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Roy Kerr

  • Kurow: May 16, 1934 celebration
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    Roy Kerr
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    Roy Patrick Kerr  
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Kurow: May 16, 1934  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. mathematics
    2. physics
    3. theory of relativity
    4. contract bridge
     
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  • school Education

    1. University of Cambridge
    2. University of Canterbury
    3. St Andrew's College
    4. Trinity College
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2015)
    2. Marcel Grossmann Award (2006)
    3. Albert Einstein Medal (2013)
    4. Rutherford Medal (1993)
    5. Hughes Medal (1984)
    6. Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (2016)
    7. Crafoord Prize (2016)
    8. Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1975)
    9. Hector Medal (1982)
    10. Oskar Klein Medal (2020)
    11. Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2011)
    12. Fellow of the Royal Society (2019)
     
  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Kerr metric
    2. rotating black hole
    3. Kerr–Newman metric
    4. Kerr-Schild metric
    5. Kerr–Newman black hole
    6. Kerr-Schild perturbations
     
  • New Zealand mathematician and bridge player | honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2015), Marcel Grossmann Award (2006), Albert Einstein Medal

1. Devrishi

  • Panna district: May 16, 1992 celebration

Philosopher, Mystic, Author & Spiritual Researcher | Panna district: May 16, 1992 - Budapest: March 12, 2010 | Devrishi | Panna district: May 16, 1992

2. Dmitry Viktorovich Frolov

  • May 16, 1984 celebration

Russian scientist | Mordovia State University | May 16, 1984 - Geneva: July 15, 1942 | Dmitry Viktorovich Frolov | May 16, 1984 - Geneva: July 15, 1942

3. Tuomas Hytönen (Tuomas Hytonen)

  • May 16, 1981 celebration

Finnish mathematician | Väisälä Prize (2013) | Helsinki University of Technology | May 16, 1981 - Turku: July 22, 2015 | Tuomas Hytönen (Tuomas Hytonen)

4. Andrzej Dragan

  • Konin: May 16, 1978 celebration

Polish physicist and photographer | University of Warsaw | Konin: May 16, 1978 - Tjøme: August 14, 1991 | Andrzej Dragan | Konin: May 16, 1978 - Tjøme: August 14, 1991

5. Alexander Pushnoy

  • Novosibirsk: May 16, 1975 celebration

Russian musician, presenter, showman | Novosibirsk State University | Novosibirsk: May 16, 1975 - Międzyrzec Podlaski: November 14, 1801 | Alexander Pushnoy

6. Olivia Gazalé (Olivia Gazale)

  • Tokyo: May 16, 1974 celebration

French philosopher | Paris Nanterre University, Sciences Po | Tokyo: May 16, 1974 - December 2, 1961 | Olivia Gazalé (Olivia Gazale) | Tokyo: May 16, 1974

7. Philippe Descamps

  • Champigny-sur-Marne: May 16, 1973 celebration

French philosopher | Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV | Champigny-sur-Marne: May 16, 1973 - July 21, 2023 | Philippe Descamps | Champigny-sur-Marne: May

8. Aytugan Akmanov

  • Ufa: May 16, 1966 celebration

Russian scientist | Bashkir State University | Ufa: May 16, 1966 - Moscow: January 23, 1953 | Aytugan Akmanov | Ufa: May 16, 1966 - Moscow: January 23, 1953

9. Hill James William Harold

  • Godalming: May 16, 1964 celebration

Czech philosopher and university educator | University of London | Godalming: May 16, 1964 - Warsaw: November 13, 1994 | Hill James William Harold | Godalming

10. Joseph DeSimone

  • United States: May 16, 1964 celebration

American chemist, inventor and entrepreneur | Dickson Prize in Science (2015), Charles Goodyear Medal (2021), John Scott Award (2002), National Institutes of

11. Paul Anastas

  • Quincy: May 16, 1962 celebration

American chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007), Volvo Environment Prize (2021), Fellow of the American Chemical

12. Lawrence M. Principe

  • May 16, 1962 celebration

American chemist and historian of science | Pfizer Award (2005), Guggenheim Fellowship, Francis Bacon Award (2005) | University of Delaware, Johns Hopkins

13. Ofer Gabber

  • May 16, 1958 celebration

Israeli mathematician | Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics (1981), Thérèse-Gautier Prize (2011) | Harvard University | May 16, 1958 - January 11, 1948

