John Lighthill

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Lighthill

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:James_Lighthill
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society gptkb:Royal_Medal Knighthood
gptkbp:birthDate	1924-01-23
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	heart attack
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Mark_Lighthill
gptkbp:deathDate	1998-07-17
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Sir_Geoffrey_Taylor
gptkbp:doctoralStudent	gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:Journal_of_Fluid_Mechanics
gptkbp:field	applied mathematics fluid dynamics aerodynamics
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Sir_Michael_James_Lighthill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Lighthill
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Lighthill_report gptkb:Lighthill's_equation
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:academic gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Ernest_Lighthill
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:International_Union_of_Theoretical_and_Applied_Mechanics
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Nancy_Lighthill
gptkbp:workInstitution	gptkb:Imperial_College_London gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:University_of_Cambridge gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:James_Lighthill
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7