athanasius KircherPerson · Music memorabiliaAthanasius Kircher (2 May 1601/1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine.
August Leopold CrelleDesigner · DesignAugust Leopold Crelle was a mathematician, state-certified engineers specializing in building construction, autodidact, architect, composer and collector (1780–1855).
August Ludwig von SchlözerAuthor · BooksAugust Ludwig von Schlözer (5 July 1735, in Gaggstatt – 9 September 1809, in Göttingen) was a German historian and pedagogist who laid the foundations for the critical study of Russian…
Auguste ComteAuthor · BooksIsidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte (19 January 1798 – 5 September 1857) was a French philosopher and writer who formulated the doctrine of positivism.
AvicennaAuthor · BooksIbn Sina (c. 980 – 22 June 1037), commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world.
Ayn al-Quzat HamadaniAuthor · BooksAyn-al-Qużāt Hamadānī, also spelled Ain-al Quzat Hame
Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilīAuthor · BooksBaha al-Din al-Amili (18 February 1547 – 1 September 1621), commonly known as Sheikh Bahāʾī, was a Twelver Shia Muslim scholar and polymath in Safavid Iran, who composed various works in…
Banesh HoffmannPerson · Film memorabiliaBanesh Hoffmann is recorded as having received Gravity Research Foundation and Science Writing Award. Hoffmann was
Benjamin DonnAuthor · Maps and atlasesBenjamin Donn or Donne (1729–1798) was an English mathematician.
Benoît de MailletAuthor · BooksBenoît de Maillet (Saint-Mihiel, 12 April 1656 – Marseille, 30 January 1738) was a well-travelled French diplomat and natural historian.
Benoit MandelbrotAuthor · BooksBenoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding…
Bernard Forest de BélidorDesigner · DesignBernard Forest de Bélidor (1698, Catalonia, Spain – 8 September 1761, Paris, France) was a French engineer, significant to the development of the science of hydraulics and ballistics.
Bernardino BaldiAuthor · BooksBernardino Baldi (5 June 1553 – 10 October 1617) was an Italian mathematician, poet, translator and priest.
Bertrand RussellAuthor · BooksBertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was an English philosopher, logician, mathematician, and social reformer.
Blaise de VigenèreAuthor · BooksBlaise de Vigenère (lang; 5 April 1523 – 19 February 1596)[1] was a French diplomat, cryptographer, translator and alchemist.
Blaise PascalAuthor · BooksBlaise Pascal (19June 162319August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
BoethiusAuthor · BooksAnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius (Latin: Boetius; c.
Brian GreeneAuthor · BooksBrian Randolph Greene[1] (born February 9, 1963) is an American physicist known for his research on string theory.[67][68][71] He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia…
Burchard de VolderAuthor · BooksBurchard de Volder (26 July 1643 – 21 March 1709) was a Dutch physicist.
Carlos de Sigüenza y GóngoraAuthor · Maps and atlasesCarlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (August 14, 1645 – August 22, 1700), considered one of the first great intellectuals born in the Americas, was the Spanish viceroy of New Spain (Mexico City).
Caspar WesselAuthor · Maps and atlasesCaspar Wessel (8 June 1745 – 25 March 1818) was a Danish–Norwegian mathematician and cartographer.
Charles de BovellesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles de Bovelles by Mathieu Bléville, basilica of Saint-Quentin, 1521
Charles Étienne Louis CamusAuthor · BooksCharles Étienne Louis Camus (23 August 1699 – 2 February 1768), was a French mathematician and mechanician who was born in Crécy-en-Brie, near Meaux in the province of Île-de-France.
Charles Marie de La CondamineAuthor · BooksCharles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician.
Chia-Chiao LinAuthor · Books
Christian MayerAuthor · Maps and atlasesChristian Mayer (20 August 1719 Mederitz – 16 April 1783 in Mannheim) was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher.
Christopher WrenDesigner · DesignSir Christopher Wren (–) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who is one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England.
Christos PapadimitriouAuthor · BooksChristos Charilaos Papadimitriou (born August 16, 1949) is a Greek-American theoretical computer scientist and the Donovan Family Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University.
Chrysanthus NotarasAuthor · Maps and atlasesChrysanthus Notaras (Greek: Χρύσανθος Νοταράς; 1655/1660 – February 7, 1731), also known as Chrysanthus of Jerusalem, was Patriarch of Jerusalem (February 19, 1707 – February 7, 1731) and a…
Claude BergeArtist · SculptureClaude Jacques Berge (5 June 1926 – 30 June 2002) was a French mathematician, recognized as one of the modern founders of combinatorics and graph theory.
Claude Gaspar Bachet de MéziriacAuthor · BooksClaude Gaspar Bachet Sieur de Méziriac (9 October 1581 – 26 February 1638) was a French mathematician and poet born in Bourg-en-Bresse, at that time belonging to Duchy of Savoy.
