Robbert Dijkgraaf
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Dutch politician, mathematical physicist and string theorist
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Robbert Dijkgraaf is a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and writer born in Ridderkerk in 1960. He works in the field of mathematical physics and has served as a professor at the University of Amsterdam and the Institute for Advanced Study. Dijkgraaf was educated at Utrecht University and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and his doctoral advisor was Gerard 't Hooft. He holds an Erdős number of 3.
He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Academia Europaea, and the American Mathematical Society. Dijkgraaf received the Spinoza Prize and is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He is a member of the Democrats 66 political party and stood as a candidate in the 2023 and 2025 Dutch general elections.
His written works include *String Theory, Gauge Theory and Quantum Gravity, '93*, *Het isgelijkteken*, *Usefulness of Useless Knowledge*, *Powers of Two*, and *Jos Jansen : Universe*. Dijkgraaf speaks and writes in Dutch, which is also his native language. He resides in Princeton and Amsterdam.
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- Works
- 6
Top works
- String Theory, Gauge Theory and Quantum Gravity, '93
- Het isgelijkteken
- Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
- Powers of Two
- Jos Jansen : Universe
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Ridderkerk
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- Institute for Advanced Study
- Political party
- Democrats 66
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Academic degree
- professor
- Doctoral advisor
- Gerard 't Hooft
- Field of work
- mathematical physics
- Image
- Robbert Dijkgraaf, 2022.jpg
- Residence
- Amsterdam
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- Robbert Dijkgraaf
- date of birth
- 1960-01-24
- member of
- American Mathematical Society
- Erdős number
- 3
- P10632
- Robbert Dijkgraaf
- affiliation string
- Institute for Advanced Study
- candidacy in election
- 2025 Dutch general election
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