Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_May,_Baron_May_of_Oxford

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gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Sydney
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gptkbp:birthDate	1936-01-08
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Robert_McCredie_May
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Naomi_May
gptkbp:deathDate	2020-04-28
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Oxford,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Rudolf_Peierls
gptkbp:field	mathematical biology physics zoology theoretical ecology
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	The Right Honourable OM AC FRS FAA FTSE FRSN HonFAIB
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
gptkbp:knownFor	chaos theory in population biology epidemiology modeling mathematical modeling of ecosystems
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gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Australian British
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Infectious_diseases_of_humans:_dynamics_and_control gptkb:Stability_and_Complexity_in_Model_Ecosystems Mathematical aspects of the dynamics of populations
gptkbp:position	gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Society gptkb:Chief_Scientific_Adviser_to_the_UK_Government Professor at University of Oxford Professor at Princeton University
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Judith_May
gptkbp:thesisTitle	Investigations towards an understanding of superconductivity
gptkbp:thesisYear	1959
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Baron_May_of_Oxford
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Society
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