American mathematician and academic leader Robert Zimmer lived from November 5, 1947, to May 23, 2023. He was the 13th president of the University of Chicago from 2006 to 2021. He also served as chair of the boards of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory. He then served as University of Chicago’s chancellor until July 2022. Zimmer was a mathematician who focused on differential geometry, ergodic theory, and Lie groups.
In 1964, Zimmer completed his education at New York’s Stuyvesant High School. He enrolled as a freshman at Brandeis University and graduated in 1968 with a B.A., summa cum laude. Under the guidance of George Mackey, he pursued graduate-level mathematics studies at Harvard University, earning his master’s and doctoral degrees in that field in 1971 and 1975, respectively.
Robert Zimmer Math
Group actions on manifolds and other general spaces are the focus of Zimmer’s research, with topology and geometry applications.
Robert Zimmer Books
There are 859 reviews for Robert Zimmer’s 46 books on Goodreads. The most read book by Robert Zimmer is The Philosophenportal: A Key to Classical Works.
Robert Zimmer Philosophy
German philosopher and essayist Robert Zimmer also produces biographies and accessible introductions to philosophy and philosophy’s history.
Robert Zimmer Google Scholar
Robert J. Zimmer’s 69 research works with 2033 citations and 1015 reads.
Robert Zimmer Health
Robert Zimmer, a former president of the University of Chicago, resigns from his position as chancellor of the university in order to focus on his ongoing battle with the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma.
Robert Zimmer Death
Robert Zimmer, a former president of the university, passed away today at the age of 75 after a fight with the aggressive brain disease glioblastoma. In an email sent to the university community on Tuesday afternoon, university president Paul Alivisatos and board of trustees chair David Rubenstein shared the news.