14. Tomek Bartoszyński (Tomek Bartoszynski)

  • Warsaw: May 16, 1957 celebration

Polish-American mathematician | University of Warsaw, XIV High School of Stanislaw Staszic in Warsaw | Warsaw: May 16, 1957 - Antwerp: December 22, 1660

15. Rustam Singh

  • May 16, 1955 celebration

Indian poet, philosopher, translator and editor | May 16, 1955 - Neuchâtel: January 6, 1990 | Rustam Singh | May 16, 1955 - Neuchâtel: January 6, 1990

16. Patrizia Pontossi

  • May 16, 1955 celebration

Italian researcher | May 16, 1955 - Moscow: December 14, 1989 | Patrizia Pontossi | May 16, 1955 - Moscow: December 14, 1989

17. Joseph Polchinski

  • Hawthorne: May 16, 1954 celebration
  • Santa Barbara: February 2, 2018 deceased

physicist working on string theory (1954–2018) | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012), Dannie Heineman Prize for

18. Mark Johnston

  • May 16, 1954 celebration

Australian philosopher | Princeton University | May 16, 1954 - 15th arrondissement of Paris: October 14, 2009 | Mark Johnston | May 16, 1954 - 15th

19. Ramakrishna V. Hosur

  • India: May 16, 1953 celebration

Indian biophysical scientist | Padma Shri in science & engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Karnatak University, University of Mumbai | India

20. Eugene Trubowitz

  • May 16, 1951 celebration

mathematician | New York University | May 16, 1951 - New York City: May 1, 2017 | Eugene Trubowitz | May 16, 1951 - New York City: May 1, 2017

21. Vyacheslav Panov

  • Türkmenabat: May 16, 1950 celebration

Russian cosmologist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation (2010) | Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Perm State

22. Georg Bednorz

  • Neuenkirchen: May 16, 1950 celebration

physicist | EPS Europhysics Prize (1988), honorary doctor of the University of Regensburg, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal

23. John T. Sinnott

  • May 16, 1948 celebration

Physician | May 16, 1948 - Santiago de Compostela: March 21, 1961 | John T. Sinnott | May 16, 1948 - Santiago de Compostela: March 21, 1961

24. Mariano Gago

  • Lisbon: May 16, 1948 celebration
  • Lisbon: April 17, 2015 deceased

Portuguese politician (1948-2015) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2006), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal

25. Hans-Christian Reichel

  • Vienna: May 16, 1945 celebration
  • June 28, 2002 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1945–2002) | University of Vienna | Vienna: May 16, 1945 - June 28, 2002 | Hans-Christian Reichel | Vienna: May 16, 1945 - June 28, 2002

26. James Caldwell

  • Macosquin: May 16, 1943 celebration
  • July 27, 2024 deceased

Irish mathematician | Teesside University | Macosquin: May 16, 1943 - July 27, 2024 | James Caldwell | Macosquin: May 16, 1943 - July 27, 2024 | Teesside University

27. George Sawatzky

  • Winkler: May 16, 1942 celebration

Canadian physicist | Henry Marshall Tory Medal (2007), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Spinoza Prize (1996)

28. Alfred van der Poorten

  • Amsterdam: May 16, 1942 celebration
  • October 9, 2010 deceased

Dutch-Australian mathematician | honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-I (1997), Member of the Order of Australia (2004), George Szekeres Medal (2002)

29. Jochen Heisenberg

  • May 16, 1939 celebration

German physicist | University of Hamburg | May 16, 1939 - Christiania: July 20, 1850 | Jochen Heisenberg | May 16, 1939 - Christiania: July 20, 1850

30. François Schanen (Francois Schanen)

  • Luxembourg: May 16, 1938 celebration
  • Saint-Jean-de-Védas: September 29, 2023 deceased

French linguist | Luxembourg: May 16, 1938 - Saint-Jean-de-Védas: September 29, 2023 | François Schanen (Francois Schanen) | Luxembourg: May 16, 1938

31. Feliks Chernousko

  • Saint Petersburg: May 16, 1938 celebration

USSR physicist | Order of Honour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", USSR State Prize, Soros Prize, Order of Friendship, Lenin

32. Vitaly Ivanovich Krutov

  • Kozelsk: May 16, 1938 celebration
  • Petrozavodsk: December 25, 2012 deceased

scientist | Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University | Kozelsk: May 16, 1938 - Petrozavodsk: December 25, 2012 | Vitaly Ivanovich Krutov | Kozelsk

