Basilis C. Xanthopoulos

Basilis Xanthopoulos
Born	(1951-04-08)April 8, 1951 Drama, Greece
Died	November 27, 1990(1990-11-27) (aged 39) Heraklion, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Known for	Gravitational Waves
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematical Physics
Institutions	University of Thessaloniki University of Chicago University of Crete
Doctoral advisor	Robert Geroch

Basilis C. Xanthopoulos (also Vasilis; Greek: Βασίλης Κ. Ξανθόπουλος; 8 April 1951 – 27 November 1990) was a Greek theoretical physicist, well known in the field of general relativity for his contributions to the study of colliding plane waves.