Born on March 21
3 figures in our catalog were born on March 21, from the earliest to the most recent.
Joseph Fourier
1768 — 1830
French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830), Fourier is renowned for his work on heat propagation and mathematical analysis. He developed the decomposition of functions into trigonometric series, known as the Fourier series.
Slavoj Žižek
1949 — ?
Slovenian philosopher and essayist born in 1949, a major figure of contemporary critical thought. He blends Lacanian psychoanalysis, German idealism (Hegel) and Marxism to analyze ideology, popular culture and globalized capitalism.
Ayrton Senna
1960 — 1994
Ayrton Senna was a Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver and three-time world champion (1988, 1990, 1991). Regarded as one of the greatest drivers in history, he died in a racing accident at the Imola circuit in 1994.
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