Roy Patrick Kerr

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roy_Patrick_Kerr
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Canterbury
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Albert_Einstein_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Society_Fellowship
gptkb:Crafoord_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-05-16
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kurow,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Felix_Pirani
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:David_Wiltshire
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:general_relativity
mathematical physics
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roy Patrick Kerr
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Felix_Pirani
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kerr_metric
exact solution to Einstein's field equations
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kerr_solution
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Kerr
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roy_Kerr
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6