Robbert Dijkgraaf
Robertus Henricus "Robbert" Dijkgraaf FRSE (Dutch: [ⓘ ⓘ]; born 24 January 1960) is a Dutch theoretical physicist, mathematician and string theorist, and the current Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands. From July 2012 until his inauguration as minister in January 2022, he had been the director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and a tenured professor at the University of Amsterdam.
Robbert Dijkgraaf | |
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Dijkgraaf in 2022 | |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Ingrid van Engelshoven |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf 24 January 1960 Ridderkerk, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Website | Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Known for | String theory |
| Awards | Spinoza Prize (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics, mathematical physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study University of Amsterdam |
| Thesis | A geometrical approach to two-dimensional Conformal Field Theory (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gerard 't Hooft |
| Notable students | Lotte Hollands |
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