Stephen Kroto

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Stephen_Kroto
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Sheffield
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sir_Harold_Kroto
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-10-07
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Harold_Walter_Kroto
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wisbech,_Cambridgeshire,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath motor neurone disease
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-04-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lewes,_East_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Richard_Dixon
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:nanotechnology
chemistry
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stephen Kroto
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of fullerenes
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Jonathan_Hare
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
chemist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Hunter
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Florida_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Sussex
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harold_Kroto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5