Colin MackenzieAuthor · Maps and atlases
Conrad CeltesAuthor · BooksConrad Celtes (Konrad Celtes; Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia…
Conrad DasypodiusArtist · WatchesConrad Dasypodius (1532 – 26 April 1600) was a Swiss astronomer, mathematician, and writer. He was a professor of mathematics in Strasbourg, Alsace.
David SklanskyAuthor · Books
Denis GuedjPerson · Film memorabiliaDenis Guedj (1940 – 24 April 2010) was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif.
Dennis M. RitchieAuthor · BooksDennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist.
DicaearchusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Dicaearchus made in 1817
Dionysius LardnerAuthor · BooksDionysius Lardner FRS FRSE (3 April 179329 April 1859) was an Irish scientific writer and science and technology populariser who edited the 133-volume The Cabinet Cyclopædia.
Dirck Rembrantsz van NieropAuthor · Maps and atlasesDirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 – 4 November 1682) was a seventeenth-century Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, shoemaker and Mennonite teacher.
Duarte LeiteAuthor · BooksDuarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC (11 August 1864 in Porto – 29 September 1950 in Porto), was a Portuguese historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician.
Dugald StewartAuthor · BooksDugald Stewart (22 November 175311 June 1828) was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician.
Dwijendranath TagoreAuthor · BooksDwijendranath Tagore (11 March 1840 – 19 January 1926) was an Indian poet, song composer, philosopher, mathematician and painter.
Edison DenisovPerson · Music memorabiliaEdison Vasilievich Denisov (6 April 1929 – 24 November 1996) was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music.
Edmond HalleyAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdmond (or Edmund) Halley (–) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720.
Edward WrightAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdward Wright (baptised 8 October 1561; died November 1615) was an English mathematician and cartographer noted for his book Certaine Errors in Navigation (1599;
Emery MolyneuxAuthor · Maps and atlasesEmery Molyneux (died June 1598) was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance.
Emmanuel SwedenborgAuthor · BooksEmanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January 168829 March 1772) was a Swedish polymath; a scientist, engineer, astronomer, anatomist, Christian theologian, philosopher, and mystic.
EratosthenesAuthor · BooksEratosthenes of Cyrene (Ἐρατοσθένης eratostʰénɛːs; c. 276 BC – c.
Erhard EtzlaubAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — "Romweg" map, 1500. "South-up" display, as in all of Etzlaub's maps.
Ernő RubikArtist · Sculpture
Ernst ChladniPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Florens Friedrich Chladni (30 November 1756 – 3 April 1827) was a German physicist and musician.
Esteban Terradas IllaPhotographer · PhotographyThe authority record describes Esteban Terradas Illa as Esteban Terradas Illa studied at ETSEIB, Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Complu
Eugène BourdonArtist · WatchesEugène Bourdon (1808–1884) was a French watchmaker and engineer. He is the inventor of the Bourdon tube pressure gauge for which he obtained a patent in 1849.
Farkas BolyaiAuthor · BooksFarkas Bolyai (9 February 1775 – 20 November 1856; also known as Wolfgang Bolyai in Germany) was a Hungarian mathematician, mainly known for his work in geometry.
Fatos KongoliAuthor · Books
Francesco Faà di BrunoPerson · Music memorabilia
Francesco FontanaEngraver · PrintsFrancesco Fontana (c. 1585, Naples – July 1656, Naples) was an Italian lawyer and an astronomer.
Francis GaltonPhotographer · PhotographySir Francis Galton (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911) was an English polymath and the originator of eugenics during the Victorian era;
Francisco de Borja Garção StocklerAuthor · Books
François AragoAuthor · BooksDominique François Jean Arago (Domènec Francesc Joan Aragó), known simply as François Arago (lang; Francesc Aragó;
François Le LionnaisAuthor · BooksFrançois Le Lionnais (3 October 1901 – 13 March 1984) was a French chemical engineer and writer. He was a co-founder of the literary movement Oulipo.
Gareth LoyPerson · Music memorabiliaGareth Loy (June 20, 1945 – May 28, 2026) was an American author, composer, musician and mathematician.
Gaston BachelardAuthor · BooksGaston Louis Pierre Bachelard (lang; 27 June 1884 – 16 October 1962) was a French philosopher.[8] He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science.
Gemma FrisiusEngraver · PrintsGemma Frisius (born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
Georg Michael Anton KerschensteinerAuthor · BooksGeorg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner (29 July 1854 in Munich – 15 January 1932 in Munich) was a German professor and educational theorist.
Georg StiernhielmAuthor · BooksGeorg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet. He has been called "the father of the Swedish skald art".
Gérard DesarguesDesigner · DesignGirard Desargues (21 February 1591September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry.
Giambattista BenedettiDesigner · DesignGiambattista (Gianbattista) Benedetti (14 August 1530 – 20 January 1590) was an Italian mathematician from Venice who was also interested in physics, mechanics, the construction of…
Gianni A. SarconeDesigner · Modern designGianni A. Sarcone (born March 20, 1962) is a visual artist and author who collaborates with educational publications, writing articles and columns on topics related to art, science, and…
Giovanni Dondi dell'OrologioArtist · WatchesGiovanni Dondi dall'Orologio (about 1330 – 19 October 1388), also known as Giovanni de' Dondi, was a Venetian physician, astronomer and mechanical engineer in Padua, now in Italy.
