Arthur Geoffrey Walker | |
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| Born | 17 July 1909 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 31 March 2001 (aged 91) West Chiltington, Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford Merton College, Oxford University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Spouse | Phyllis Ashcroft Freeman (m. 1939) |
Arthur Geoffrey Walker FRS FRSE (17 July 1909 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England – 31 March 2001)[1][2] was a British mathematician who made important contributions to physical cosmology. Although he was an accomplished geometer, he is best remembered today for two important contributions to general relativity, namely, the Robertson-Walker metric and the Fermi-Walker transport.