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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Mathematician
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_College_Dublin
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Trinity_College_Dublin
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| gptkbp:awards |
Royal_Irish_Academy_membership
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1897-04-28
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1995-03-30
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:field |
Astrophysics
Mathematics Theoretical physics Differential geometry Mathematical physics Numerical analysis |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Lighton Synge
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_C._Taylor
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Contributions to relativity
Synge's_theorem Synge's_world |
| gptkbp:nationality |
Irish
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:John_C._Taylor
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| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Theory_of_Special_Relativity
gptkb:The_Universe_in_a_Nutshell gptkb:The_Theory_of_General_Relativity The Nature of Time The Special Theory of Relativity The Theory of Relativity Relativity: The General Theory The Einstein Theory of Gravity The Geometry of Space-Time The Principles of Relativity The Relativity of Time Mathematics_in_the_Modern_World The_Physics_of_the_Universe The_Structure_of_Space-Time The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_Space-Time Geometrical_Optics The_Mathematical_Theory_of_Relativity The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_Cosmology The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_Gravitation The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_Quantum_Mechanics The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_Reality The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_Time The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Universe The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Structure_of_Space-Time The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_Existence The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_the_Universe The_Theory_of_Relativity_and_the_Nature_of_Time_and_Space |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Professor
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
General relativity
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Margaret_Synge
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