Girolamo FracastoroAuthor · BooksGirolamo Fracastoro (Hieronymus Fracastorius; c. 1476/86 August 1553) was an Italian physician, poet, and scholar in mathematics, geography and astronomy.
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAuthor · BooksGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (or Leibnitz; 14 November 1716) was a German polymath active as a mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat who is credited, alongside Isaac Newton, with…
Graciela SalicrupDesigner · DesignGraciela Beatriz Salicrup López (México City, México, April 7, 1935 – July 29, 1982) was a Mexican architect, archaeologist, and mathematician.
Guarino GuariniDesigner · DesignCamillo Guarino Guarini (17 January 16246 March 1683) was an Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque, active in Turin as well as Sicily, France and Portugal.
Guillaume PostelAuthor · Maps and atlasesGuillaume Postel (25 March 1510 – 6 September 1581) was a French linguist, Orientalist, astronomer, Christian Kabbalist, diplomat, polyglot, professor, religious universalist, and writer.
Hans FreudenthalAuthor · BooksHans Freudenthal (17 September 1905 – 13 October 1990) was a Jewish German-born Dutch mathematician.
Heinrich BerghausAuthor · Maps and atlasesHeinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus (3 May 1797 – 17 February 1884) was a German geographer and cartographer who conducted trigonometric surveys in Prussia and taught geodesy at the Bauakademie…
Heinrich GlareanAuthor · BooksHeinrich Glarean also styled Henricus Glareanus (born as Heinrich Loriti on 28 February or 3 June 1488 – 28 March 1563) was a Swiss music theorist, poet, humanist, philosopher and…
Helaman FergusonArtist · SculptureHelaman Rolfe Pratt Ferguson (born 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American sculptor and a digital artist, specifically an algorist.
Helga KönigsdorfAuthor · BooksHelga Königsdorf (13 July 1938 – 4 May 2014) was an East German statistician and novelist. She is notable for becoming distinguished in two distinct careers - science and literature.
Henri PoincaréAuthor · BooksJules Henri Poincaré (29 April 185417 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science.
Henry AdamsAuthor · BooksHenry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents.
Hermann of ReichenauAuthor · BooksBlessed Hermann of Reichenau or Herman the Cripple (18 July 1013– 24 September 1054), also known by other names, was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar.
Hertha AyrtonAuthor · BooksPhoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (born Phoebe Sarah Marks; 28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923), known in her adult life as Hertha Ayrton, was an English electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist…
Hervé Le TellierAuthor · BooksHervé Le Tellier (born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly…
Hippodamus of MiletusDesigner · DesignHippodamus of Miletus (Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC)[1] was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematician, meteorologist and…
Ḥusain Wāʿiẓ KāšifīAuthor · BooksKamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī Kāshifī, best simply known as Husayn Kashifi, was a prolific Persian prose-stylist, a poet, a Quran exegete, a Sufi scholar, and an astronomer of the Timurid…
HypatiaAuthor · BooksHypatia (born c. 350–370 – March 415AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, at that time in the province of Egypt and a major city of the…
Ibn al-Banna' al-MarrakushiAuthor · BooksIbn al‐Bannāʾ al‐Marrākushī, full name: Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Azdi al-Marrakushi (29 December 1256 – 31 July 1321), was a Moroccan Arab[1][2] polymath who was active…
Jacobus VerhoeffArtist · SculptureJacobus "Koos" Verhoeff (20 February 1927 – 19 March 2018) was a Dutch mathematician, computer scientist, and artist.
James Clerk MaxwellPhotographer · PhotographyJames Clerk Maxwell FRSE (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the…
James GregoryAuthor · BooksJames Gregory (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie, the original Scottish spelling.
James TurrellArtist · SculptureJames Turrell (born May 6, 1943) is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement.
Jan BrożekAuthor · BooksJan Brożek or Johannes Broscius (November 1585 – 21 November 1652) was the most prominent Polish mathematician of his era and an early biographer of Copernicus.
Jean CousinArtist · SculptureJean Cousin (1500 – before 1593) was a French painter, sculptor, etcher, engraver, and geometrician.
Jean MeeusAuthor · BooksJean Meeus (born 12 December 1928) is a Belgian meteorologist and astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics, spherical astronomy, and mathematical astronomy.[1][2]
Jean Sylvain BaillyAuthor · BooksJean Sylvain Bailly (15 September 1736 – 12 November 1793) was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution.
Joachim BouvetAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoachim Bouvet (Chinese: 白晋 or 白進, courtesy name: 明远) (18 July 1656 in Le Mans – 28 June 1730 in Peking) was a French Jesuit who worked in China, and the leading member of the Figurist…

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