Born on August 11
3 figures in our catalog were born on August 11, from the earliest to the most recent.
Erwin Chargaff
1905 — 2002
An Austrian-American biochemist of Jewish origin, in the 1950s he established the rules governing the composition of DNA bases. His work provided a decisive clue for the discovery of the double helix structure by Watson and Crick.
Steve Wozniak
1950 — ?
Engineer and co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I and Apple II in the 1970s, laying the foundations of personal computing. Nicknamed “The Woz,” he is considered one of the pioneers of the digital revolution.
Adam
1969 — ?
Adam Devreux is a Belgian comic book author. He is part of the rich Franco-Belgian comics tradition, a visual narrative art form recognized as the 9th art.
Only figures whose birth day is known for certain appear here. Dates are given as the sources record them.