Harald Keres (15 November [O.S. 2 November] 1912, in Pärnu – 26 June 2010) was an Estonian physicist[1] considered to be the father of the Estonian school of relativistic gravitation theory.[2] In 1961 Keres became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in the field of theoretical physics.[2] In 1996 Keres was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, Class III.[3]
Keres was the elder brother of chess grandmaster Paul Keres (1916–1975).[3] He told friendly jokes to his students: "I am not Paul's brother; Paul is my brother".[4]
References
edit- ^ "EAS YB2010 p. 162-163" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Harald Keres". Tartu Observatory. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ a b Jüriso, Katrin (2010-06-26). "Lahkus akadeemik Harald Keres" (in Estonian). ERR. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Paul Keres, Grandmaster of Chess: The Complete Games of Paul Keres, ed. and trans. by Harry Golombek, Arco, New York, 1977.
External links
edit- Harald Keres Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine at the Estonian Academy of Sciences
- Tartu Observatory about Harald Keres
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