Roy Kerr

Summary

Roy Kerr is a human^[1]. He was born in Kurow^[2]. He was born on +1934-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], bridge player^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Kurow^[2], Roy Kerr…
• Roy Kerr was born on +1934-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Roy Kerr held citizenship in New Zealand^[9].
• Roy Kerr's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Roy Kerr worked as a physicist^[5].
• Roy Kerr's professions included bridge player^[6].
• Roy Kerr worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Roy Kerr's field of work was mathematics^[10].
• Roy Kerr's field of work was physics^[11].
• Roy Kerr's field of work was theory of relativity^[12].
• Roy Kerr's field of work was contract bridge^[13].
• Roy Kerr held the position of professor emeritus^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is rotating black hole^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is Kerr–Newman black hole^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is Kerr–Newman metric^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is Kerr metric^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is Kerr-Schild metric^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Roy Kerr is Kerr-Schild perturbations^[20].
• Roy Kerr received the Hughes Medal^[21].
• Roy Kerr received the Hector Medal^[22].
• Roy Kerr received the Rutherford Medal^[23].
• Roy Kerr received the Marcel Grossmann Award^[24].
• Roy Kerr received the Albert Einstein Medal^[25].
• Roy Kerr received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[26].
• Roy Kerr was a member of Royal Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Roy Kerr's place of birth was Kurow^[2]. He was born on +1934-05-16T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Roy Kerr earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], bridge player^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include mathematics^[10], an academic discipline^[29]; physics^[11], a branch of science^[30]; theory of relativity^[12], a scientific theory^[31]; and contract bridge^[13], a mind sport^[32]. Roy Kerr held the position of professor emeritus^[14]. Doctoral students include David Leroy Farnsworth^[33]; Richard Gordon Wilson^[34], a researcher^[35]; George Charles Debney, Jr.^[36]; Michael Joseph Mezzino, Jr.^[37]; Graham J. Weir^[38], a mathematician^[39], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[40]; and William Dean Halford^[41], a mathematician^[42], awarded the Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society^[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include rotating black hole^[15], Kerr–Newman black hole^[16], Kerr–Newman metric^[17], Kerr metric^[18], Kerr-Schild metric^[19], and Kerr-Schild perturbations^[20]. Things named for Roy Kerr include Kerr metric^[44], a vacuum solution in general relativity^[45]; Kerr–Newman metric^[46]; and Kerr black hole^[47], a scientific theory^[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Hughes Medal^[21], a science award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1902^[51]; Hector Medal^[22], a science award^[52], in New Zealand^[53]; Rutherford Medal^[23], a science award^[54], in New Zealand^[55], founded in 1991^[56]; Marcel Grossmann Award^[24], a science award^[57]; Albert Einstein Medal^[25], a science award^[58], in Switzerland^[59], founded in 1979^[60]; and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[26].

Why It Matters

Roy Kerr ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

He is credited with the discovery of Kerr metric^[63], a vacuum solution in general relativity^[64]. Entities named for him include Kerr metric^[44], a vacuum solution in general relativity^[45]; Kerr–Newman metric^[46]; and Kerr black hole^[47], a scientific theory^[48].

FAQs

Where was Roy Kerr born?

Roy Kerr was born in Kurow^[2].

What did Roy Kerr do for work?

Roy Kerr worked as mathematician^[4], physicist^[5], bridge player^[6], and university teacher^[7].

What awards did Roy Kerr receive?

Honors received include Hughes Medal^[21], Hector Medal^[22], Rutherford Medal^[23], and Marcel Grossmann Award^[24].

What did Roy Kerr discover?

Roy Kerr is credited as discoverer of Kerr metric^[63].