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Roy Kerr

1934 - Today

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Roy Patrick Kerr (; born 16 May 1934) is a New Zealand mathematician who discovered the Kerr geometry, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity. His solution models the gravitational field outside an uncharged rotating massive object, including a rotating black hole. His solution to Einstein's equations predicted spinning black holes before they were discovered. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Kerr is the 687th most popular mathematician (up from 690th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Roy Kerr ranks 687 out of 1,004. Before him are Nilakantha Somayaji, Egon Pearson, Edmond Laguerre, Johann Karl Burckhardt, Ken Ribet, and Friedrich Waismann. After him are Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, and Charles Dupin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Roy Kerr ranks 309. Before him are Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Martí Vergés, Kjell Bäckman, Susan George, Gleb Panfilov, and Phan Văn Khải. After him are Nikolai Slichenko, Marc Rich, Galina Bystrova, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Dick Boushka, and Hamit Kaplan.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Roy Kerr ranks 52 out of 303. Before him are Temuera Morrison (1960), John Key (1961), Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Keith Urban (1967), Peter Snell (1938), and Manu Bennett (1969). After him are Gary Thain (1948), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Rob Hall (1961), Ronald Syme (1903), Raymond Firth (1901), and Warren Cole (1940).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In New Zealand

Among mathematicians born in New Zealand, Roy Kerr ranks 1. After him are Vaughan Jones (1952), and Alexander Aitken (1895).

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