Werner Israel
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science
Physicist and cosmologist: Wrote the first logically precise theory for the simplicity of black holes (1967) "If you really enjoy your work you never need a holiday." |
- Birthdate
- October 4, 1931
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany, but grew up in Cape Town, South Africa
- Residence
- Victoria, BC but spent most of his working life in Edmonton, Alberta
- Family Members
- Father: Arthur Israel
- Mother: Marie Kappauf
- Spouse: Inge Margulies
- Children: Mark and Pia; also one grandchild, Allison
- Personality
- Self deprecating, enthusiastic, obsessive, and absent minded. Has a wry sense of humour.
- Favorite Music
- Arthur Schnabel’s recordings of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
- Other Interests
- Has a huge recorded music collection, collects second hand books, enjoys swimming, jogging and hiking
- Title
- Professor Emeritus (Physics)
- Office
- Department of Physics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
- Status
- Semi-retired
- Degrees
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- BSc (Physics and Mathematics, 1951) University of Cape Town, South Africa
- MSc (Mathematics, 1954) University of Cape Town, South Africa
- PhD (Mathematics, 1960) Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Awards
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- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1972
- Canadian Association of Physicists Medal of Achievement in Physics, 1981
- University of Alberta Research Prize in Science and Engineering, 1983
- Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize, 1984
- Fellow of the Royal Society (London, England),1986
- Officer of the Order of Canada, 1994
- Medal in Mathematical Physics, Canadian Association of Physicists, 1995
- Mentor
John Lighton Synge, the great Irish mathematician in Dublin who taught him a style of reasoning and how to draw pictures to understand relativity theory
- Last Updated
- June 25, 2011
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