Harald Keres (15 November [O.S. 2 November] 1912, in Pärnu – 26 June 2010) was an Estonian physicist considered to be the father of the Estonian school of relativistic gravitation theory. In 1961 Keres became a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences in the field of theoretical physics. In 1996 Keres was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, Class III.
Keres was the elder brother of chess grandmaster Paul Keres (1916–1975). He told friendly jokes to his students: "I am not Paul's brother; Paul is my brother".
References
- "EAS YB2010 p. 162-163" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Harald Keres". Tartu Observatory. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ 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
- 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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