Roy Kerr

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:mathematician gptkb:person gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Albert_Einstein_Medal gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society gptkb:Crafoord_Prize gptkb:Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit gptkb:Royal_Society_Hughes_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1934-05-16
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Roy_Patrick_Kerr
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Kurow,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Cecil_G._J._Jacoby
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin gptkb:University_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:general_relativity astrophysics mathematical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Roy Kerr
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Kerr_metric exact solution to Einstein's field equations work on rotating black holes
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Kerr_solution
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:professor
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_Kerr
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:University_of_Canterbury gptkb:Kerr_black_hole gptkb:Kerr_metric gptkb:Kerr_solution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5