33. Ivan Sutherland

  • Hastings: May 16, 1938 celebration

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer | ACM Fellow (1994), Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology (2012), IEEE John von Neumann Medal (1998), Turing

34. David B. A. Epstein

  • May 16, 1937 celebration

English mathematician | Senior Berwick Prize (1988), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Pretoria Boys High

35. Petr Vopěnka (Petr Vopenka)

  • Prague: May 16, 1935 celebration
  • Prague: March 20, 2015 deceased

Czech philosopher, mathematician, and politician (1935-2015) | The VIZE 97 Prize (2004), Czech Medal of Merit (1998) | Charles University | Prague: May 16

36. Suri Sehgal

  • Guliana, Himachal Pradesh: May 16, 1934 celebration

Indian-American agriculturalist | Harvard University | Guliana, Himachal Pradesh: May 16, 1934 - Calahorra: January 30, 1167 | Suri Sehgal | Guliana, Himachal

37. Roy Kerr

  • Kurow: May 16, 1934 celebration

New Zealand mathematician and bridge player | honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2015), Marcel Grossmann Award (2006), Albert Einstein Medal

38. Hideki Sakurai

  • May 16, 1931 celebration
  • July 17, 2024 deceased

Japanese chemist | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1994) | Kōnan High School, University of Tokyo | May 16, 1931 - July 17, 2024 | Hideki Sakurai | May 16

39. Nəcəf Nəcəfov

  • Aygepat: May 16, 1930 celebration
  • Baku: November 19, 2013 deceased

scientist | Aygepat: May 16, 1930 - Baku: November 19, 2013 | Nəcəf Nəcəfov | Aygepat: May 16, 1930 - Baku: November 19, 2013

40. Heinz König (Heinz Konig)

  • Szczecin: May 16, 1929 celebration
  • Saarbrücken: March 31, 2024 deceased

German mathematician | Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown | University of Kiel | Szczecin: May 16, 1929 - Saarbrücken: March 31, 2024 | Heinz König (Heinz

41. Hermann Schmitz

  • Leipzig: May 16, 1928 celebration
  • Kiel: May 5, 2021 deceased

German philosopher (1928-2021) | University of Bonn | Leipzig: May 16, 1928 - Kiel: May 5, 2021 | Hermann Schmitz | Leipzig: May 16, 1928 - Kiel: May 5, 2021

42. Ludvík Armbruster (Ludvik Armbruster)

  • Prague: May 16, 1928 celebration
  • Prague: December 18, 2021 deceased

Czech philosopher, professor, theologist, university educator and roman catholic priest | Czech Medal of Merit (2008) | Sophia University | Prague: May 16

43. Joseph Margolis

  • Newark: May 16, 1924 celebration
  • June 8, 2021 deceased

American philosopher (1924–2021) | Columbia University | Newark: May 16, 1924 - June 8, 2021 | Joseph Margolis | Newark: May 16, 1924 - June 8, 2021

44. John Robinson

  • Canterbury: May 16, 1919 celebration
  • Yorkshire: December 5, 1983 deceased

British biblical scholar, author and Anglican bishop (1919–1983) | Jesus College, Westcott House, Marlborough College | Canterbury: May 16, 1919 - Yorkshire

45. Rose Peltesohn

  • Berlin: May 16, 1913 celebration
  • Kfar Saba: March 21, 1998 deceased

German mathematician (1913-1998) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Berlin: May 16, 1913 - Kfar Saba: March 21, 1998 | Rose Peltesohn | Berlin: May 16, 1913

46. John Todd

  • Carnacally: May 16, 1911 celebration
  • Pasadena: June 21, 2007 deceased

American computer scientist (1911–2007) | Queen's University Belfast, University of Cambridge, Methodist College Belfast | Carnacally: May 16, 1911

47. Engelbert Keprt

  • May 16, 1910 celebration

May 16, 1910 - Nusle: September 8, 1930 | Engelbert Keprt | May 16, 1910 - Nusle: September 8, 1930

48. Werner Romberg

  • Berlin: May 16, 1909 celebration
  • Heidelberg: February 5, 2003 deceased

mathematician (1909-2003) | Romberg's method | Heidelberg University, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Berlin: May 16, 1909 - Heidelberg: February 5, 2003

