Dictionary of Scientists


Here are authoritative and up-to-date biographies of the world's scientists, from ancient times to the cutting edge. All areas of science are represented, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, plus key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology.
On this page: Jackson, Charles Thomas to Jussieu, Antoine-Laurent de.

Title Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
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Jackson, Charles Thomas (American chemist)
Jackson, John Hughlings (British neurologist)
Jacob, François (French biologist)
Jacobi, Karl Gustav Jacob (German mathematician)
Jansky, Karl Guthe (American radio engineer)
Janssen, Pierre Jules César (French astronomer)
Janssen, Zacharias (Dutch instrument maker)
Jeffreys, Alec John, Sir (British geneticist)
Jeffreys, Harold, Sir (British astronomer and geophysicist)
Jensen, Johannes Hans Daniel (German physicist)
Jerne, Niels Kaj (Danish immunologist)
Johannsen, Wilhelm Ludwig (Danish botanist and geneticist)
Joliot-Curie, Irène (French physicist)
Joly, John (Irish geologist and physicist)
Jordan, Ernst Pascual (German theoretical physicist and mathematician)
Jordan, Marie-Ennemond Camille (French mathematician)
Josephson, Brian David (British physicist)
Joule, James Prescott (British physicist)
Jung, Carl Gustav (Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist)
Jussieu, Antoine-Laurent de (French plant taxonomist)