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William Howard Stein

William Howard Stein

William Howard Stein was an American biochemist who was jointly awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Chemistry’ in 1972

AmericanJune 25, 1911117 views
Joshua Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg was an American geneticist who won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Medicine

AmericanMay 23, 1925148 views
Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for his discovery of the periodic law

RussianFebruary 8, 1834273 views
Imre Lakatos

Imre Lakatos

Imre Lakatos was a distinguished Hungarian philosopher best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and mathematics

Aleksa Šantić

Aleksa Šantić

Aleksa Šantić was an eminent Bosnian Serb who was known for his works which inspired patriotism such as ‘Stay Here'

BosnianMay 27, 1868156 views
Hella Wuolijoki

Hella Wuolijoki

Hella Wuolijoki was a playwright, business magnate, politician and reporter and is known for her works towards female empowerment in Finland

FinnsJuly 22, 1886137 views
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor and director

AmericanJuly 23, 1967127 views
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Govanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer who is still remembered for his contributions to sacred music

ItalianFebruary 3, 1525157 views
Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff was an English actor famous for his roles in horror films

BritishNovember 23, 1887196 views
Fred Perry

Fred Perry

Fred Perry was an English tennis and table tennis player

BritishMay 18, 1909316 views