Biographies
In this section, youโll discover the biographies of the brilliant
minds who have advanced human knowledge.
Our goal is to share not only their achievements but also their life
stories and ways of thinking, to better understand how their ideas
shaped the knowledge presented throughout this site. We are committed
to maintaining a 50/50 balance between women and men whenever, equally
highlighting their valuable contributions. We invite you to explore
each link and be inspired by those who paved new paths in science, the
humanities, and beyond.
Each name is accompanied by an emoji that represents the nature of
their achievements and discoveries.
If you see a medal emoji (๐
) at the end, it indicates that their work
was so influential it led to a Nobel Prize being awardedโeven if they
were not the recipient themselves. We invite you to explore the links
and uncover the meaning behind each symbol.
January
4
8
15
Sofya Kovalevskaya ๐ข๐๐งฎ
20
23
February
3
19
20
March
2
5
16
Caroline Lucretia Herschel ๐ญโ๏ธ
21
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier ๐ฅ๐๐ต๐
23
Pierre-Simon Laplace โ๏ธ๐๐๐๐
April
1
Marie-Sophie Germain ๐งฎ๐๐
2
7
Thomas Bayes ๐ฒ๐
15
Carol Widney Greider ๐งฌ๐ฌ๐
22
Rita Levi-Montalcini ๐ง ๐ฌ๐
30
May
3
10
12
13
16
Maria Gaetana Agnesi ๐๐
21
Mary Anning ๐ฆด๐ฆโ๏ธ
23
Edward Lorenz ๐ฆ๐ช๏ธ
27
Donna Strickland ๐ฆ๐
31
Chien-Shiung Wu โ๏ธ๐ช๐
June
2
13
Willebrord Snellius ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐บ๏ธ
16
22
Ada Yonath ๐๐งซ๐
23
28
July
6
7
10
15
17
Wendy Freedman ๐๐
23
25
30
31
August
12
17
September
9
22
24
25
October
31
November
7
9
20
26
27
December
9
10
Ada Lovelace ๐ฅ๏ธ๐
11
Annie Jump Cannon ๐๐ญ
12
17
รmilie du Chรขtelet ๐๐
18
24
James Prescott Joule ๐ฅโ๏ธ
27
29
Ellen Gleditsch โ๏ธ
30
Tu Youyou ๐งช๐๐
N.D.
Elizabeth Fulhame โ๏ธ๐งช
Hypatia ๐ข๐๐ญ