49. Harrie Massey

  • St Kilda: May 16, 1908 celebration
  • Cambridge: November 27, 1983 deceased

Australian physicist (1908-1983) | Royal Medal (1958), Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1982), Guthrie Lecture (1959), Hughes Medal (1955), Knight

50. Jan Blaton

  • Sporysz: May 16, 1907 celebration
  • Tatra Mountains: May 17, 1948 deceased

Polish physicist | Lviv University, Lviv Polytechnic | Sporysz: May 16, 1907 - Tatra Mountains: May 17, 1948 | Jan Blaton | Sporysz: May 16, 1907 - Tatra

51. Fritz Lüdi (Fritz Ludi)

  • Bern: May 16, 1903 celebration
  • Oetwil an der Limmat: February 22, 1963 deceased

Swiss physicist (1903-1963) | Bern: May 16, 1903 - Oetwil an der Limmat: February 22, 1963 | Fritz Lüdi (Fritz Ludi) | Bern: May 16, 1903 - Oetwil an der

52. Vladimir Lindenberg

  • Moscow: May 16, 1902 celebration
  • Berlin-Schulzendorf: March 18, 1997 deceased

Russian philosopher and psychiatrist (1902–1997) | Moscow: May 16, 1902 - Berlin-Schulzendorf: March 18, 1997 | Vladimir Lindenberg | Moscow: May 16, 1902

53. Royal Rife

  • Elkhorn: May 16, 1888 celebration
  • El Cajon: August 5, 1971 deceased

American inventor (1888–1971) | Elkhorn: May 16, 1888 - El Cajon: August 5, 1971 | Royal Rife | Elkhorn: May 16, 1888 - El Cajon: August 5, 1971

54. Vsevolod Il'in

  • Moscow: May 16, 1888 celebration
  • Moscow: November 18, 1930 deceased

Russian geologist | Moscow State University | Moscow: May 16, 1888 - Moscow: November 18, 1930 | Vsevolod Il'in | Moscow: May 16, 1888 - Moscow: November 18, 1930

55. Stasys Šalkauskis (Stasys Salkauskis)

  • Ariogala: May 16, 1886 celebration
  • Šiauliai: December 4, 1941 deceased

Lithuanian philosopher (1886–1941) | Šiauliai Gymnasium | Ariogala: May 16, 1886 - Šiauliai: December 4, 1941 | Stasys Šalkauskis (Stasys Salkauskis)

56. Leon Lichtenstein

  • Warsaw: May 16, 1878 celebration
  • Zakopane: August 21, 1933 deceased

Polish mathematician (1878-1933) | Technische Universität Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin | Warsaw: May 16, 1878 - Zakopane: August 21, 1933 | Leon

57. Leonard Borgström (Leonard Borgstrom)

  • Sipoo: May 16, 1876 celebration
  • March 1, 1954 deceased

Finnish geologist | Sipoo: May 16, 1876 - March 1, 1954 | Leonard Borgström (Leonard Borgstrom) | Sipoo: May 16, 1876 - March 1, 1954

58. Taavi Hirn

  • Kärkölä: May 16, 1874 celebration
  • Kärkölä: August 12, 1951 deceased

Finnish chemist, engineer and professor | Kärkölä: May 16, 1874 - Kärkölä: August 12, 1951 | Taavi Hirn | Kärkölä: May 16, 1874 - Kärkölä: August 12, 1951

59. Max Reich

  • Görlitz: May 16, 1874 celebration
  • Göttingen: January 20, 1941 deceased

German physicist (1874–1941) | Humboldt University of Berlin | Görlitz: May 16, 1874 - Göttingen: January 20, 1941 | Max Reich | Görlitz: May 16, 1874

60. Roman Luriya

  • Brest: May 16, 1874 celebration
  • Moscow: October 22, 1944 deceased

Russian physician (1874-1944) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class with swords (1905), Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class with swords (1905), Order of the Red

61. Aleksander Paldrok

  • Kavastu Rural Municipality: May 16, 1871 celebration
  • Kuressaare: July 1, 1944 deceased

Estonian physician, medical researcher and philatelist (1871–1944) | Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class (1920), Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order

62. Melville Yauch

  • May 16, 1870 celebration

May 16, 1870 - November 5, 1992 | Melville Yauch | May 16, 1870 - November 5, 1992

