Joël Scherk [SEP] date of death
Joël Scherk
Joël Scherk (; 1946 – 16 May 1980), often cited as Joel Scherk, was a French theoretical physicist who studied string theory and supergravity. 
Work.
In 1974, together with John H. Schwarz, Scherk realised that string theory was a theory of quantum gravity. In 1978, together with Eugène Cremmer and Bernard Julia, Scherk constructed the Lagrangian and supersymmetry transformations for supergravity in eleven dimensions, which is one of the foundations of M-theory.
He died unexpectedly, and in tragic circumstances
Scherk
Scherk is a surname, and may refer to:
- Heinrich Scherk (1798-1885), German mathematician
- Joël Scherk (1946-1980), French physicist
- Johann Theodor Scherk (1836–1923), politician in South Australia
Scherk is also a former cosmetics company in Germany founded by Ludwig Scherk, see Scherk (company)