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Walther Nernst
Born: June 25, 1864
Sciencea German chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics.more…Carl Reichenbach
Born: February 12, 1788
Sciencea chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.more…Richard Steele
Born: March 12, 1672
Lit.Westan Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator.more…Alberto Moravia
Born: November 28, 1907
Lit.Westan Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialismmore…Fritz London
Born: March 7, 1900
Sciencea German physicist who made fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forcesmore…Ernst Toller
Born: December 1, 1893
Lit.Westa German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays.more…
The data is sourced from Charles Murray's Human Accomplishment database available by the Open Science Framework and from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