63. Nathan Birnbaum

  • Vienna: May 16, 1864 celebration
  • Scheveningen: April 2, 1937 deceased

Austrian philosopher (1864-1937) | University of Vienna | Vienna: May 16, 1864 - Scheveningen: April 2, 1937 | Nathan Birnbaum (Theodor Schwarz | Anton Skart

64. Ossian Aschan

  • Helsinki: May 16, 1860 celebration
  • February 25, 1939 deceased

Finnish chemist and politician (1860–1939) | Statsrådet Mauritz Hallberg's prize (1927) | University of Helsinki | Helsinki: May 16, 1860 - February 25, 1939

65. Eugen Albert

  • Augsburg: May 16, 1856 celebration
  • Munich: June 22, 1929 deceased

German chemist and inventor (1856-1929) | Augsburg: May 16, 1856 - Munich: June 22, 1929 | Eugen Albert | Augsburg: May 16, 1856 - Munich: June 22, 1929

66. Ottomar Anschütz (Ottomar Anschutz)

  • Leszno: May 16, 1846 celebration
  • Friedenau: May 20, 1907 deceased

German photographer and inventor (1846–1907) | Leszno: May 16, 1846 - Friedenau: May 20, 1907 | Ottomar Anschütz (Ottomar Anschutz) | Leszno: May 16, 1846

67. Gustav Adolph Hagemann

  • Odder Municipality: May 16, 1842 celebration
  • April 26, 1916 deceased

Danish chemist (1842–1916) | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (1904), Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1895), Knight of the Order

68. David Edward Hughes

  • Bala: May 16, 1831 celebration
  • London: January 22, 1900 deceased

Welsh-American scientist and musician | Royal Medal (1885), Order of the Iron Crown, Albert Medal (1896), Fellow of the Royal Society, Commander of the Legion of Honour

69. Teofil Nepomucen Berwiński (Teofil Nepomucen Berwinski)

  • Polwica, Greater Poland Voivodeship: May 16, 1823 celebration
  • Poznań: January 21, 1865 deceased

Polish historian | Humboldt University of Berlin | Polwica, Greater Poland Voivodeship: May 16, 1823 - Poznań: January 21, 1865 | Teofil Nepomucen Berwiński

70. Pafnuty Chebyshev

  • Akatovo: May 16, 1821 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: December 8, 1894 deceased

Russian mathematician (1821–1894) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1877), Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order

71. Frederick Augustus Genth

  • Wächtersbach: May 16, 1820 celebration
  • Philadelphia: February 2, 1893 deceased

United States chemist and mineralogist (1820-1893) | Heidelberg University, University of Giessen, University of Marburg | Wächtersbach: May 16, 1820

72. Daniel da Silva

  • Lisbon: May 16, 1814 celebration
  • Oeiras: October 6, 1878 deceased

Portuguese mathematician | inclusion–exclusion principle | University of Coimbra | Lisbon: May 16, 1814 - Oeiras: October 6, 1878 | Daniel da Silva | Lisbon

73. Friedrich August Wilhelm Spohn

  • Dortmund: May 16, 1792 celebration
  • Leipzig: January 17, 1824 deceased

German classical philologist (1792–1824) | Dortmund: May 16, 1792 - Leipzig: January 17, 1824 | Friedrich August Wilhelm Spohn | Dortmund: May 16, 1792

74. Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

  • Saint-André-d'Hébertot: May 16, 1763 celebration
  • Saint-André-d'Hébertot: November 14, 1829 deceased

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829) | Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1823), Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of Saint Michael | University of Paris

75. Maria Gaetana Agnesi

  • Milan: May 16, 1718 celebration
  • Milan: January 9, 1799 deceased

Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799) | witch of Agnesi, Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventu italiana | homeschooling | Milan: May 16

76. Albert Joseph Hoditz

  • Slezské Rudoltice: May 16, 1706 celebration
  • Potsdam: March 18, 1778 deceased

Austrian soldier | Slezské Rudoltice: May 16, 1706 - Potsdam: March 18, 1778 | Albert Joseph Hoditz | Slezské Rudoltice: May 16, 1706 - Potsdam: March 18, 1778

77. Jean Papire Masson

  • Saint-Germain-Laval: May 16, 1544 celebration
  • Caen: January 9, 1611 deceased

French historian | Saint-Germain-Laval: May 16, 1544 - Caen: January 9, 1611 | Jean Papire Masson | Saint-Germain-Laval: May 16, 1544 - Caen: January 9, 1611

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