Remembered
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Ernest Lawrence
1901 – 1958
Physicist, Nuclear physicist, University teacher
Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cy…
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 – 1958
Writer, Archivist, Playwright
Roger Martin du Gard (French: [ʁɔʒe maʁtɛ̃ dy ɡaʁ]; 23 March 1881 – 22 August 1958) was a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature. Notabl…
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 – 1958
Nuclear physicist, Chemist, Professor, Politician, University teacher, Physicist
Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie (French: [fʁedeʁik ʒɔljo kyʁi]; né Joliot; 19 March 1900 – 14 August 1958) was a French chemist and physicist who received the 1935 N…
Kurt Alder
1902 – 1958
Chemist, University teacher
Kurt Alder (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt ˈaldɐ] ; 10 July 1902 – 20 June 1958) was a German chemist and Nobel laureate. Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Emil…
Imre Nagy
1896 – 1958
Politician, Diplomat, Economist
Imre Nagy (7 June 1896 – 16 June 1958) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Hungarian…
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881 – 1958
Poet, Writer, Librettist
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan raˈmoŋ xiˈmeneθ manteˈkon]; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who…
Jadunath Sarkar
1870 – 1958
Writer, Historian, University teacher
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, (10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty. Sarkar was educated in English…
Rosalind Franklin
1920 – 1958
Chemist, Molecular biologist, Physicist, Biochemist, Biophysicist, Crystallographer
Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer. Her work was central to the understanding of the molec…
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
1888 – 1958
Politician, Scholar, Independence activist
Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian independence activist, scholar and politician. He served as president of the Indian National Congress and became independent India…
Clinton Davisson
1881 – 1958
Physicist, University teacher
Clinton Joseph Davisson (October 22, 1881 – February 1, 1958) was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with George Page…
Diego Rivera
1886 – 1957
Muralist, Architectural drafter, Draftsperson, Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo riˈβeɾa]; December 8, 1886…
Wilhelm Reich
1897 – 1957
Psychiatrist, Philosopher, Sex educator, Writer, Psychoanalyst, Physician
Wilhelm Reich (; Austrian German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈraɪç]; 24 March 1897 – 3 November 1957) was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, a member of the sec…
Gerty Cori
1896 – 1957
Biochemist, Psychologist, Physician, Chemist, Physiologist, Researcher
Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz; August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957) was a Czech and American biochemist who in 1947 was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in…
Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 – 1957
Writer, Poet, Philosopher, Novelist, Playwright, Travel writer
Nikos Kazantzakis (; Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zakis]; 2 March [OS 18 February] 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politicia…
Christian Dior
1905 – 1957
Grand couturier, Businessperson, Fashion designer, Costume designer
Christian Ernest Dior (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]; 21 January 1905 – 24 October 1957) was a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion h…
Haakon VII
1872 – 1957
Monarch, Royalty
Haakon VII (Norwegian: [ˈhôːkʊn]; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957. Born in…
Jean Sibelius
1865 – 1957
Composer, Conductor, Musicologist, University teacher, Violinist
Jean Sibelius (; Finland Swedish: [ˈʃɑːn siˈbeːliʉs] ; born Johan Christian Julius Sibelius; 8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the…
Irving Langmuir
1881 – 1957
Physicist, Chemist, Academic, Meteorologist
Irving Langmuir (; January 31, 1881 – August 16, 1957) was an American chemist, physicist, and metallurgical engineer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemist…
Sacha Guitry
1885 – 1957
Screenwriter, Playwright, Film director, Theatre director, Librettist, Stage actor
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (French: [gitʁi]; 21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and pla…
Pratul Chandra Ganguli
1884 – 1957
Revolutionary, Writer
Here is a revised memorial biography for Pratul Chandra Ganguli, refined to include only well‐supported, verifiable details: --- Pratul Chandra Ganguli (16 Ap…