Bio |
Real Name | Stephen William Hawking |
Nickname | Einstein (called in his school) |
Profession | Theoretical Physicist |
Fields | Quantum Gravity General Relativity |
Thesis | Properties of Expanding Universes (1995) |
Doctoral Advisor | Dennis Sciama (British Physicist) |
Awards/Achievements | • In 1966, awarded with the Adams Prize. • In 1974, awarded with the FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) • In 1978, awarded with the Albert Einstein Award. • In 1982, awarded with the Order of the British Empire (CBE). • In 1987, awarded with the Dirac Medal. • In 1988, awarded with the Wolf Prize. • In 1989, awarded with the Royal Companion of the Honor (CH). • In 2009, awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. • In 2012, awarded with the Fundamental Physics Prize. • In 2015, awarded with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. |
Physical Stats & More |
Height | in centimeters- 169 cm in meters- 1.69 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6½” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 62 kg in Pounds- 137 lbs |
Eye Colour | Blue |
Hair Colour | Light Brown |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 8 January 1942 |
Birth Place | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Date of Death | 14 March 2018 |
Place of Death | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Age (at the time of death) | 76 Years |
Death Cause | Chronic illness |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
Nationality | British |
Hometown | England, United KIngdom |
School | Byron House School, Highgate, London St Albans High School for Girls, St Albans Hertfordshire, England Radlett Preparatory School, England St Albans School, Hertfordshire, England |
College | University College, Oxford, England Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England |
Educational Qualifications | PhD from Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Family | Father- Frank Hawking (Research Biologist)
![stephen-hawking-father](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-father-150x150.jpg) Mother- Isobel Hawking (Medical Research Secretary)
![stephen-hawking-mother](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-mother-150x150.jpg) Brother- Edward (Adopted) Sisters- Philippa (younger), Mary (younger)
![stephen-hawking-with-his-younger-sister-mary](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-with-his-younger-sister-Mary-150x150.jpg) |
Religion | Atheist |
Ethnicity | English (father), Scottish (mother) |
Address | Stephen Hawking University of Cambridge DAMTP Centre for Mathematical Sciences Wilberforce Road Cambridge CB3 0WA UK |
Hobbies | Reading Science Fictions, Listening to Classical Music, Giving Motivational Lectures |
Controversies | • In 2010, some hardcore religious extremists found his comment controversial when he declared that his latest work shows there was no creator of universe and further said that Science will explain the beginning of the universe. • In 2013, his decision to boycott Jerusalem Conference sparked controversy in Israel. |
Favourite Things |
Favorite Sports | Rowing |
Favorite Song | Rod Stewart love ballad "Have I Told You Lately" |
Favorite Film | Jules and Jim (1962) |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Jane Wilde (1963-1995) Elaine Mason (1995-2006) |
Wife | Jane Wilde, Ex-wife (married 14 July 1965-1995)
![stephen-hawking-with-his-ex-wife-jane-wilde](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-with-his-Ex-wife-Jane-Wilde-150x150.jpg) Elaine Mason, A Nurse, Ex-wife (married September 1995-2006)
![stephen-hawking-with-his-ex-wife-elaine-mason](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-with-his-Ex-wife-Elaine-Mason-150x150.jpg) |
Children | Sons- Robert Hawking (born 1967), Timothy Hawking (born 1979) Daughter- Lucy Hawking (born 1970)
![stephen-hawking-with-his-1st-wife-jane-and-children](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Stephen-Hawking-with-his-1st-wife-Jane-and-children-150x150.jpg) |
Money Factor |
Net Worth | $20 Million (as in 2016) |
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