Robert MacPherson (mathematician)
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Robert Duncan MacPherson (born May 25, 1944) is an American mathematician at the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University. He is best known for the invention of intersection homology with Mark Goresky, whose thesis he directed at Brown University, and who became his life partner. MacPherson previously taught at Brown University, the University of Paris, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1983 he gave a plenary address at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Warsaw.
For other people named Robert Macpherson (or MacPherson), see Robert Macpherson (disambiguation).
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Robert MacPherson | |
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Born | (1944-05-25) May 25, 1944 (age 79) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Swarthmore College Harvard University |
Awards | NAS Award in Mathematics (1992) Leroy P. Steele Prize (2002) Heinz Hopf Prize (2009) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brown University Princeton University |
Doctoral advisor | Raoul Bott |
Doctoral students | Mark Goresky Julianna Tymoczko Kari Vilonen Zhiwei Yun |
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