Person Israel; Werner (1931 - 2022); physicist Israel Werner physicist 1931 - 2022 Canadian Male Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, Europe 04 October 1931 19311004 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 18 May 2022 20220518

Physicist Black holes Gravitational physics General relativity Theoretical physics Physics Education: University of Cape Town, (B.Sc and M.Sc); Trinity College, Dublin (PhD) Career: Feld Nazi Germany with his family and settled in Cape Town, South Africa (1936); Professor in the department of Physics at the University of Alberta (1958-1996); Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. Awards/Medals: Medal of Achievement in Physics of Canadian Association of Physicists 1981 University of Alberta Research Prize in Natural Sciences and Engineering 1983 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize 1984 Officer of the Order of Canada 1994 Memberships: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1972 Spouse: Inge Margulies. Conducted important work in general relativity, particularly on black holes and relativistic thermodynamics. He proved the unexpected theorem that a non-rotating black hole must be spherically symmetric. His theorem initiated a chain of results which led to the complete description of black hole equilibrium states by known solutions. This opened a new era in black hole theory by making it possible to perform detailed calculations. He also showed how to treat thin shells of matter in general relativity and developed a theory of transport coefficients in relativistic thermodynamics which does not lead to propagation faster than light. Fellow 20/03/1986 54 The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor Werner Israel OC FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/werner-israel-11684/; last accessed: 23/04/2025] Times Colonist, Werner Israel Obituary, [URL: https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/werner-israel-obituary?id=40021020; last accessed: 23/04/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Israel%2C+Werner RCN 11081 4 Oct 1931 - The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 23/04/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4221 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 16/05/2025 RS_NET\rupert Yes 5a8f37a4-b563-46e7-ae89-a5a7d39b4316