G. F. R. Ellis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:George_Ellis
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-11-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Black hole thermodynamics
Cosmic microwave background radiation
Inflationary cosmology
Gravitational lensing
Public understanding of science
Cosmological perturbation theory
Mentorship of young scientists
Collaboration with international research teams
Dark energy research
Participation in scientific conferences
Structure formation in the universe
Philosophy of cosmology
Singularity theorems
Mathematical cosmology
Astrophysical implications of general relativity
Mathematical modeling of the universe
Scientific communication and education
Interdisciplinary research in physics and mathematics
Advocacy_for_science_policy_in_South_Africa
Promotion_of_science_in_Africa
Quantum_cosmology
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:African_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_South_Africa
gptkb:International_Society_on_General_Relativity_and_Gravitation
gptkbp:field Mathematics
Theoretical Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. F. R. Ellis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ellis–Ruderman_theorem
gptkb:Ellis–Hawking_radiation
Cosmology
Ellis–Bruni_cosmology
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:notableWork The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:researchFocus General Relativity
Cosmological Models
Mathematical_Physics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:M._A._Ellis
gptkbp:website http://www.ellisspace.com