Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
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Australian scientist
British scientist
human
life peer
physicist
population biologist
theoretical ecologist
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, was a prominent Australian-born theoretical ecologist and physicist who became a leading figure in population biology and served as the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and President of the Royal Society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert May, Baron May of Oxford canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian scientist
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British scientist ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ physicist ⓘ population biologist ⓘ theoretical ecologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Physics
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Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Blue Planet Prize
NERFINISHED
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Companion of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Copley Medal ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Roy M. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-04-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
complex systems
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epidemiology ⓘ mathematical biology ⓘ physics ⓘ population biology ⓘ theoretical ecology ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron May of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
application of nonlinear dynamics to population biology
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influential work in theoretical ecology ⓘ research on biodiversity and ecosystem stability ⓘ work on chaos in ecological systems ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Europaea
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Australian Academy of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ United States National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infectious Diseases of Humans: Dynamics and Control
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Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government
NERFINISHED
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Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government from 1995 to 2000 ⓘ Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Prime Minister ⓘ Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology at Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Royal Society ⓘ President of the Royal Society from 2000 to 2005 ⓘ Professor at the University of Sydney ⓘ Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oxford
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Princeton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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