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Robert Zimmer
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mathematician and former president of the University of Chicago (1947-2023)
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Robert Zimmer (1947–2023) was an American mathematician and a member of the American Mathematical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was educated at Stuyvesant High School, Brandeis University, and Harvard University, where he studied under doctoral advisor George Mackey. Zimmer spent his career at the University of Chicago, where he was employed and resided in Chicago.
Born in New York City, Zimmer held United States citizenship and spoke English and French. He had three children and maintained an Erdős number of 3. He died in Chicago on May 23, 2023. His work and life are recognized within the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Zimmer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Shadi Bartsch
- Educated at
- Stuyvesant High School
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- George Mackey
- Image
- Robert Zimmer By Eric Guo.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Chicago
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- date of birth
- 1947-11-05
- Commons category
- Robert Zimmer
- Erdős number
- 3
- affiliation string
- University of Chicago
- affiliation
- University of Chicago
- date of death
- 2023-05-23
- name in native language
- Robert Zimmer
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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