Robert M. May

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:UK_Government_Chief_Scientific_Adviser
gptkbp:award gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Balzan_Prize
gptkb:Crafoord_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-01-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Naomi_May
gptkbp:deathDate 2020-04-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
BSc
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Murray_Rosenblatt
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:faculty gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:field ecology
mathematical biology
physics
zoology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_McCredie_May
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert M. May
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:May–Leonard_model
chaos theory in population dynamics
mathematical modeling in ecology
work on biodiversity
work on infectious disease modeling
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:US_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:professor
biologist
theoretical ecologist
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:peer
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Stability_and_Complexity_in_Model_Ecosystems
gptkb:Infectious_Diseases_of_Humans:_Dynamics_and_Control
gptkb:Theoretical_Ecology:_Principles_and_Applications
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Judith_May
gptkbp:termAsChiefScientificAdviserEnd 2000
gptkbp:termAsChiefScientificAdviserStart 1995
gptkbp:termEnd 2005
gptkbp:termStart 2000
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_May_of_Oxford
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Infectious_diseases_of_humans:_dynamics_and_control
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