Scientist

Date of Birth: April 8, 1869 Zodiac Sign: Aries Date of Death: October 7, 1939 Biography Harvey Williams Cushing was an eminent American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and a pioneer in brain surgery. He is often referred to as the father of modern neurosurgery. Cushing was…

Date of Birth: October 7, 1939 Zodiac Sign: Libra Date of Death: April 30, 2016 Biography Sir Harold Walter Kroto, commonly known as Harry Kroto, was a distinguished British chemist renowned for his groundbreaking work on the discovery of fullerenes, a new form of carbon.…

Date of Birth: December 18, 1939 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Biography Harold Eliot Varmus is an American Nobel Prize-winning scientist renowned for his groundbreaking research in the field of oncology and virology. Born in Oceanside, New York, Varmus initially pursued a career in English literature, earning…

Date of Birth: March 11, 1936 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Biography Harald zur Hausen is a distinguished German virologist renowned for his groundbreaking research in the field of cancer virology. Born on March 11, 1936, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, zur Hausen’s scientific journey began with his medical…

Date of Birth: January 26, 1907 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Date of Death: October 16, 1982 Biography Hans Selye, born János Hugo Bruno “Hans” Selye, was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist best known for his research on the effects of stress on the human body. He was…

Date of Birth: July 27, 1881 Zodiac Sign: Leo Date of Death: March 31, 1945 Biography Hans Fischer was a prominent German chemist born on July 27, 1881, in Höchst, Germany. He made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry, particularly in the study…

Date of Birth: May 21, 1873 Zodiac Sign: Gemini Date of Death: June 1, 1941 Biography Hans Berger was a pioneering German psychiatrist and neurologist best known for his invention of electroencephalography (EEG), a method used to record electrical activity of the brain. Born in…

Date of Birth: May 30, 1908 Zodiac Sign: Gemini Date of Death: April 2, 1995 Biography Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish electrical engineer and plasma physicist who made significant contributions to the field of astrophysics and plasma physics. Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Alfvén…

Date of Birth: December 22, 1903 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Date of Death: March 17, 1983 Biography Haldan Keffer Hartline was an American physiologist renowned for his pioneering work in neurophysiology, specifically in understanding the mechanisms of vision. Born on December 22, 1903, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania,…