George F. R. Ellis
Cosmologist from South Africa · South Africa · Scientists · Born 1939 · age 87
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Something wrong?George Francis Rayner Ellis, FRS, Hon. FRSSAf, is the emeritus distinguished professor of complex systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
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George Francis Rayner Ellis, FRS, Hon. FRSSAf, is the emeritus distinguished professor of complex systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He co-authored The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time with University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking, published in 1973, and is considered one of the world's leading theorists in cosmology. From 1989 to 1992 he served as president of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. He is a past president of the International Society for Science and Religion. He is an A-rated researcher with the NRF.
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Harriet Margaret Louisa BolusBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Quarraisha KarimBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Phillip V. TobiasBoth received John F.W. Herschel MedalTebello NyokongBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Lee BergerBoth received Fellow of the Royal Society of South AfricaScientists from South Africa 1
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