| Robert Lazarsfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 15, 1953 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan University of California, Los Angeles |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Doctoral advisor | William Fulton |
| Doctoral students | Christopher Hacon Roberto Paoletti Giuseppe Pareschi |
Robert Kendall Lazarsfeld (born April 15, 1953) is an American mathematician, the Raymond L Wilder Collegiate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan.[1] He is the son of sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld. His research focuses on algebraic geometry.
Lazarsfeld earned his doctorate from Brown University in 1980, under supervision of William Fulton.[2]
In 2006 Lazarfsfeld was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]