Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

male, deceased (1859)
(September 14, 1769, Berlin – May 6, 1859, Berlin) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ph...
Hans Jenny

Hans Jenny

male, deceased (1972)
Hans Jenny (1904-1972) was a physician and natural scientist who is considered the father of cymatics, the study of wave phenomena.
Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget

male, deceased (1980)
Jean Piaget (August 9, 1896 - September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his...

Václav Prokop Diviš

male, deceased (1765)
Václav Prokop Diviš (born 26 March, 1698 in Helvíkovice [German: Helkowitz an der Wilden Adler], Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic), today part of...

Gyula Farkas

male
Farkas Gyula, or Julius Farkas was a Jewish Hungarian mathematician and physicist. He attended the gymnasium at Győr (Raab), and studied law and p...
James Logan

James Logan

male, deceased (1751)
James Logan (October 20 1674-October 31 1751) was born in County Armagh, Ireland of Scottish descent and Quaker parentage. A statesman and scholar,...
Joseph Barclay Pentland

Joseph Barclay Pentland

male, deceased (1873)
Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797 - 1873) was an Irish geographer, natural scientist, and traveller. Born in Ireland, Pentland was educated at Armagh....
Karl von Scherzer

Karl von Scherzer

male, deceased (1903)
Karl von Scherzer (sometimes written "Carl -", May 1, 1821 in Vienna - February 19, 1903 in Görz, today Gorizia, Italy) was an Austrian explorer a...
Eduard Mahler

Eduard Mahler

male
Eduard Mahler, or Mahler Ede (September 28, 1857, Cífer, Hungary (now Slovakia) - June 29, 1945, Budapest) was a Hungarian-Austrian astronomer, O...
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira

Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira

male, deceased (1815)
Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira (1756 - 1815) was a Brazilian natural scientist and explorer; he was born in Bahia, Brazil in 1756. He was attended...