Nicolaus Copernicus – Creator of the heliocentric model of Universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Name at birth: Niclas Kopernik
(19 February 1473, Toruń (Thorn), Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland - 24 May 1543, Frombork (Frauenburg), East Prussia)...
Rudolf Hermann Lotze – German philosopher, psychologist and physiologist
Hermann Lotze
Rudolf Hermann Lotze
(21 May 1817, Bautzen, Germany -1 July 1881, Berlin)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Physiologists, Philosophers, Physicians
Specification: Empirical philosophy, Idealistic Monism.
Unique distinction: Founder of the metaphysical...
Thomas Edison – The Most Prolific Inventor of all Time
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
(February 11 1847, Milan, Ohio - October 18 1931, West Orange, New Jersey) (aged 84)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation:...
Maria Montessori – Founder of Educational Method
Maria Montessori
(August 31, 1870, Chiaravalle (Ancona), Italy - May 6, 1952, Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands) (aged 81)
Nationality: Italy
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Educators, Physicians
Unique distinction: Founder...
Vinton Cerf – One of the Fathers of the Internet
Vinton Cerf
Vinton "Vint" Gray Cerf
June 23, 1943, New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Mathematics, Computer programmer
Unique distinction: One of the fathers...
Hermann von Helmholtz – One of the greatest scientists of the XIX century
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
(August 31, 1821, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia - September 8, 1894, Charlottenburg, Germany)
Nationality: Germany
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physiologists, Psychologists,...
Francis Crick, Co-discoverer of the Structure of DNA
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick
(8 June 1916, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England - 28 July 2004, San Diego, California, USA) (aged 88)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Category: Scientists
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Claude Bernard – Founder of Endocrinology
Claude Bernard
(July 12, 1813, Saint-Julien - February 10, 1878, Paris, France) (Aged 64)
Nationality: France
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Physiologists, Physicians
Unique distinction: The founder of experimental medicine, the...
Margaret Mead – American anthropologist and psychologist
Margaret Mead
December 16 1901, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 15 1978, New York City, USA (aged 76)
Nationality: United States of America
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologists, Culturologists
Unique distinction:...
Alex Osborn – Father of Brainstorming and Method of Creative Problem Solving
Alex Osborn
Alex Faickney Osborn
(May 24, 1888, Bronx, New York City, USA – May 5, 1966, Buffalo, New York, USA) (Aged 77)
Nationality: American, United States
Category:...
Edward De Bono – renowned creativity expert and the father of lateral thinking
Edward De Bono
Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono
(19 May 1933, St. Julian's Bay, Valletta, Malta – 9 June 2021, Malta) (aged 88)
Citizenship: Malta, Britain
Category:...
Dean Keith Simonton: Leading Researcher on Creativity and Genius
Dean Keith Simonton
born January 27, 1948, Glendale, CA; Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, USA
Citizenship: USA
Category: Scientists
Occupation: Psychologist, professor, author, expert on creativity and genius.
Specification: He...