a German chemist, known for his work in inorganic chemistry, being the first to isolate the chemical elements beryllium and yttrium in pure metallic form.

an English amateur astronomer. He is best known for his observations of the variable star Algol (Beta Persei) in 1782.

a Soviet physicist known for Tamm states Neutron magnetic moment Cherenkov–Vavilov effect Frank–Tamm formula Tamm–Dancoff approximation

a French clergyman and physicist who did a number of experiments with electricity and discovered osmosis

a German chemist and Nobel laureate. In 1936 he left Kiel to join I G Farben Industrie at Leverkusen, where he worked on synthetic rubber.

a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era