Fascinated by history during my secondary education, then by physics and mechanics at the Ecole Polytechnique, I finally entered the national administration of mines in 1936.

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• Pope Francis

  Thursday, Dec 17, 1936
  

• Thomas Sowell

  Economist

  Monday, Jun 30, 1930
  

• W. Edwards Deming

  Statistician

  Sunday, Oct 14, 1900
  Monday, Dec 20, 1993

• Peter Drucker

  Author

  Friday, Nov 19, 1909
  Friday, Nov 11, 2005

• Theodore Roosevelt

  26Th U.s. President

  Wednesday, Oct 27, 1858
  Monday, Jan 06, 1919

• Stephen Covey

  Author

  Monday, Oct 24, 1932
  Monday, Jul 16, 2012

• Carl Sagan

  Astronomer

  Friday, Nov 09, 1934
  Friday, Dec 20, 1996

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Poet

  Wednesday, Oct 21, 1772
  Friday, Jul 25, 1834

• Mahatma Gandhi

  Civil Rights Leader

  Saturday, Oct 02, 1869
  Friday, Jan 30, 1948

• Leonardo Da Vinci

  Painter

  Thursday, Apr 15, 1452
  Friday, May 02, 1519

• Maya Angelou

  Author

  Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
  Wednesday, May 28, 2014

• Socrates

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Oprah Winfrey

  Media Proprietor

  Friday, Jan 29, 1954
  

• Carl Jung

  Psychiatrist

  Monday, Jul 26, 1875
  Tuesday, Jun 06, 1961

• Robin Williams

  Actor

  Saturday, Jul 21, 1951
  Monday, Aug 11, 2014