Roy Kerr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roy Kerr

New Zealand mathematician and bridge player

Date of Birth: 16-May-1934

Place of Birth: Gore, Southland Region, New Zealand

Profession: physicist, mathematician, university teacher, bridge player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.