Robbert Dijkgraaf

Robbert Dijkgraaf
Dijkgraaf in 2022
Minister of Education, Culture and Science
In office
10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byIngrid van Engelshoven
Succeeded byEppo Bruins
Personal details
Born
Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf

(1960-01-24) 24 January 1960 (age 64)
Ridderkerk, Netherlands
CitizenshipDutch
Political partyDemocrats 66
WebsiteMinister of Education, Culture and Science
Alma materUtrecht University
Known forString theory
AwardsSpinoza Prize (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics, mathematical physics
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study
University of Amsterdam
ThesisA geometrical approach to two-dimensional Conformal Field Theory (1989)
Doctoral advisorGerard 't Hooft
Notable studentsLotte Hollands

Robertus Henricus "Robbert" Dijkgraaf, HonFRSE (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbərd ˈdɛikxraːf]; born 24 January 1960) is a Dutch theoretical physicist, mathematician and string theorist, and the Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands from 2022 until 2024.[1] From July 2012 until his inauguration as a minister, he had been the director and Leon Levy professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey,[2][3] and a tenured professor at the University of Amsterdam.

  1. ^ "Robbert Dijkgraaf". Government of the Netherlands. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ Overbye, Dennis (19 November 2018). "Does the Universe Still Need Einstein?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Robbert Dijkgraaf". Institute for Advanced Study. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.